Dear Ones, Greetings and Salutations! Lately, I've been reviewing the archives for engaging images made before I got so seriously into photography. This photo is from a long 17-mile day hike to the Granite Tors in the Alaskan Interior northeast of Fairbanks. Up on this remote ridge, fantastically-shaped granite outcroppings are set,
James K. Papp's Photography Returns to the Jansen Art Center April 13th Spring greetings! We're excited to announce that two of James' Washington State fine art black and white photographs were selected by the Jansen Art Center for their Spring 2023 Juried Exhibit. Rialto Beach (pictured above) and Tree Bones will be included
Dear Ones, Greetings and Salutations! Lately, I've been reviewing the archives for engaging images made before I got so seriously into photography. This photo, from an overnight hike on Skyline Divide in the Mount Baker Wilderness east of Bellingham, Washington, was taken in August 2012 with a Canon PowerShot point-and-shoot camera. I recall
Dear Ones, As we approach the last day of the year, I find myself reflecting on all that has happened in 2022. Casting farther back over the past three years what is perhaps the most major variable all of us are dealing with in our lives becomes so apparent. Regardless of our locations,
To celebrate the redesign and official launch of James' new book Deer, Tree, the Shaman, and the Sun, we are giving away this beautiful matted art print to two (U.S.) winners. Sunrise on Mount Shuksan is one of James' most popular photographs on Fine Art America. Two random winners, selected by Rafflecopter, will
Dear Ones, warm August greetings to you. As the recent new moon of 28 July approached I began imagining an astrophotography composition that would include a tree under the Milky Way. I thought of Heather Meadows, an oft-visited locale out the Mount Baker Scenic Byway, just below famed Artist Point. I arrived
Stephan Davies is a channel of angels and divine beings. He runs the website The Divine Connection. Below, he shares a channeling from the angel of peace and harmony. Hello, I am Archangel Muriel. How are you are doing? Let's begin by talking about the wisdom of naturalism. This message will be about the
We are excited to announce that James K. Papp's "Cascades Calling: A Story of Communion" has been published in the Summer 2022 edition of fabulous Adventures Northwest magazine. Included with the story is his early morning photograph of one of his favorite places on Earth, remote Glacier Peak Meadows in the North Cascades
Gothic Basin in the Cascades Mountain Range A Poem by James K. Papp Where Do I Want to Be Right Now? Mountain meadows Heather, lichens and firs Yellow cedars and a stream. Ridges desolate Waiting to be walked upon. Mountain views Rarified air of elevation Asking attention. Hillsides shouldering The silent
Journal entry by James K. Papp ~ from 30 October 2021 Today I fly on mighty wings to the first place I knew in this mysterious life, the Golden Heart of Alaska. Beating strongly in the center of the Great Land, the Golden Heart is where I birthed to behold trees and sun, snow and
It is a privilege to share with you my most recent photographic image, named "August Night at Artist Point." On a sunny August evening, I drove the 57 miles from Bellingham, Washington to Artist Point with an idea for a nighttime photograph in mind. The waning half moon would rise at 10:45 pm and
