Be aware of weaponized narratives

Cloudy skies hung over the bright green forest, which itself emanated a nebulous mist, inviting us onward. Spring in Idaho is not a warm time, and the crisp winds made me glad that we were going to a hot

Last June Dave Matthews Band released their ninth studio album, Come Tomorrow. It is always a delight to listen to a new Dave album, as few in the industry so consistently produce such top notch music.

History unfolds before our eyes.  Our world is evolving so rapidly that we can literally watch the show as if in live time.  We are not just spectators either.  We are actors on this great

In the southwest corner of Utah, the high plateau desert begins to drop off into a series of dramatic canyons, the rivers cutting curvy trenches through easily eroded sandstone, forming slot canyons like

Brett is my oldest friend. I’ve known him for as far back as my memories go. Growing up in San Antonio, going to church, spending the night at each other’s houses. The best you can hope for in the suburban

Austin sure has changed since I first started visiting in the nineties.  The skyline has gone from moderate small town to sparkling glass towers.  The population has doubled, and congruent expansion

I grew up in San Antonio, Texas.  My family still lives in south Texas, so I get back fairly often.  It's been many years since I did a downtown walk through San Antonio, so my urban photography

Another one of my favorite places in the world is Switzerland.  The clear cold waters of the fast moving rivers, or the deep greenish blues from the glacial sediments surrounded by high forested

One of the coolest places I have seen in the world is in the jungles of South America, where the Iguazu River serves as a border between Argentina and Brazil.  A few miles upstream of the town Puerto

A poem by Eric McCool, written sometime around 2004 In my lungs is my laughter, in the clouds are my tears. In these words is my meaning, but they soon disappear  All around me are vibrations that

Lima is a huge city.  I spent several days walking around the bustling streets, dodging the crazy rush of honking taxis and marveling at the many brightly painted old churches and buildings.  I

Montreal is a beautiful city.  I spent only a short amount of time there, but I managed to get downtown for a nice urban photography walk, right around sunset.  Like Denver, Montreal is quite

Art is such a precious thing, and never before has the world been so supportive of artists as it is today.  Not that this makes it any easier for individual artists to make a living through their

I have photographed Denver a few times on previous visits, but on my last visit I took a walk through downtown at night, and I quickly concluded that Denver is one of the most photogenic cities for nighttime

I spend a great deal of time traveling, and when I visit a city, I usually go for walks through the urban center.  I have long been interested in urban photography, and lately I've been taking greater

Hello my friends.   I am Eric McCool.  I am an adventurer, a philosopher, an explorer, and an author.  I am also a permaculturist and an agorist, concepts that, when combined, amount to