I had a cover and feature with photos in Desert Leaf... http://npaper-wehaa.com/desert-leaf#2011/03/26/?article=1214568
About failures in wilderness objectives, something intimately familiar with...

Lowe Alpine Calendar...

Heading up to attempt the Grand Teton in 2009 but it proved a bit too cold to summit for desert dwellers... lots of ice and snow. brrr...

PDX

image © Bennett Barthelemy

Dusk along Portland's waterfront... PDX is one of the more attractive cities for sure... I think my camera dropped acid when I wasn't looking. The result was not planned for but I like it.

© Bennett Barthelemy

Shooting lots of kayaking lately... Rain, mist from falls, slippery rocks in lots of dripping wet forests. Rapping in over mossy loose basalt blocks for pics for 4 seconds of shoot time of a 70 foot falls... An awesome challenge and some amazing extreme athletes!

Also working for new stock agency, www.tandemstock.com

Ojai Quarterly, Imagining Ojai...

Signed on as outdoor columnist for Ojai Quarterly, styly regional mag from Southern California... The magazine was hot off the press, today, February 22.... this is the first installment!

Volleyball

Volleyball... My first real experience with it last night in Portland, Maureen brought me to watch her play at the co-ed club team night... Seems I can't just enjoy an outing without bringing along the camera... Realized shooting volleyball would take some knowledge of the sport, some better equipment, technical know-how etc etc but fun and great learning experience shooting-wise, and understanding a bit of the intensity required for the sport. Eyes tell it all!

Nation Geo image from Tassie...

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/best-trips-2011-photos/#/8-tasmania-female-climbing-boulder_30441_600x450.jpg

this is the link to an image of mine from a trip to Tasmania in 2008 from Nat Geo Trveler...