by Joel Simpson | Jan 16, 2019 | My Adventure
I returned to Ireland last summer (2018) to see some of the things I missed in my grand tour of the the island the previous summer. The place is virtually inexhaustible, however. I was planning to see Connemara National Park, after spending the night in a small town... 
by Joel Simpson | Feb 3, 2019 | My Adventure
Abstract art in the 20th Century, especially Abstract Expressionism as it emerged from Surrealism in the 1940s in New York, has enabled us to appreciate much more than landscapes—scenic views from a distance—in the biophysical world. Much of my work in geological... 
by Joel Simpson | Feb 11, 2019 | My Adventure
Every photograph in Earthforms has a story behind it and dozens more photographs that I took that day in that place. I could only offer a short summary in the captions in the back of the book, which also had to supply geological information. During my round-the-world... 
by Joel Simpson | Mar 5, 2019 | My Adventure
On pages 42 and 43 of Earthforms there are two photographs of the Ice Canyon at Yolyn Am, Mongolia. Here is the story of the day I photographed them, May 13, 2014, during my trip around the world Our driver Ohchkee (who spoke no English) picked us up in his roomy SUV... 
by Joel Simpson | Apr 15, 2019 | My Adventure
Badlands hold a strong fascination for me due to the plethora of FORM one finds there. Generally located in dry, desert terrain, the setting itself offers much to delight the eye. The desert surface displays dried and drying mud, petrified wood, scatterings of quartz... 
by Joel Simpson | May 8, 2019 | My Adventure
I’m very proud that the venerable magazine Natural History (established in 1900), long associated with the American Museum of Natural History in New York, has chosen to feature Earthforms: Intimate Portraits of Our Planet as its June cover story. Editor Charles Harris...
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