Get Inspired: Jeff Luker Photography

Photos by Jeff Luker

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, photographer Jeff Luker is certainly on his way toward writing the next great American novel. A brief interview at an old job was my introduction to his ethereal take on our own backyard—if his work isn't the kick in the pants you need to get up and explore this great, big, beautiful slab of rock we call home, I'm not sure what is.

"I love the outdoors and have much to say, but I thought I'd share one of my favorite quotes by environmentalist Edward Abbey:

'It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it's still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely, mysterious, and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to the body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much; I promise you this one sweet victory over enemies, over those desk-bound men and women with their hearts in a safe deposit box, and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: You will outlive the bastards."' —Jeff Luker

Thanks for sharing your work with Dirtbag Darling, Jeff! We love you!