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Maureen Noonan
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Nature seeker, traveler, photographer, and artist / Living with purpose, exploring untamed landscapes, and discovering beauty in life’s quiet corners.

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'The Geography of What Shapes Us'
How our contours are formed through subtle interactions
Cape Cod, MA
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This photograph is a black-and-white landscape taken along the dunes of Cape Cod. The foreground is filled with wind-carved sand, its surface rippled in delicate waves that catch the light like soft brushstrokes. On the left, tall dune grasses bend and sweep across the slope, their shadows stretching long and thin across the sand. A darker ridge of sand runs diagonally from the upper left toward the center, creating a strong contrast between shadow and brightness. To the right, a weathered wooden fence emerges from the sand and trails into the distance, partially buried as if slowly being reclaimed by the landscape. The sky above is deep and dark, almost featureless, giving the scene a quiet, contemplative weight. This image explores how both nature and human experience are shaped over time by forces we rarely see or fully acknowledge. The ridges in the sand and the bend of the grass reflect the way subtle interactions — wind, time, movement, memory — sculpt the contours of a place, much like the emotional forces that shape us as individuals. The scene feels timeless, still, and introspective, inviting reflection on the patterns we leave behind and the quiet influences that form who we become.
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Our search for meaning in a physical environment
Pilgrimage to Tiger’s Nest, Bhutan

#conceptualart #conceptualphotography #landscapephotography #photography #womenphotographers #blackandwhitephotography #forest #eastcoastkin #Bhutan
This black-and-white photograph reveals a dense, mysterious forest scene taken during my pilgrimage up to Bhutan’s famed Tiger’s Nest monastery. In the foreground, a large, mossy tree trunk rises and twists, its surface bristling with organic textures, lichens, and clumps of ferns. All around, slender tree branches and thin twigs crisscross the frame, and in the background, more tall trees fade softly into a gentle haze. The muted palette and scattered patches of sunlight create a moody, dreamlike ambiance, suggesting a place steeped in history and spiritual significance—quiet, contemplative, and filled with the echo of footsteps past and present. The photograph captures the sensation of walking beneath an ancient canopy, feeling at once connected to nature and the deeper journey within.
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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the space between presence and fading
Lilly pond at night, Bangladesh

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In this black-and-white photograph, a cluster of pond reeds stands silhouetted against a reflective surface of water. The image was captured at night, where light from an unseen source grazes the rippling surface, creating an interplay of darkness and illumination. The reeds rise in slender, shadowed shapes from the lower half of the frame, their forms dissolving into a luminous blur above them. A faint reflection of a tree drifts in the upper right corner, bending gently with the water’s motion. The scene evokes both stillness and impermanence — a moment suspended between clarity and obscurity, where reflection and reality merge.
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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What does it mean for something to thrive only through continuous shaping?
Tea Plantation, Bangladesh
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This black-and-white photograph, toned in platinum hues, depicts a tea plantation in Bangladesh. A dirt path winds gently through patterned rows of low, neatly trimmed tea bushes. Slender trees rise among them, their trunks casting faint shadows across the ground. The distant slope is dotted with more trees, gradually fading into soft light. The composition centers on the pathway, curving as if it might lead the viewer just out of sight. The surrounding tea plants form rhythmic textures — an interplay between natural growth and human cultivation. The overall atmosphere is quiet, balanced between stillness and movement, suggesting both the discipline of the land and its quiet resistance.
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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'Of Memory and Survival'
the pulse of life that persists through time’s erosion, a quiet resistance in a place shaped by chaos.
#conceptualphotography #landscapephotography #photography #womenphotographers #nightphotography #naturephotography #iceland
The photograph captures the lava fields of Dimmuborgir in northern Iceland, a volcanic landscape formed thousands of years ago by a powerful eruption. Dark basalt formations rise sharply across the frame, their irregular shapes contrasting with patches of snow that settle in the hollows between them. In the foreground, leafless red-tinged branches cut through the scene, providing a stark counterpoint to the surrounding tones of black rock and pale sky. The composition draws attention to the meeting of geological time and seasonal change — where remnants of volcanic history coexist with the quieter marks of winter. The muted light and subdued palette emphasize the stillness of the terrain, offering a glimpse into a landscape both ancient and enduring.
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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'Resilience Within Fragility'
the resilience that exists even in the most delicate forms of being.

Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Iceland

#conceptualart #conceptualphotography #landscapephotography #photography #womenphotographers #blackandwhitephotography #naturephotography #waterwednesday #iceland
This image is a black and white photograph which depicts a large iceberg floating in dark, calm waters under a dense, overcast sky. Its surface is rough and layered, fractured with deep lines and softened by melt. In the background, faint silhouettes of mountains blur into mist, emphasizing a sense of solitude and vastness. The photograph feels both fragile and timeless — a meditation on survival within change.
October 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Where mercy met the edge of the world.
At Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau, the Great Wall

Big Island, HI
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Captured at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, this photograph depicts the Great Wall — a 965-foot-long structure built of dark volcanic stones, once marking the boundary of refuge. Within these walls, those who broke sacred laws, the kapu, could find absolution and protection. In this black and white image, the wall stretches across a rocky, sun-bleached landscape beneath a pale, open sky. The terrain is rough and scattered with stones and sand, while the wall itself stands silent and resolute, weathered by centuries of wind and salt. The composition feels still and solemn — a space between isolation and grace. The Great Wall endures as a symbol of mercy and resilience, where human frailty met forgiveness, and where stone, sky, and silence keep the memory of sanctuary alive.
October 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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My Spirit Burns Through This Body
by Akwaeke Emezi
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky
October 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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'Universal Loneliness'
A meditation on the spaces between presence and absence, between what endures and what fades.

