The Southern Appalachia of North Carolina is positively pregnant with rivers, creeks, waterfalls, cascades, lakes and all manner of water both moving and still. In small rushing creeks where lush green vegetation and moss covered rocks frame soft running water, I can lose myself in moments of zen.

I love moving water. I love rivers, creeks, rapids, waterfalls, waves, cascades and anywhere else water is dynamic. I love the sound it makes and the shapes it takes. I love what it does with the light - how it can reflect brilliantly and at the exact same time show incredible transparency and depth.

Winter in Canada's Okanagan Region is just incredible. When the snow blankets the ground and everything becomes still, the tranquility and sense of other world beauty is unparalleled.

Storm clouds swirl over beautiful Kalamalka Lake in Canada's Okanagan region. The swiftly changing light and high contrast create dramatic effects that I found fascinating to watch and fun to photograph.

A large waterfall tumbles down beside a steep rock wall in the Nantahala Gorge up in the Great Smoky Mountains of the Southern Appalachia.

A well lit bridge in Knoxville, Tennessee reflects almost perfectly in the mirror smooth waters below.