Spirit Chasers

For over three decades, Don Carson and Susan Murphy traveled together across the deserts, canyons, rivers, and redwood forests of the American West. What emerged from these journeys is a rare collaboration of movement and stillness, earth and spirit, tangible presence and ephemeral imagery.

Spirit Chasers is a poetic, visual meditation on time, embodiment, and connection. Don’s in-camera photography—crafted before the age of digital editing—is inventive, surprising, and often quietly humorous. Susan, a pioneer in aerial dance, brings her practice into wild landscapes, partnering with rock, water, trees, and light. With Susan’s journal reflections accompanying Don’s photographs, this  husband and wife team takes us deeply into the awe inspiring images of these wild natural places.