if everything happens that can't be done
E. E. Cummings

if everything happens that can't be done
(and anything's righter
than books
could plan)
the stupidest teacher will almost guess
(with a run
skip
around we go yes)
there's nothing as something as one

one hasn't a why or because or although
(and buds know better
than books
don't grow)
one's anything old being everything new
(with a what
which
around we come who)
one's everyanything so

so world is a leaf so tree is a bough
(and birds sing sweeter
than books
tell how)
so here is away and so your is a my
(with a down
up
around again fly)
forever was never till now

now i love you and you love me
(and books are shuter
than books
can be)
and deep in the high that does nothing but fall
(with a shout
each
around we go all)
there's somebody calling who's we

we're anything brighter than even the sun
(we're everything greater
than books
might mean)
we're everyanything more than believe
(with a spin
leap
we're alive)
we're wonderful one times one

One times One is a collection of poems written by E.E. Cummings, first published in 1944, and part of a line from the poem if everything happens that can't be done. For various reasons, it has special meaning to my wife and me and so was chosen as the name of this website. The complete poem is in the box on the left.

Mathematics has played a central role in my life. As a high school student it was the rich simplicity of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, connecting two apparently different problems in a beautifully thin thread, that first attracted me to math. This theorem says that differentiation (finding the slope of a line tangent to a curve) and integration (computing the area under a curve) are two sides of the same coin. As such, the logo is a mathematical analogue to E.E. Cummings' poem.

This site is intended to be mainly a photography site to show some of the many photos I have taken over the last few years. Many of the photos were taken out in the wilderness in Washington State, but quite a few are from other parts of the world and many are in non-wilderness settings. It will be updated when time presents itself to rummage through another roll of long lost photos.

Almost all of the photos on this site have had minimal editing in Photoshop and are faithful representations of what was originally captured by the camera. A few have had more extensive modifications; these are noted in the accompanying information where appropriate. The photographs on this site are copyright Matthew Peters; unauthorized use prohibited.

You can contact us through e-mail at the address below (you will have to type the address into your e-mail client; this is intended to help prevent spam). Comments and feedback are always appreciated.

Matthew Peters
Seattle, WA