On a rainy morning in Kôyasan, a Buddhist Monk walks along the Takugawa River running through Okunoin, Japan's largest gravesite. Okunoin is the temple where Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism rests in eternal meditation. It is considered one of the most sacred places in Japan.
Study of "Head of a Hypochondriac by Franz Xavier Messerschmidt, 1775-1780
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Study of "Endlessly Repeating" by Josiah McElheny - 2007.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Detail of marble sculpture "Martin Brimmer" in 1899 by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1848-1907
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mummified Coffin,
Egypt 767-656 BC
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Study of "Head of a Hypochondriac by Franz Xavier Messerschmidt, 1775-1780
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Study of "Rape of a Sabine Woman" by Ferdinando Tacca - 1619–1686
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Detail of the Sarcophagus of General Kheper-Re,
570–526 B.C.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Weathered by the elements this angel stands guard eternal.
Mt. Auburn has some of the most beautiful old headstones in the US.
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I am amazed by the expression of human creativity found in everyday objects, art, and architecture, the world surrounds us. My photography attempts to slow, to capture the unnoticed, to preserve moments for quiet viewing.
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