Multi-talented Freeman Patterson’s latest collection of photos, taken in an abandoned diamond mining town in Namibia, Africa, is sheer magic. The subtle shades of golden images of sand, walls, and open doorways in Odysseys: Meditations and Thoughts for a Life’s Journey pile up until they become an embarrassment of riches in a setting of utter desolation, deterioration, and abandonment. It’s like walking into a field of buried treasure, where, at every turn, you encounter scenes of such stunning beauty that they dazzle the senses and confound the mind. Contemplating their meaning could take a lifetime. The photos are so sensual that the viewer is profoundly affected by looking at them. Patterson’s prose is as his photos. He’s a man with vision and a keen eye for beauty. He quotes William Blake – “seeing the world in a grain of sand.” One suspects perhaps the prescient Blake had Patterson in mind when he wrote that.