The Work

Selected
Images

An ongoing body of work. Wildlife, people, and place — observed with a single editorial eye.

Curated Series

Work organized
by intent.

Each collection is a thesis, not a folder. Images grouped by what they’re asking — not where they were taken.

Signature Series — Vol. I–III & Epilogue

Presence.

Four volumes of Kruger wildlife built around a single thesis. The most honest portrait of a subject is the moment before the world asks anything of them.

22 images across four volumes
Vol. I
Presence
5 images
Vol. II
PresenceProximity
5 images
Vol. III
PresenceForm
5 images
Epilogue
PresenceEpilogue
7 images

Standalone Collections

4 series

Wildlife — Kruger

Natural Order

6 images

Wildlife — Hawaiʻi

Surface Tension

8 images

Wildlife — Hawaiʻi

Dark Waters

7 images

Wildlife — Palm Desert

Plume

8 images

Black Swan

Four-volume series

Four-Volume Series — Vol. I–III & Epilogue

Black Swan.

A single subject across four volumes — from documentary observation through abstraction to pure trace. Shot at the JW Marriott, Palm Desert.

20 images across four volumes
Vol. I
Black SwanAppearance
5 images
Vol. II
Black SwanImmersion
5 images
Vol. III
Black SwanDissolution
5 images
Epilogue
Black SwanTrace
5 images

