Niagara Falls on the Canadian side
Stunning nature photography by Uwem Umana and deep quotes too.

“To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.” ― Ansel Adams

Comorants on Furtzon Lake
Comorants on Furtzon Lake

“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” ― Elliott Erwitt

Mallard duck by a pond
Mallard duck by a pond

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity, and by these I shall not regulate my propositions. And some see no nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.” –William Blake

Mute Swan
Mute swan

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more.”~ Vincent Van Gogh

A Road in Autumn
Autumn beauty

“I appreciate these moments where I can get away from life and focus on living” – TJ Thorne

Uwem Umana
Uwem Umana

Uwem is an educational consultant, learning expert, business analyst, youth leader, coach and mentor. He has taught in three continents – Africa, Europe and Asia. He is a story teller, poet, essayist and critique. His passion is to instill confidence in people through stories to enable them succeed in life. Photography is also one of his favourite hobbies. He has published three collection of short stories I Can’t Lie to Myself and Other Stories(2023)Son of The Soil and Other Stories(2021) and  Dead and Other Stories(2021);  anthology of poems Awakening the Troubadours (A new anthology, 2003) edited by Taye Anavhe and a collection of poems Drums and Blues(1999). His new novel, The Travel Tales of My Father Mr. Jones & Other Stories, from which this  story is culled. is available in our Bookshop.

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