ICE – ART
Some body used this search term. so based on that, here you go !! Lots of ice, The natural beauty of this pristine empty area, is fascinating and inspiring in many different ways.. It is a great excercise in learning how to ’see’ or look. there is beauty in everything around us. even in ice.
Out here, you see and behold some very strange sights in the art of the ice. The wind – The currents, it is simply amazing some of the formations the ice evovles into, in many different places througout the area. My collection is huge.but only 1/3rd scanned and available at the moment. I have yet to begin on my huge box of negatives. It all takes time. I have so much that I haven’t even reviewd yet in all of these years. This was due to the fact of so many different companines in and around Anchorage ripping me off. I just could not believe the levels some people, (companies) stoop to, to obtain these fine images.
Thirty years ago, is a long time ago, and to this day, no one, can come close to the images of intimacy with these people such as I have created and collected !! Many people have tried to gain access to this village to photograph a whale hunt, Recently I received an e-mail from people in the Netherlands, that wanted to go out on the ice to partake in a whale hunt for the purposes of photographing these proud people in action. They were very disapointed that none of the whaling captians wrote back to them to give them permission to attend.
People do not realize, that to go out on the ocean ice, you must be part of a crew. That captain has to feed you, 3 – 5 times a day for two months. You have no idea how many thousands of extra dollars that involves for that captain !! ” I want to ‘take’ photographs. is the wrong thing to say to these people, Everyone wants to take, but no one ever wants to give FIRST !!
This has to be one of my favorite ice sculputres.. Look at that ! ?? How did that just
happen ? By itself ?
The image below is what inspired me to create this “Blog of Ice”. My son Jesse sits high above on a big blog of ice. This ice was joined land fast with the ice you see that has floated out to sea, the evening before, the wind picked up very strong with 50 mph and gusting to much higher, that is all it took for the land fast ice to crack and break and the rest went out to sea to float up north someplace.
This is a strange world we live in up here, and I would not have it any other way. The freedom to rejoice, out here, being thankful for the amazing beauty that only I can behold and capture and bring forth to your eyes, from many thousands of miles away. this is where I am happy, peaceful able to smile. Amazing.. so quiet, clean refreshing air. You can have the noise.. the people, I will gladly enjoy the beauty and serene peace of communing with the elements of the earth in respectful methods and ways in which I have been taught by the experts of the far north regions of all these villages. Time honored traditions, sacred beliefs in the Creator of ALL things. We see His presence out here in the ;middle of no where, when food is brought to us in the most desolte places on earth in unforgiving weather which no normal person is able to survive in. This is wonderful knowing that no crowds will overtake this area and take this away. Heaven on Earth. I have had enough of white people. that is why I choose to stay here. Away from all of the accusatory tone and superiority. My face still stings from the SLAP on my face, handed to me in 1971. I was working At 
Lynn Trade High School in Lynn Mass. I was a second year apprentice. I had saved up the necessary $220 dollars and purchased a Beseler 23c Enlarger for my darkroom & hobby. I walked into the house. BEAMING WITH PRIDE AND JOY. The woman I loved and married. Gave me a look i just can’t get out of my mind to this day. That look as though I was some type of discusting piece of ‘filth’. she just grimaced at me and sais.. What a terrible waste of money, (look of having a terrible bad taste in her mouth) she continued by stating with absoutly certainty.. .. “you will never make one dime with that foolish thing. My face stings to this day .. .. I guess I am way too sensitive to have that feeling still etched. If and when I ever do anything wrong. I have no problem ever of admitting it and taking my licks and moving on. This is the very first thing my father taught me as a child. DON’T make excuses when you screw up.. Just admit it. Ok.. that sounds easy enough !! No problem. I like simple, I hate dealing with people that refuse to admit they are wrong but judge others in a strict severe gestapo like savage. What ever has happened to caring about people and their feelings. Self induced puffed up pride.
Galatians chapter 5 : 19 puts it so eloquently, precisely when it states .. .. .. ” Men shall be come lovers of self more than lovers of God. with out natural affection. Unthankful, Uh holy, back biters murders, envieous, hateful. That is what the atmosphere is on NorthWest Photo Forum, City-Data! The people over at City-Data do not have to say anything.. .. I see their clicks to my site every day. thousands of hits !! NorthWest Photo Forum.. people still hit my site each and every month in considerable numbers. It is quite obvious by reading my comments and the site, blog, forum.. I have not lied or deceived in any manner, shape of form. I have done nothing to deter people away from the actual intent of the truth. The people of Point Hope and all of these coastal villages need the worlds help. this is the main reason I have posted this in as many forumsas possible. Their right to eat THEIR FOOD is qucikly approaching ENDANGERED SPECIES of the HUMAN TYPE. This culture must never perish – these agencies, groups, commissoins, MUST CEASE from their misinformation tactics and face the TRUTH about these PRECIOUS PEOPLE of the REGIONS OF THE ARCTIC. .. leave them alone. They in no way affect your daily life. But others are DESTROYING their NATURAL LIFESTYLE / CULTURE
Just like the ‘barber’ said .. .. .. .. NEXT !