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Cape buffalo bull lying in the grass, head raised, meeting the camera with a direct gaze
Young Cape buffalo crossing open ground with oxpeckers riding on its back
Two Cape buffalo facing each other among bare branches
Cape buffalo bull lying down, heavy horns framing a direct gaze
Abstract tangle of Cape buffalo horns and bodies in a resting herd
Three-quarter portrait of a Cape buffalo bull, horns sweeping up out of frame
Cape buffalo bull facing the camera, ears spread beneath its horn boss
Cape buffalo scratching its head against a thorn tree
A line of oxpeckers perched along the backs of resting Cape buffalo
Close study of two Cape buffalo heads overlapping, horn boss against horn boss
Close detail of the heavy horn boss of a Cape buffalo bull
Red-billed oxpecker perched where a Cape buffalo's horn sweeps upward
Oxpecker framed inside the curve of a Cape buffalo horn
Two lion cubs wrestling on open sand
Two giraffes whose necks part to form a Y against dark trees
Lioness resting on sand with her cub leaning against her
Lion cub standing alert among bare thicket branches
Male lion with mouth wide open, roaring in the dark
Lion cub crouched at the edge of a waterhole, drinking, its face reflected below
Greater kudu bull in profile, spiral horns rising against the sky
Young male lion standing in open grassland, tail curled behind it. Portrait crop
Young male lion standing in open grassland, tail curled behind it. Landscape crop
Young male lion lying low, head lowered, eyes on something out of frame
Lion cub lying on rippled sand, looking toward the camera
Elephant with a pale, dust-covered hide caught in light after dark
Elephant stretching its trunk up into the branches of a tree
Elephant crossing a track at night, its hide patterned by branch shadows
Elephant half-hidden in dense thicket, shadows falling across its head
African penguin facing the camera on sand at Boulders Beach
African penguin seen from behind, glancing over its shoulder at Boulders Beach
Three African penguins huddled together at Boulders Beach
Close portrait of a warthog, tusks curving from its snout
Close detail of an African penguin, head bowed, beak catching the light
Leopard gazing upward beside a tree trunk, whiskers lit
Spotted hyena trotting through dry scrub
Vultures perched in a dead tree against a white sky
Cat crossing the pavement beneath a streetlamp at dusk, its shadow stretched behind it
Street musician playing violin in a dark corner of the Gothic Quarter
Ornate stone fountain and sculpture lit at night in the Gothic Quarter
Young woman in white walking away down a lamplit alley at night
Yellow-legged gull standing on paving stones, facing the camera
Looking up through the arched gallery and skylight of the Picasso Museum courtyard
The neo-Gothic bridge over Carrer del Bisbe, crowds passing beneath
Hotel facade and floral street mural in El Call, the old Jewish quarter, at night
Guitarist singing against a brick wall in the Gothic Quarter
Pool beneath a brick barrel vault, the arches reflected in the water
Carved stone doorway under dappled shadows
Whitewashed buildings and a narrow lane in bright light, Sitges
Passengers waiting on the platform at Sitges station beneath a graffiti wall
Commuter train passing the platform at speed, Sitges
Stone arches and rubble walls under a single lamp in old Girona
Pigeon picking over a café table beside an empty glass
Pigeons scattering around a woman stepping out of a car on a city square
Narrow street rising toward lit medieval towers at night
Empty Gothic Quarter alley lit by iron street lamps at night
Young harpist playing in the Gothic Quarter
Street performer leaping over his dance partner in a narrow lane as diners watch
City towers seen through a rain-beaded car sunroof
Young man silhouetted at a high-rise window overlooking Hudson Yards
Looking up through the stacked stairways of the Vessel at Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards towers and plaza on a wet day, framed by a curving facade
Narrow brick alley strung with warm lights after rain
Train streaking past a platform in a Boston station, a lone traveler waiting
The Mother Church dome and Christian Science Plaza mirrored in the reflecting pool at night
Max Streicher’s inflatable clown installation "Endgame" hanging over a Downtown Crossing alley
Young man standing in the rain in Times Square at night, signs reflected on the wet street
Max Streicher’s inflatable clowns suspended between buildings, seen from below
Pedestrians on a wet Chicago street under a heavy sky
Young woman brushing back her hair in the plaza around Cloud Gate
Glass towers seen across the Chicago River through the steel members of a bridge
Downtown towers under dramatic clouds, the street below still wet
Figures walking the long skylit corridor of the Art Institute of Chicago, light-toned edit
Hotel lobby, skylight and plants reflected in a polished floor
Painted mural of a man’s face above "Gracias" lettering on a street at night
White church towers lit against the night sky
Looking up into a circular ceiling, lights flaring into stars
Woman reflected in a curved glass wall lit from within
Single tropical flower against a soft background
Dog stretched out on terracotta tiles in afternoon light
Red-eyed tree frog clinging to a stem, black and white
Riders and horses moving along the beach under a colored dusk sky
Looking straight up through the rainforest canopy to the sky