Long Island Sound, Clinton, CT
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A black-and-white photograph of an open field beneath a softly clouded sky. Sparse, wind-shaped shrubs rise from pale grass that seems to shimmer in the light. The horizon stretches endlessly, evoking a sense of vast solitude and introspection. The absence of human presence amplifies the emotional stillness — a landscape that feels both eternal and achingly alone.
October 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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I'M OUT OF BED AND DRESSED - WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? ~ Banksy

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October 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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'Our Coexistence with Geological Time'
The delicate evidence of our existence within a world that remembers more than it reveals.
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A black-and-white photograph of a vast, snow-covered valley outside Anchorage, Alaska. Jagged mountains rise in the distance, their slopes draped in soft layers of snow beneath a pale winter sky. The frozen lake in the foreground is etched with faint, meandering trails—subtle marks of human passage that trace across its still surface. The scene feels timeless and immense, evoking the slow persistence of geological memory. The landscape seems to hold its own quiet history, with the delicate footprints suggesting the brevity of human presence against the enduring weight of stone and ice. The contrast between permanence and impermanence lies at the heart of the image: a meditation on our coexistence with forces that long precede and outlast us.
October 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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'The Intangible Resonance Between People and Place'
Nature as an active participant in shared experience

Grand Teton National Park, WY with superimposed sound-wave transparencies
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A black-and-white photograph depicting a serene mountain lake beneath a pale sky. Snow-covered peaks rise sharply on the right, their edges softened by mist. The still surface of the water reflects their contours faintly. Near the center, three slender, spiraling forms emerge from the lake — ghostlike wisps that twist upward, resembling pulses of energetic sound-waves. Their fluid shapes seem to carry movement through an otherwise motionless scene. The composition feels meditative and otherworldly, inviting reflection on unseen exchanges between the human spirit and the natural world — a suggestion that landscapes are not passive backdrops, but living archives of emotion and experience.
October 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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'Endurance and Transformation in the Landscape'
Our collective healing.
Remnants of a Forest Fire, Montana

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2 monochrome photographs of a mountain range in Montana, its slopes streaked with snow and covered in the ghostly remains of burned trees. The hills appear scarred and textured, their bare trunks standing like thin lines drawn across weathered skin. The sky is filled with soft, layered clouds that seem to echo the contours below. The image feels both haunting and serene—a portrait of endurance and quiet transformation after loss. It speaks to the memory held in the land, and the intimate connection between human and natural resilience.
October 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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'Emotional Geography'
Exploring how the natural world becomes a mirror for our inner terrain.

Yellowstone National Park, WY
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A monochrome photograph taken in Yellowstone. A reflective pond stretches across the foreground, mirroring a grove of bare, skeletal trees that rise into a pale, moody sky. The edges fade softly into shadow, creating a dreamlike, meditative atmosphere. The image feels both fragile and eternal — as if the landscape itself is remembering something long past.
October 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Life Pulsing Through Stillness ...

Cacti Garden, CA
#landscapephotography #blackandwhitephotography #documentaryphotography #naturephotography #FujiFilm #xt2 #photography #cacti #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky
A black-and-white photograph of a desert garden filled with large, spherical cacti glowing softly under diffused sunlight. The light wraps each cactus in a halo, giving them a sense of quiet movement and life beneath their stillness. The background of desert shrubs and trees fades into a luminous haze, making the scene feel suspended between reality and dream. The photograph evokes endurance and serenity — a meditation on the vitality that exists even in the harshest, most silent landscapes.
October 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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"Human Impact on Landscape"
earths quiet testimony

Olympic Peninsula, WA

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This black-and-white photograph, taken around the Olympic Peninsula, captures a wide, rain-soaked landscape stretching into misty mountains on the horizon. In the foreground, scattered logs, branches, and a cut tree stump disrupt the otherwise wild terrain. Rain streaks fall diagonally across the frame, softening the distant hills while highlighting the raw texture of the land. The contrast between the luminous sky and the scarred earth speaks to the tension between natural beauty and human intervention. Presented under the title Human Impact on Landscape, the image asks viewers to reflect on the traces we leave behind and the resilience of the environment in their wake.
October 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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"Tensions of Time"
a balance between memory and renewal

