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Photographer Captures Nature's Patterns in New Book

4/1/2026

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Jon McCormack, a photographer and conservationist, found inspiration in nature during the COVID-19 pandemic in California.
He visited Asilomar State Beach, where tide, light, and rock formed transient patterns that deepened his interest.
McCormack began focusing on photographing nature's patterns.
His book Patterns: Art of the Natural World collects images from microorganisms to mountain ranges and includes essays by David George Haskell, Wade Davis, and Sylvia Earle.

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Story summary

Jon McCormack, a photographer and conservationist, found inspiration in nature during the COVID-19 pandemic in California.
He visited Asilomar State Beach, where tide, light, and rock formed transient patterns that deepened his interest.
McCormack began focusing on photographing nature's patterns.
His book Patterns: Art of the Natural World collects images from microorganisms to mountain ranges and includes essays by David George Haskell, Wade Davis, and Sylvia Earle.