Pale mushroom rising from the dark forest floor
Leaf-cutter ants carrying green leaf fragments across wet pebbles, color
Red-eyed tree frog clinging to a stem, in full color
Gecko on a glass door, photographed from the other side so it seems to float in mid-air, an outdoor shower soft beyond
Gecko peering over the edge of a leaf beside its own shadow
Gecko climbing the ribbed surface of a leaf
Gecko on a leaf, looking straight into the camera
Pale gecko and its shadow on a textured wall in raking light
Two geckos on a lava rock wall
Extreme close-up of a gecko, eye catching the light
Desiccated gecko beside a screw on a metal surface
California ground squirrel paused upright at a curb
Cottontail rabbit sitting alert in the grass at dusk
Hotel pool ringed by beach umbrellas, seen from directly above at the Royal Hawaiian, Waikīkī
Carved wooden kiʻi standing guard at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau, backlit against the sky
Halo around the sun above tide pools and lava rock at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau
Clouds lit at sunset above lava rock and still tide pools
Long exposure of surf washing over dark lava rock
Cracked egg resting on a stone ledge in low light
Light glowing inside a lava tube, rock walls falling away into darkness
Juvenile black-crowned night heron (ʻaukuʻu) perched on a branch, its streaked plumage in sidelight
Bleached sea urchin shell resting in black lava rock
Open-air hotel lobby, columns and table casting long shadows across a polished floor
Goat walking across a road, its shadow stretched beside it
Tiki torch burning at Lava Lava Beach Club, string lights blurred behind it
Wedge of light and shadow cut across a flagstone patio
Praying mantis silhouetted on a stone floor
Tide pool and rippled lava rock under a cloud-filled sky
Woman in a white dress standing on lava rock, reflected in a tide pool
Two palm trees silhouetted against the setting sun
Lone fisherman casting from the beach beneath green mountains on the North Shore
Three figures silhouetted against the sunset, wading in the surf
View through an arched opening across the water toward the city
Turkish sweets stacked in a shop window under hanging lamps
Street vendor working under lights at dusk, a mosque rising behind
Cobbled street framed by a heavy stone archway
Whitewashed cliff-top terrace overlooking the Aegean Sea, Skopelos
Elephant, close study of trunk, tusk and skin
White rhinoceros in close portrait, head lowered to graze
Cape buffalo in close portrait, eye and muzzle emerging from shadow
Cheetah standing on a termite mound, looking back over its shoulder
Male lion in portrait against a black background
Three giraffes, heads converging
Zebras sparring as the herd moves past
Leopard carrying prey through the dark bush
Hippopotamus submerged, only its eyes, ears and snout above the water
Five dwarf mongooses on a termite mound, all watching the same direction
Leopard reclining in the grass, rim-lit by golden backlight
Elephant calf in close portrait beside its mother
Two zebras grazing side by side, stripes aligned
Chacma baboon walking across pavement, its shadow stretched beside it
Spotted hyena walking across open ground at dusk
Lion cub resting on a sand mound in early light
Male lion and lioness standing together, looking the same way
Male lion leading two cubs along a track at dusk
Male lion lying on the sand after dark, cubs beside him
Lioness resting on sand, her cub pressed against her
Male lion and cub touching noses on open sand
Male lion in the foreground as a lioness passes behind him
Lioness wading through shallow water, her reflection beneath her
Female kudu watching from dense thicket, ears spread
Antelope carcass lying in the bush, one long ringed horn curving upward
Vultures massed on the branches of a dead tree
Spotted hyena in close portrait, rim-lit against the dark
Vulture silhouetted on a bare tree beneath a blazing sun
Three koi converging in a dark pond
Koi rising through rippled water
Four koi coming together, seen from above
Three white koi drifting through a dark pond
Single long-finned white koi in a dark pond
Long-finned white koi crossing a dark pond
Koi moving beneath floating plumeria blossoms
Wild moon jellyfish drifting in the Naples canals of Long Beach, lit against dark water
Wild moon jellyfish in three-quarter profile in the Naples canals of Long Beach
Wild moon jellyfish in the Naples canals of Long Beach, a second jelly fading behind it
Two wild moon jellyfish drifting together in the Naples canals of Long Beach
Single wild moon jellyfish, its round bell filling the frame, Naples canals, Long Beach
Wild moon jellyfish seen from below in the dark water of the Naples canals, Long Beach
Graffitied concrete pier and pilings standing in choppy water
Glass curtain wall of a downtown tower, its grid converging upward
Tower facade wrapped in scaffolding and netting
Banded tower facade against a churning cloud formation
Black glass tower set against a white striped neighbor
Warm lamp glowing behind patterned glass, in color
Abstract of a tower facade, sweeping curved lines against vertical bands
Grid of balconies on a corner tower in hard sunlight
Abstract black-and-white facade of a tower on Wilshire Boulevard
Corridor of stacked wine barrels receding into darkness
Three wine barrels set into a concrete alcove
Single wine barrel lit in a dark cellar
Great egret wading in still water, mirrored below
Drummer in a feathered hat playing congas at the Lake Merritt drum circle
