Hello and welcome to my website
However it is you found my website, I am glad you are here. Please visit awhile and familiarize yourself with the available links. The nature images can be found under “Nature Galleries”. Here you will find the “Complete Gallery” which shows all the images and then there is the “Inspirationals Gallery” which have images where I have aligned God’s Word with God’s World. You will see other subsection galleries like “Western”, “Winter”, “Autumn” and others along with the Pittsburgh Gallery that further breakout a specific type of image. There is a lot of information but you can be your own tour guide and focus on what is most important to you.
I have removed the shopping cart but there is a simple online form you can fill out after clicking on a picture which will immediately notify me of your interest in a picture. I will then call you to answer any questions and finalize the transaction. Of course, you can skip this process and just contact me directly. I look forward to hearing from you!!
Howard – 724-518-9086 – hjmb95@gmail.com
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
From childhood fishing days with his father to hiking the Canadian Rockies as an adult, Howard was a lover of nature long before he ever held a camera.
A native of Pittsburgh, much of his life has been spent outdoors either engaged in recreation or work. At a very young age, he helped his older brother Roger with his newspaper route that eventually became his own. For 11 years, Howard’s first responsibility after arriving home from school, was delivering the Pittsburgh Press. Like most boys, when time permitted, he would head outdoors to hike the woods near his home, fish, bike or participate in competitive sports. Whatever the activity, it usually involved being outdoors.
(Above: Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio)
After completing college and during his early professional life in the health care industry, Howard became an avid runner. He would spend 1-2 hours/day running in the local cemeteries, parks, roadways and everywhere in between. This activity further cultivated his appreciation for nature; and, its therapeutic value he soon learned was immeasurable.
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INSPIRATIONALS
Text Reads: “The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.”
With the passing of his mother in 1986 and his father in 1987, their loss forced Howard to consider his own mortality, his spirituality and how to fill the void that was left in his life. For his mother, the church was the doorway to spirituality and held the answers to many of the needs we all share. For his father, nature was the pathway to a relationship with the Almighty. For Howard, it was both. While he found the formality of church services to be a necessity in his life, a small pocket Bible and nature became a source of greater inspiration. This Bible would accompany him on many of his runs; and, sitting in the park or cemetery afterward to read it, was a much needed and spiritually fulfilling experience…Read More
