PATTERNS

Born in the stillness of the pandemic’s early days, this book traces a journey from a single rocky shoreline in Northern California to wild places across the globe, united by one pursuit: the quiet patterns hidden in nature. What began as evening walks along a beach evolved into a practice of looking deeper, discovering miniature mountain ranges in stones, mirrored textures in ice and desert, and echoes between the cellular and the cosmic. From Arctic ice caves to East African salt lakes, these photographs reveal the recurring geometries and rhythms that connect all things—the fingerprints left by wind, water, fire, and time. Part travelogue, part meditation, this book invites us to slow down and see the Earth anew: not just as scenery, but as story.

Selected Press Coverage

National Geographic: In praise of nature’s spinning, spiraling patterns

The Times: Mapping Mother Nature: Earth’s intricate patterns caught on camera

Peta Pixel: ‘Patterns’ Is a Photographic Celebration of Nature’s Rhythms

Them Frames: The Apple Engineer Changing the Way You See Nature

Urgent Matter: Photographer Jon McCormack’s new book explores patterns found in nature

Amateur Photographer: You won’t believe these incredible nature photographs …

Frames Magazine: Extraordinary & Beautiful, Necessary & Good

The Art of Photography Podcast: When He’s Not Working on the iPhone…

The New Scientist: Dynamic patterns of the natural world

Wildeye Magazine: Harnessing Patterns for Conservation

Feature Shoot: Jon McCormack’s Stunning Nature Photobook
Reveals Hidden Geometry Across the Planet

Parley TV: In Focus – Jon McCormack