“The LORD replied, ‘My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.’
Then Moses said to him, ‘If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?’
And the LORD said to Moses, ‘I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.’ Then Moses said, ‘Now show me your glory.'” (Exodus 33:14-18)
This is the definitive characteristic of all true Christ followers: That we know God personally and experientially, and that his Presence is truly with us.
TASMANIAN WILDERNESS LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
God is daily revealing his glory through Creation even if there are no observers present to witness it. For me, landscape photography is an adventure to find these new, hidden wonders concealed within the wilderness and to present them as beautiful artistic compositions to those who might otherwise never get the chance to see them.
My purpose in my landscape photography is to capture and display God’s incredible handiwork in Creation.
As a Christian, I do not take any credit for the beauty of the scenes I shoot, for it is the artwork of God. For this reason, although all digital photos must be computer processed in order to restore that which the camera does not adequately capture (for cameras are nowhere near as sophisticated as our eyes), I deliberately avoid “Photoshopping” my images into fantasy. I am staunchly against all usage of AI in manipulating and processing images.
My artistic ethos is far more akin to National Geographic photographers (who seek to present the natural world as it is) rather than much of the mainstream landscape photography world, which frequently uses reality as a basis to manipulate an image into varying degrees of artistic fantasy. Speaking as an artist, there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to develop an artistic image, for abstraction is as valid of an artistic style as realism. However, as a Christian landscape photographer, my goal is to present God’s artwork, not mine.
A Tasmanian bushwalking club, Boots ‘n’ All, has put together a very lovely and peaceful video of my Tasmanian wilderness landscape photography called “Spectacular Tasmania”. You can watch it here, or you can watch the high definition video here.
2026 UPDATE:
Due to suffering a severe vaccine injury to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine (which I did not want to take but was pressured into taking in order to continue my volunteer ministry to a high-risk people group in a high-risk environment) on June 1, 2021, I am not currently at Salamanca Market.
I did not want to take the Pfizer covid vaccine, but I was pressured into taking it on June 1, 2021, in order to continue my volunteer ministry to a high-risk people group in a high-risk environment. I have been in Emergency / paramedics seven times with suspected heart attacks and hundreds of severe neurological issues that left me bedridden in sensory deprivation (in order to dampen the nerve torture) for nearly 2.5 years. Some of the severe symptoms resulted in multiple cardiac arrhythmia and blood pressure issues, semi- and full paralysis of breathing and swallowing reflex, semi- and full paralysis of the lower half of my body, momentary blindness and many other symptoms. I have seen 3 cardiologists, 2 immunologists and a neurologist as well as about two dozen other doctors, ophthalmologists, Emergency doctors and nurses. They all unanimously agree I suffered a severe vaccine injury to the Pfizer covid vaccine but have been unable to get to the bottom of what it did to my body or how to treat me. My body rejected all medications they tried in order to lessen my suffering.
I nearly went blind due to complications from Pfizer, but God graciously saved the eyesight of his artist. By God’s grace and according to God’s promise, he is healing me, much to the delight and surprise of the doctors who said I would never recover. Due to the severity of the vaccine’s impact on my brain and eyes, I have not been able to do any artwork or photography (or leave the house) until very recently (4.5 years later).
Only because of Jesus, my Good Shepherd, have I survived and found sufficient strength, comfort and peace to endure and to come through this extremely severe trial he has sovereignly allowed into my life for his own, good purposes. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). I am still healing, and I am still coming through. I am slowly resuming my art ministry and telling of all God’s goodness to me through the valley of the shadow of death. In faith, and as I continue to heal, I look forward to additionally resuming my wilderness photography ministry. Thank you to everyone praying for my full, manifest healing–body, soul, mind and spirit–and for my full return to my ministry.
On many Saturdays I have a stall at Salamanca Market in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, where I sell both my Christian artwork and Tasmanian wilderness landscape photography.
Weather permitting, I work live on my easel.
(I am usually found within the first 20 stalls down from Davey St., across from St. David’s Park.) If you would like to know exactly where I will be for a particular weekend, please Contact me.
Situated in the international port city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Salamanca Market attracts up to 25,000 visitors each Saturday from scores of different nations on every continent. The open-air market runs every Saturday (8:30 am – 3 pm) year round and features 300+ stalls of Tasmania’s finest arts, crafts, woodwork, local produce, wines, etc. as well as local buskers and entertainers.
Additionally, Peppercorn Gallery in Richmond, Tasmania, carries a large range of my Tasmanian wilderness landscape photography
CHRISTIAN FINE ART GALLERY>JOHN THE BAPTIST ARTWORKS SERIES 2> Every Nation, Tribe and Tongue (Revelation 5:9-10)
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“You [Jesus] are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” (Revelation 5:9-10)
My drawing is a symbolic illustration of heaven in which people from every tribe, language, people and nation, who have been redeemed by the blood of “the Lamb” (Jesus) are worshiping before God’s throne. Across the bottom, the word, “Hallelujah” (meaning “praise the LORD”) is written in different world languages, along with some of the ethnic designs of the people groups who speak that language. On the top, the phrase, “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns” (Revelation 19:6) is written in many different world languages. Across the bottom, overlaying the worshipers, is an olive tree (from Romans 11:11-36), symbolizing believers from Gentile nations who have been grafted into the believing remnant of the Jewish nation. It is because of and through Jesus Christ (“Yeshua Hamashiach” in large Hebrew letters), the Jewish Messiah, that Gentile believers can experience salvation.
Artist’s Reflection:
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son [Jesus], that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
God, who created the heavens and the earth, also created us to be in a loving, personal relationship with him.
God is also perfect in holiness and righteousness and cannot be in the presence of sin. Sadly, because we have all sinned, we are all alienated from him, “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
God, who is perfect in love and justice, declares that the just punishment for our sins is death and hell, where we will be cut off from him eternally. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
Thankfully God still loves us despite the fact we are sinners. He longs to redeem us so that we may enjoy a relationship with him. Therefore, he made the way for us to be reconciled. “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly…God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:6,8).
God sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to live the perfect, sinless life we could never live. Jesus then took upon himself all of our sins and bore the punishment for them through his death on the cross. He gave his life to ransom us from our sins (Mark 10:45).
In order to be reconciled to God and to enter into a loving, personal relationship with him:
You must first repent (turn away from your sins). Second, you must trust in Jesus to be your personal Savior. That is, believe that Jesus has paid the punishment for your sins by dying in your place.
When you receive him in faith as your Savior like this, then all of your sins (past, present and future) will be forgiven and eternally removed. You will enter into a loving relationship with God that will last throughout eternity. (See Message.)
(To read of how people from all different countries, religions and backgrounds met Jesus, see Salvation Testimonies.
Please visit Is God Real? if you have more questions about God.
“You [Jesus] are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” (Revelation 5:9-10)
My drawing is a symbolic illustration of heaven in which people from every tribe, language, people and nation, who have been redeemed by the blood of “the Lamb” (Jesus) are worshiping before God’s throne. Across the bottom, the word, “Hallelujah” (meaning “praise the LORD”) is written in different world languages, along with some of the ethnic designs of the people groups who speak that language. On the top, the phrase, “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns” (Revelation 19:6) is written in many different world languages. The large Hebrew words say “Yeshua Hamashiach” (Jesus the Messiah).