Drummer playing congas at the Lake Merritt drum circle, backlit by the afternoon sun
Drummer in a cap leaning into his drum beneath the colonnade at Lake Merritt
Musician singing and playing a stringed instrument, eyes closed
Pedestrians crossing the Champs-Élysées in silhouette, the Arc de Triomphe at the end of the avenue
The Eiffel Tower seen on its side through its own iron latticework
Close detail of the Eiffel Tower's iron lattice against the sky
Statue of a walking figure silhouetted against clouds in the gardens of Versailles
Arched windows reflected in a hotel swimming pool
Four friends walking along a Paris street at night, seen from behind
Self-portrait in an ornate circular mirror
Self-portrait as a silhouette and shadow on a reflective concrete floor
Self-portrait from ground level among California poppies, the sun behind the blooms
Car stopped past the lowered crossing gate on the train tracks, brake lights on
Child in a knit hat, face turned away, watching a line of police at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade
Portrait of Josh Betta seated on a ledge against a clapboard wall, wide crop
Looking through a historic barn toward the gardens at the Los Angeles County Arboretum
California scrub-jay perched at the edge of a roofline
California scrub-jay perched on a blue roof edge, in color
Color guard member carrying a flag along the Rose Parade route
Smiling marcher with a decorated paper parasol in the Rose Parade
Raptor perched on a utility pole crossbar against a cloudy sky
Ground squirrel standing upright on a tabletop, backlit
Welder at work on a parade float frame outside the War Memorial Building
Fox squirrel crouched on a bench, tail fanned over its back
Fox squirrel on a bench, three-quarter view, tail arched overhead
Crow perched near a telephone pole against open sky
Lone golfer reading a putt in early morning light at Eaton Canyon
Trees and long shadows across a quiet golf course at sunrise, Eaton Canyon
Portrait of Josh Betta sitting against a wall in a leather jacket, close crop
Masked young man crouched in a graffiti-covered enclosure at the old Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park
Airplane cabin aisle washed in blue light, in color
Man leaping over a small bonfire on the eve of Nowruz
Protester shouting at the Women, Life, Freedom march, a hand-lettered sign behind him
Perforated lanterns hanging among the branches of a courtyard tree
Modern brick building framed between two tree trunks
Perforated lantern hanging from a twisting branch, extreme close crop
Golf course maintenance crew talking on a break beside their tractor, Arroyo Seco
Afternoon light falling through tall windows across a patterned rug, a pair of sandals in the foreground
Afternoon light through a tall window, flowers on a stand casting a long shadow across the rug
Overhead view of a figure walking, a bike rack’s curling shadow on the pavement beside them
Persian khatam inlaid box on a dark polished surface
Corner of a carved Moroccan wood table under a glass top, window light across it
California poppies from below in full color against a deep blue sky
California poppies seen from below against swirling cloud and the sun
Two California poppies from below, petals glowing against dark sky
California poppies backlit against a bright sky, close view
Single orange California poppy against blue sky and cloud, in color
California poppies on long stems arching overhead into the light
Grass seed head in close detail against a dark, sunlit sky
Single California poppy open in full sun
Man standing before a wall of Easter posters outside Mosaic church, full street view
Shirtless man standing in front of "alive!" Easter posters outside Mosaic church
Shirtless man before the Easter posters outside Mosaic church, closer crop
DJ booth waiting in the dark at Sid the Cat Auditorium
Stool alone on the stage at the Pasadena Ice House before the show
Lobby of the Pasadena Ice House, walls of framed photographs
Guitar beneath a palm-tree emblem in a dark room at the Pasadena Ice House
Three bulldogs sitting together on the patio outside Lost Parrot
Two bulldogs together outside Lost Parrot, one looking up
Close view of the bulldogs outside Lost Parrot
Acoustic guitar with an embroidered strap and a handwritten set list taped to its body
Rows of marquee bulbs at the Pasadena Ice House, seen from below
Exposed roots of the great tree at the South Pasadena Public Library
Root buttress of the library tree curving out of the darkness
Person working on a laptop at a picnic table in the library park at night
Shingled commercial buildings along El Centro Street under a heavy sky
Brick arches and a bare bulb at Kaldi Coffee & Tea, near the South Pasadena Metro station
The Walking Man sculpture at the South Pasadena Metro station, seen from below against the clouds
Telephone pole and wires seen from directly below against storm clouds
Man with a waxed moustache in front of a moustached portrait during the Art Crawl
Portrait of Peter Wilson in profile
Guitarist in a hat crouched over his guitar, setting up for a set at the Art Crawl
Couple embracing beneath a large tree at the historic South Pasadena train stop
Schnauzer standing at a glass door, looking out
Schnauzer resting in an armchair beside a curtained window
Schnauzer reclining, head raised, reflected in a polished tabletop
Schnauzer sitting at attention facing the window, reflected in the tabletop below
Schnauzer at attention looking over its shoulder, reflected in the tabletop
