Mark Dahle Portfolios can be read in a few minutes and then enjoyed for a lifetime. Thought-provoking and beautiful, they feature an unusual combination of compelling photographs, brilliant paintings and deceptively simple text.

This portfolio includes:

a colorful abstract painting twenty-five great industrial photos of Ketchikan, Alaska a commentary about how connected people and animals are

From the book: One night about 3 a.m., I awoke to the sound of the robin’s distress call. I made up my mind not to get up. I wanted to sleep. It couldn’t be that bad. Besides, it was 3 a.m.