Julia Preminger

Dazzling October Catskill Mountain Landscapes

May 26 2022. I've been trying to learn more about the local forest—varieties of trees, fungi, and plants, and how they interact with each other. One of my favorite phenomena is new plants rooting and flourishing on decomposing trees. On my morning walk I came across a fallen hemlock carpeted with moss, sporting newly emerged Hemlock Reishi—Ganoderma tsugae also known as Hemlock Varnish Shelf. The fruiting fungi were joined by richly textured mosses, holding sporophytes high,

Scenes from the Month of March in the Catskill Mountains—a time of transition from winter to spring.

Beautiful light-filled image of a deer grazing on a spring morning in the Catskills by Julia Preminger Photography.