Nicolle Goldman’s Casual Amusement

Hey everybody—if you met a woman who has traveled to 55 countries photographing everything from giant tortoises to tigers to wildebeests to zebras to polar bears to exotic people and cultures on every continent, would you think she’s found her calling? As Nicolle Goldman clicked through a few of her (literally) 200,000 jaw-dropping wildlife and cultural photographs, I was stunned. “Nicolle,” I gasped, “you are a master photographer!” She tilted her pretty head, looking puzzled. “Have you published them?” I asked. “Naw…” she said, yawning, “I just store them digitally. My husband and I like to go on photography tours—for our own amusement. My real passion is writing.”

I’m still stunned. Maybe some rare people simply have so many creative gifts, they must let one or two fall by the wayside. All I know is, Nicolle’s photography took my breath away. If she opened a gallery, I would be first in line. Go figure!