Jim Cook Blogs

Alaska's State Fair in Palmer Alaska 

State Fair in Homer Alaska 

Kayaking in Prince William Sound. 

Part 2 of my Alaska series. This post dealt with visit to Seldovia Alaska 

First in a series of sights and activities from trip to Alaska 

History of the boyhood home of folk hero David Crockett or better known as King of the Wild Frontier 

Hike from Ravello Italy to Minori Italy. Sights and impressions along the way. 

Some fun shots from vacation to Roatan Honduras 

Short blog about the historic and charming small town of Harpers Ferry. 

Short blog about local art venue in Abingdon Virginia community. 

Difference between just taking a photo and making a photo. 

Making life a little less dependent on grocery price increases and upcycling or repurposing discarded materials. 

I guess by definition I’m a Taphophile. That is, I’m interested in cemeteries, gravestones, statues, monuments as well as the art and history of them. I’m also interested in the individuals and ancestors, their stories and what they say about o... 

Our world has many diverse landscapes. Some aesthetically pleasing and others that can be bleak and foreboding. These are but a few I have been fortunate to see. 

A short and fascinating history of churches as shown through my photos. 

Their circle of life.  

Compositography, put simply is combining 2 or more images to form a complete new one. Long before Photoshop made it accessible, it was an art form being used as far back as the Victorian Age. William Notman a Scottish-Canadian photographer became kno... 

In search of Trolls. Along the Powell River Trail and tunnels cut through the mountain for trains transporting coal back in the 1800's. 

Who has or is influencing your creative journey? 

Some lighthearted and I hope humorous photos of what I find funny. 

The title translated means transient/bittersweet beauty or if the garden is always blooming, it would never be special. So, unless you visit in the spring don’t expect too many colorful flowers blooming. If its color, you want just wait until fall ... 

Photos and brief descriptions of recent visit to this pristine and very active wildlife reserve near the Texas, Oklahoma border.  

Tortured, tormented, obsessed, he created art not for sale but for salvation.  

Male and Female Baltimore Orioles. Has photos of them nest building and feeding.  

Photos and descriptions of visit to the Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas. Follow web link to view entire article. 

A certain amount of my photos might be described as mysterious. I hope the person viewing them, questions what is going on in the image. Perhaps even question how it is possible. To answer the 2nd question, I will answer by saying, in Photoshop and v... 

When traveling I’m always on the lookout for cemeteries. Not everyone understands why, including my wife. I know I’m not alone as there are many famous paintings and photographs of these areas. https://fineartamerica.com/featured/angel-in-a-but... 

When Was The Last Time You Did Something For The First Time? Photography presents challenges and opportunities for me to do something I’ve never done before on a regular basis. Most recently the challenge was to go in search of wild ponies that inh... 

It Was a Case of She Shed He Shed It all started when she said “I want to start a garden”. Then I said good idea! Little did I know that the garden would need a lot of water, a fence, mulch, seeds, and tools and of course a shed? A shed? of... 

Never having been to Memphis before I didn’t really know what to expect. Downtown was an easy walk to the river and the River walk was well designed for people wishing to relax and watch the sunset. Children had plenty of space to play and burn up ... 

French Quarter Music Festival 2018 Bourbon Street I had been to the festival in 2017 and loved it. The music at various stages throughout the Quarter plus the food vendors lined up around the perimeter of Jackson Square filled my being with sound a... 

Yesterday a neighbor asked what is my favorite subject to photograph. I quickly replied not weddings! I was hard pressed to actually say what it was. A day later and thinking on it a bit I would say that landscapes are what I'm drawn to. I am not sat... 

Dreamland is that state of being that lies between the borders of surrealism and abstract. Sometimes unknown country and other times territory that is well known but altered. My art falls into this category neither belonging entirely to one or the ot... 

Some time ago I posted this image on my FB photography page and asked people to suggest titles for it. I received many ideas and was surprised at their range. Since that time I recently heard from someone who quoted my original post and then offered ...