I seek out the shimmering portals between Earth and Sky; the doorways for us to step through into the secrets of ancient and ever-present wisdom.
Carla Meeske’s Milky Way and starry night landscape photography captures the mystical connection of sacred land and infinite sky.
My mission is to bring the stars home into our consciousness, and our homes! We are beloved expressions of the Milky Way and the Cosmos, and these images capture the Spirit of our entire universe, known and unknown, seen and unseen. View these images with a dreaming eye and experience the loving presence of Spirit in our fabulous home. Earth, nestled in the Milky Way, one of a billion galaxies in our incredible cosmos.
Sacred Superstition
Sacred Superstition Mountains in the early Spring, when the Milky Way core is visible near dawn.
Saguaro Silence
Quiet nights and quiet stars indeed
Blueberry Moon
The Four Peaks bring the best magic, in the summer moon.
Sacred Peaks
Tall closeup of the single Ponderosa Pine, honoring the Sacred San Francisco Peaks. Sunset Crater, AZ
Anasazi Cliffs
Remember me, living in cliff edges and across the verdant valley. I see you here admiring my home.
Blessing Moon
The Blue Blessing Moon slides into dawn at my favorite park, Granite Mountain. Grace and beauty.
Ponderosa Sky
Andromeda swirls above a Ponderosa Pine’s regal crown. The White Mountains of Arizona are my special and Sacred ground.
San Juan Dreams
Shadow Dancer
Bartlett Starlight
In March, the Milky Way arches over the horizon right before dawn, her core shimmering with pink from nebulas and star nurseries. Bartlett Lake mirrors her light back, like a gentle song.
Bartlett Christmas
Night Queens
Fishing Cone
Superlative mirror of moon and earth’s eye
Midnight Watchman
The Watchman holds the South, protecting Zion Canyon and all her visitors. Thank you!
Misty Blue
Earth’s breath with cosmic starlight in Yellowstone
Watchman’s Wish
Wow! A streaking meteor and I got it! My wish came true. Now you can make your wish…
Me2
Me2 carries the torch for the U2 devoted, hoping to find the famous (and deceased) tree
Night Fight
Anza Borrega’s metals come alive at night
Cyclops Strikes
A meteoric delight in an Alabama Hills night
Moon Ring
A soft light make the moon just right!
Crested Moon
A perfect pair, full and curly
Cracked Clay
Living earth calls us into her skin
Lee Valley Alive
Superbloom explosion in a Death Valley Joshua field
Shamans connect the creative energy of the heavens with the nurturing spirit of Earth. Carla’s compassionate Spirit Guides lead her into the landscape, and delight as she gathers images that honor heaven and Earth. Earth and sky tell the stories of their mirroring life force, embodied in the land, the trees, the animals, and us! Carla gathers those stories from the Spirits of the Land as she photographs through long starry nights. Listen as you look deep into these images, and you will hear the stories too!
Shamanic guide offering healing and teaching modern shamanism for 25 years. Carla captures the beauty of nature, guided by the compassionate Spirits who walk with the earth and sky. Join her dreaming through these images, and in workshops she leads in person and on zoom.
Carla’s Magical Nightscapes express the mystical connection of Sacred Land with the Infinite Sky. View these portals with a dreaming eye, and experience the Spirit’s breath in you.
Shaman’s understand that the truth, beauty and wisdom of the sky is alive in our bones. We are expressions of this grace. Carla honors the Spirits of the land and asks their permission to make photographs. They respond by showing her a sign, like a pottery sherd on the ground that wasn’t there before – was it? As the sky casts to night and the stars come out, night sounds rise, and Carla sings with them. The whole world comes alive with the music and the dance. These images are treasures of our sacred living moment, mirrors of our souls and affirmations of our beauty. Cherish them as your own. Because the living treasures we see today can so easily be gone tomorrow.
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Trusty Friend
Matt’s 4 Runner, our trusty truck, celebrates the night at Bartlett Lake
Roosevelt Dawn
The blue hour entices us to remember the night, and celebrate the dawn.
Joshua Winter Celebration
Ancient Joshuas celebrate the wondrous Winter sky.
Náhookǫs Bi’ką’
The Big Dipper revolves around the North. Guiding our paths and our right intentions. Cameron AZ
Bumble Bee Ranch Cottage
Bumble Bee Ranch, home to our workshops. Sacred to so many tribes. Spiral above and below. Perfect.
Saguaro Sky
A single cactus with a creosote friend, hundreds of years together. Lighted by a single bulb. Thank you!
Healing prayers to the Milky Way
The Milky Way Spirals at my home in Scottsdale AZ. We connect through each Spiral Arm with walking prayer.
Venus Rising at Roosevelt Lake
Venus dazzles through the morning mist. Stars and water are liquid light.
Calm before the Canyon
Soft stars on the Colorado River, calm now, before the Grand Canyon awakens her power.
Slipping into the Canyon
Launching here at dawn, rafts carry explorers deep into themselves. The Colorado and the Grand Canyon – blood and bone. Lee’s Ferry AZ
Taller than the Trees
Sneaking out of camp with my Sony 6400, I was hooked! One of my first Milky Way images. Mogollon Rim AZ
Night Lights On
Bryce at predawn. Chilly and brilliant. We are so in love with you.
reconnect to the heavens
Step outside and experience the wonder. Connect to the Spirits through shamanic journeying. Bring it together with your own magical art.
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