Carl Reiner passed away this week, on June 29, 2020, at the grand age of 98. How lucky we were to have such a comedic genius and all-around decent soul among us – and how fortunate was I to have photographed him? I don’t recall the year, but it was sometime in the 1990’s or […]
A night-blooming Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii) trumpet flower starting to uncurl is a beautiful thing, but the plant is also a toxic hallucinogen. It’s in the nightshade family, along with tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant, but unlike those, is not edible. Sphinx and Hawk moths are common pollinators of the plant. To learn more about […]
Just south of Texas Canyon in Cochise County, Arizona stands this dead tree. It might be dead, but it is still a “giving tree.” Where once it gave shade, now it serves as a natural sculpture in the surrounding landscape for those who may happen to notice. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com Image copyrighted. Use requires licensing from Martha Lochert.
This 200′ sandstone column is called Church Rock. It sits just off US Route 191 near Monticello in southeastern Utah. As the lore goes, in the 1930’s Maria Ogden and her Utopian community Home of Truth had plans to chisel out the entire center of this rock to create a church. They got as far […]
Carnegia gigantea (Englem.) Brit & Rose forma cristata, better known as a crested saguaro is a rarity, occurring only once in every 250,000 saguaro. http://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/nature/why_crested.htm The cause of the mutation is not definitively known, with some biologists professing it is the result of a genetic mutation and others believing it is the result of either a lightning […]
The Anasazi were showing off their family units in petroglyph paintings centuries before someone came up with those stickers to put on the back window of the car! Image copyrighted. Any use requires licensing from Martha Lochert. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
The before and after photos on a restoration project I recently completed, which made an 85-year-old woman extremely happy in the wake of the only existing copy of her grandfather’s portrait falling off the wall. In addition to the frame and glass smashing, at some earlier time moisture got under the glass, sticking the photograph […]
It’s the first day of Spring; enjoy! http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
This is Ralph Wong of BKW Farms in Marana, Arizona. The family cotton farm established in 1942 now also grows organic wheat, the first crop of which they are ready to harvest. Thank you, Wong family! Image copyrighted. Any use requires licensing from Martha Lochert. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
The ranch lands of Elgin, Arizona – where cattle still graze the grasslands and windmills harness the power of the winds which blow across the sparse, but restful landscape. Image copyrighted. Any use requires licensing from Martha Lochert. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
It’s Good Friday – the day to reflect upon Christ’s crucifixion. I have many friends who aren’t persons of any faith or that have differing interpretations of and beliefs in the Supreme Creator. Those who are wise have the full conviction of their faith without arrogance in claiming to have all the answers or the […]
One of the views on a lazy afternoon during a day trip through Cochise County in southern Arizona – where some people still work the land and commune with it and others have left the relics of their labors behind. Image copyrighted. Any use requires licensing from Martha Lochert http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
Sometimes beauty and form manifests itself in something as simple as the peeling bark on a tree. Image copyrighted. Any use requires licensing from Martha Lochert. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
Founded in 1882 after the Santa Fe railroad laid an 88-mile track between Benson and Nogales, the Santa Cruz Valley towns of Sonoita and Elgin have a rich history in cattle ranching. In the 1880’s as many as 3,000 head of cattle shipped to markets in the East each day. (http://www.thenogaleschamber.com/Portal/LivinginSCCounty/Sonoita/tabid/66/Default.aspx) This land is still used for […]
The luscious spears of an aloe plant. Boy, would I love to make a silver gelatin print of this. I miss film. Image registered with U.S. Copyright. Any use requires licensing from Martha Lochert. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
There is an elegance and grace that the aspen tree exudes and I never tire of it. I get lost in the rhythm of their dance. Image copyrighted. Any use requires licensing from Martha Lochert. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
.. and in the end, all is washed clean and the soul renewed in the hope of a new day. Image copyrighted. Any use requires licensing from Martha Lochert. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
I recently took a trip through the northeastern part of California, travelling back home through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. I was in awe of the beauty of this space. Snow-capped mountains sat majestically soaking up the mid-day sun, no tourists eyes gazing upon them except those of my travelling companion and me. We came upon this […]
Last night’s moon was special. It wasn’t just another run-of-the-mill full moon, but a “super moon” due to its proximity to the earth. The average distance of the moon from the earth is 238,000 miles, according to an article in the Huffington Post, but last night, for the first time in eighteen years, it was […]
Spring is almost here and the weather in Tucson is delightful. Last evening my friend George and I took advantage of the perfect temperature and road our mountain bikes from her house to the bicycling/walking paths which flank the usually dry-as-a-bone Rillito River. We’ve had an unusually wet winter; however, so the river is still flowing. Lots of people […]
Every December I photograph the Ballet Arts kids who perform in the Nutcracker Ballet. Usually it’s early in the month, but this year I will be making their portraits the day after Christmas. I’m sure it thrills their families to have their children miss winter break and family gatherings as they go to rehearsals ten […]
Every year since I was a freshman in high school I have made my own holiday cards. Needless to say, they have always been a photo. Well, here’s an oldie, but a goodie from 1986. This is actually one of the out-takes, but it was a close runner up back in ’86, so I thought […]
My Uncle Clyde has passed away, so I don’t get over to New Mexico much anymore, but when he was alive we would make a trip to Las Cruces, New Mexico every July to visit him on his birthday. While we were there we would make a day trip to White Sands National Monument, which isn’t too […]
Yesterday the world lost he who was considered the most trusted name in broadcast journalism: Walter Cronkite. Though serious journalism seems to be a thing of the past in the wake of today’s new “commentary” style delivery of the news, we who grew up in the era where news was broadcast without any personal opinion […]
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