A life of stories told with words and images
Provence Reflections
Provence Reflections touches on the art and artists, history, folklore, and sights and sounds of the south of France. Not a travel guide, the book gives a wildly different view of this wonderful tourist region as seen through the Dave Donelson's photographs, paintings, drawings, prose, and poetry.
A journal is a journey. In this case, my journey through a tumultuous year recorded day by day in words and pictures. The journey begins in the Summer of 2020 as a deadly pandemic kills millions of people around the world and one of the most portentous Presidential election campaigns in American history builds to a climax with unimaginable consequences. The journey ends in the Spring of 2021. Over the year, I become a different person, as all journeys change those who undertake them.
About Dave Donelson
My careers as a broadcaster, entrepreneur, and writer have taken me from the jungles of Australia’s Cape York Peninsula to the minarets of Riyadh. I’ve climbed the spire of the Empire State Building, floated the Usumacinta River to the Mayan ruins at Piedras Negras in Guatemala, and photographed the tree-climbing lions and mountain gorillas of Uganda. I've also played and written about golf everywhere from Pebble Beach to Casablanca. Since 1999, I have been a full time freelance writer, artist, and photographer. I published many books of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and poetry. My work has appeared in dozens of national and regional print and online publications and I have some three million words in print.