Follow the sun

Each autumn, I observe the light becoming shorter in the North, and I have fleeting thoughts of packing up and going South, to follow the sun. This set marks 12 years since my travels in South America, exploring the Andes and the Amazon, attempting to capture the beauty, stone, and human achievement.

Jardín Botánico
Zero degrees
Orquideria
Amazon supply stop
Salt mine
Písac
Ingapirca
San Blas
Monastery
Totora

Photographed in 2009-2010

© 2021 JL Summa

Retreat

After Tokyo, I sought refuge in the Olympic Mountains. Deep in the forest, off of the electric grid, few humans dwell. We remain mostly in place, surrounded by wildlife and dense biomass. This photo set is my lens view in the quiet of retreat. I examine nature’s light and texture, searching for the elemental and the imperfect.

All images © 2020 JL Summa