The band Rover during sound check on the Rotary stage at the Art Crawl
Light pole and street sign seen from below against a dramatic sky
The Walking Man sculpture at the South Pasadena Metro station, full figure mid-stride
Two squirrels face to face on a sunlit wooden deck, wide view
Two squirrels touching noses on a wooden deck in hard light
Schnauzer in profile with a Stanford collar, a charcoal sketch on the wall behind
Woman with an umbrella crossing in front of the Aro building in hard light
Squirrel with its tail raised, looking back over its shoulder against black
Arched loggia with lit stained-glass windows behind the library’s great tree, in color
Looking through the windows of Villa Tacos at night
Indigenous dancer in full regalia performing a salutation outside Vroman’s Bookstore
Indigenous dancer with feathered headdress in motion outside Vroman’s Bookstore
Photographer at work in the doorway light at Sid the Cat Auditorium, the audience seated along the wall
Timber rafters and lanterns above a full house at Sid the Cat Auditorium
Wide view of the timber-trussed hall at Sid the Cat Auditorium during a performance
Squirrel stretched flat along a shingled roof peak, claws gripping the edge
Squirrel crouched on a roof peak, seen from below against black
Squirrel crouched on a roof peak with its head raised
Squirrel lying flat along a garage roof peak in the sun
Woman in a hat applying makeup at an outdoor table at Jones Coffee Roasters, near the Metro station
Woman in a hat applying makeup at Jones Coffee Roasters, closer crop
Solitary figure walking behind a column in the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit
Visitor reclining in silhouette against Van Gogh projections
Masked visitor looking up into the projections at the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit
Silhouetted visitors standing inside a projected Van Gogh landscape
Van Gogh’s self-portrait projected on the wall above visitor silhouettes
Four visitors in silhouette on a reflective floor in the Van Gogh exhibit
Visitors seated on the floor among the projected walls of the exhibit
Van Gogh’s almond blossoms projected around seated visitors
Dutch windmill sail and tower against a sky of broken cloud
Hay bales in a field before a row of farmhouses under a wide sky
Chocolatier shaping chocolate at the Lindt factory
Stone chess table set for play beneath tall windows in a Rhine castle
The Rhine and its wooded valley seen through a castle window
Looking up into a ribbed stone vault, sunlight bursting through a window
Medieval stone statue beside a tall stained-glass window
Glassblower shaping molten glass in the flame
Weathered barn rafters crossing overhead in hard light
Fresh snow caught in a tangle of branches
Row of snow-covered evergreens against a white winter sky
Young man in a plaid jacket on a snowy path, lights blurred behind him
Black swan in silhouette on shimmering, reflected water
Black swan with its neck curled into a loop against reflecting water
Two black swans on the water, one upended below the surface
Black swan with its neck curved down toward the water
Black swan drinking, its neck drawn into a tight arc
Black swan with neck extended, a drop of water falling from its beak against pure black
Black swan with its neck coiled into its body, feathers detailed against black
Extreme close-up of black swan wing and neck feathers
Black swan fully lit, neck extended down toward the water
Black swan in three-quarter profile against pure black, feathers lit dramatically
Black swan in full silhouette on high-contrast water
Black swan’s neck in silhouette, forming an arch against bright water
Upended black swan in silhouette on the bright surface
Black swan’s neck as a single calligraphic arc against blown-out water
Close abstract of a black swan’s neck loop against the water
Light patterns rippling across pool water
Reflected light flowing across the water surface in high contrast
Glowing rings of reflected light on dark water
Scattered reflections of light on dark water
A luminous network of light caustics on dark water
Flamingo eye watching from among its tucked body feathers
Lone flamingo touching the water with its beak
Flamingo on one leg, fluffing its feathers
Egret flying above a lone flamingo
Two flamingos, one reaching back to its body
Flamingo on one leg, twisting to scratch its beak
Two flamingos face to face
Egret flying above two flamingos
White wooden boat on water smoothed by a long exposure
Two boats reflected on calm water
Goose in silhouette on a balcony rail against a sunlit wall
Pond and palms reflected in the glass of a stairway
Figures in silhouette in the light-filled underground walkway at the National Gallery of Art
Stone passage in a Rhine castle, light falling through a small window at the end
Long exposure beneath the Santa Monica Pier, pilings receding in rows
Long hotel corridor receding into darkness, patterned runner underfoot
Figures walking the long skylit corridor of the Art Institute of Chicago, dark-toned edit
Buddha statue at the top of a long stone staircase, framed by a covered walkway at night
Long covered walkway lit at dusk, hedges framing the path
Railway tracks crossing a bridge and running toward forested mountains
Looking through a concrete doorway into a lit passage beyond
Woman walking down a corridor toward daylight at Sid the Cat Auditorium
Narrow hallway lined with framed pictures, light at the far end
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