Barak Bruerd » America

Red River Gorge, KY

Barak — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:34:27 +0000

“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” ~ Aldo Leopold

Mountain Glade

Barak — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:06:53 +0000

5:30 am start up a 2,800 ascent and what would become a 14-mile race against the clock. Pausing at this glade on the trail my brother and I failed to realize we were heading down the wrong side of the mountain… which meant we would be coming back through here about 45 minutes later. Brilliant eh? Our 14-mile run ended in a 3hr, class 5 white water rafting trip followed by 18 holes of put-put golf followed by a 5hr drive home arriving at 4am in the morning. Yeah, we were intent on packing it all in on the last day.

Hypnotic

Barak — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:03:09 +0000

A storm on our Smokies vacation swept through and knocked out electricity for 6 hours. It’s always fascinated me how a loss of electricity takes the busy, largely antisocial atmosphere of modern American homes and magically transforms it into an intimate gathering of family who take pleasure of a cup of coffee around candles, and engage in relational conversation. Sometime I wish the power would go out more often. Araella, normally scared of the dark, became distracted with a spinning-light-up-toy and I captured this shot.

End of the Trail

Barak — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:59:34 +0000

Cheekwood

Barak — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:20:03 +0000

Really, it’s not intended to be a pun. I took this photo of Tara at a historic estate outside of Nashvilla called Cheekwood. Beautiful post-civil war home with botanical gardens.

Father-Daughter Dance

Barak — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:35:31 +0000

Wedding photography is not something I do per se, but thus was at a family wedding and was not the main photographer (thankfully – too much pressure). But I captures a few good photos like the father-daughter dance.

Goldilocks

Barak — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:29:31 +0000

Araella all gussied up for a wedding. Gussied? I’ve been in TN way too long.

Nashville Sounds Game

Barak — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:19:16 +0000

Flower Picking

Barak — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:16:29 +0000

Ocean Breeze

Barak — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:56:20 +0000