I love to travel! I also love to encourage others to travel! There’s adventure, explorations, interesting foods, different luxuries or the lack there of – depending where you go. It opens your mind and heart to worlds we don’t know. Mostly, I find it interesting to observe the lives of other people and see what they see in their everyday life that is beautiful and different from mine.

I get a sense of fulfillment and peace taking photos when I travel, and I want to take that home; to remember, to share with others, to dream about and feel again until the next adventure. Perhaps the view is nature, patterns, rituals, people in motion, or colors. But what if those photos stay in a dusty scrap book on the shelf, or on my hard drive for a boring slideshow no one else wants to sit through.

I find I re-live my adventure the longest and evoke the most curiosity of friends when I have a Vacation Installation. I select only my favorite photos from hundreds I’ve shot and a few small special items for textures to feel, smell, or hear. I find it interesting which areas draw more attention from friends, and what detail I might notice several weeks later that never caught me eye before. Again, I’m observing and pondering. Ask me a question about the trip and you’ll see me light up with passion as if I was there experiencing it once more. If you haven’t been there, I’ll encourage you to go.

What was your last adventure? When is your next one? Where will you place your Vacation Installation?