Butte, Montana
#landscapephotography #blackandwhitephotography #documentaryphotography #FujiFilm #xt2 #photography #butte #montana #eastcoastkin #conceptualart #photographersofbluesky
A black and white photograph shows an industrial mining town in Butte, Montana, with towers and houses set against snow-capped mountains. The foreground is a field of wild grass stretching across rolling hills. A single vertical strip of vibrant green grass interrupts the grayscale scene near the right side, symbolizing the persistence of nature amid human and environmental change. Butte, known as a historic copper mining hub in the northern Rocky Mountains, carries a legacy of boom, labor conflict, and industrial decline. The contrast between monochrome and color invites reflection on endurance, renewal, and the quiet emergence of life in a landscape deeply marked by history and environmental transformation.
September 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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"Guardians of Time"
Endurance is the silent stone in relentless waters, patiently shaping and withstanding all that flows around it

Cannon Beach, Oregon

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September 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Kathmandu Bazaar, KTM, Nepal
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This black-and-white photograph shows a group of women vendors sitting on the ground in a Kathmandu street market. In the foreground, an older woman bends forward, her hand sorting through piles of small vegetables spread across a cloth—tomatoes, beans, and roots. Beside her, another woman sits upright with patterned clothing and a shawl, holding bunches of greens in her lap. She looks directly outward with a calm, piercing expression. Behind them, more women are seated with baskets of produce, while in the background, two men walk away down the street. The image captures the texture of the vegetables, the detail in patterned fabrics, and the strength of the women at work.
September 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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'Listening Through the Silence'
the boundaries between memory and renewal

White Sands National Park, NM
#conceptualart #desertphotography #cycles #landscapephotography #photography #womenphotographers #FujiFilm #xt2 #blackandwhitephotography #landscape #nature #desert
This is a black-and-white photograph of a wide desert landscape under a dramatic cloud-filled sky. Pale sand dunes fill the foreground, with a sparse cluster of low bushes to the left and a solitary tall yucca plant standing near the right. Above and around the yucca, faint translucent circular forms hover like ripples or echoes in the air, blending softly with the clouds. The scene conveys vastness, quiet, and subtle motion. The conceptual circles invite reflection on invisible presence within silence while inviting the viewer to reflect on silence, perception, and cycles.
September 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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'Edge of Silence'
A meditation on edges: rock, water, sky, and the slow passage of time

Long Island Sound, CT

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#blackandwhitephotography #photographersofbluesky #landscapephotography #landscape #nature #lowtide
A photograph, presented in black and white, depicts large shoreline rocks along Long Island Sound during low tide. The rocks, rough and weathered, fill the foreground with strong shadows and ridges that emphasize their texture. Beyond them, the water appears smooth and still, reflecting the sky in soft tones. At the upper left, sunlight strikes the surface of the water, creating a bright glow that gradually fades into the darker expanse. The scene captures the contrast between the solidity of the rocks and the fleeting, reflective quality of the water.
September 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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A path brushed in gold, like stepping into a painting.

#grateful #nature #naturephotography #photography #landscapephotography
A narrow dirt path winds through tall grasses antyd wild plants, lined with clusters of bright yellow wildflowers. The flowers lean into the path, catching the light, while the trail disappears into the distance under a partly cloudy sky. The scene feels soft and painterly, as though nature itself brushed it onto a canvas.
September 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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'Where Silence Splits'
contemplating the tension between audio and visual worlds

Long Island Sound, CT overlayed with sound wave transparncies
#conceptualart #conceptualphotography #landscapephotography #photography #womenphotographers #blackandwhitephotography #landscape #nature #lowtide #fineart
A black-and-white photograph of a quiet shoreline. Smooth waves ripple across a calm body of water beneath a cloudy sky. The foreground is marked by wet sand, stones, and scattered pebbles. Superimposed over the image are faint, transparent vertical forms resembling sound waves, rising like thin strands of vibration from the water into the air. They appear almost like cracks in the horizon or ghostly rain, suggesting sounds that can be seen but not heard. The mood is reflective, evoking the invisible tension between the auditory and visual realms.
September 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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'When Silence Breaks'
recalling sound in a landscape of silence

White Sands National Park, NM overlayed with sound wave transparencies
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A black-and-white photograph taken at White Sands National Park. Rolling dunes stretch across the scene, broken by clusters of desert plants. In the background, storm clouds hang heavy, with sheets of rain falling in the distance. Overlaying the landscape are faint, transparent wave-like forms, resembling sound frequencies made visible. They rise delicately from the sand into the sky, blending with the storm as if they are echoes or vibrations of the desert itself. The mood is both haunting and serene, evoking silence filled with unspoken resonance.
September 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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'Echoes in the Arctic Silence'
the invisible harmonies vibrating through Iceland's wild, frozen silence.

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon w/ overlay of sound wave transparencies
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A black-and-white photograph of a frozen Arctic landscape in Iceland. Large chunks of ice float on a still, reflective surface of water beneath a heavy, cloud-filled sky. Rising from the ice are tall, semi-transparent overlays of delicate sound wave forms, shaped like spiraling vertical ribbons. They appear ethereal, as if woven from mist or light, punctuating the stark silence of the frozen expanse with a suggestion of unseen sound. The scene feels both haunting and serene, blending natural and abstract elements.
September 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM