The Grapevine Art & Soul Salon

WILDERNESS VIEWS

Sandy Mason is an award-winning photographer (2nd place in VICA national competition while at Gwinnett Technical College) whose photos posted casually on Facebook attracted my attention because of the way they were paying attention to the many wonders of wilderness paths, where so much more is going on than we can see unless we have an eye for it.

She says of her work, I photograph to catch beauty in a world I find overwhelming. I see things that cause me to feel life's mystery, and I have to grab a solid piece of it. I photograph the "plain and simple" even though in reality there is no such thing. Photography is the silent love-song of my existence.

Graveyard Fields, off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Brevard, N.C.

Trail to Lower Falls at Graveyard Fields

Snake at Lower Falls

View from Pisgah Inn

Moore's Cove

Carved into Railing at Moore's Cove

Turk's Cap Lily at Mt. Pisgah

Mushroom at Moore's Cove Trail

My Son on the ArtLoeb Trail