It’s All a Blur: Deer Creek Fall
Do I have a favorite place to in the Grand Canyon? Difficult to say, but I definitely have a shortlist, and Deer Creek Fall is on it. Of course this beautiful waterfall is right on the river and far...
View ArticleYosemite for the First Time—Again
On Wednesday I made a quick trip to Yosemite to meet my (old and new) friends and fellow photography pros Don Smith and Ron Modra, plus Ron’s wife MB. Since I’d never met Ron and MB in person (though...
View ArticleNew Zealand Reflection
What a crazy life this is. Last month I was rafting the Grand Canyon in short pants and flip-flops, this month I’m bouncing around the New Zealand countryside in my warmest wool and down. Between...
View ArticleNew Zealand Beauty
I just returned from New Zealand, that remarkable upside-down world where water is clear, summer is winter, and today is yesterday (or maybe it’s the other way around). I’ve been visiting there for a...
View ArticleSmall Steps and Giant Leaps
The memory of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon has personal significance to me. To honor the 50th anniversary of that achievement, I’m sharing an updated version of my story, first posted five...
View ArticleI Just Have To Share This
I don’t usually write a brand new blog in the middle of a workshop, but I have to share last night’s experience August 7, 2019 Scanning the southern horizon from the view deck of Grand Canyon Lodge on...
View ArticleOne Fine Morning
Confession: 4:30 wake-ups aren’t my favorite part of being a landscape photographer. But honestly, the worst part of an early wake-up starts the instant the alarm goes off and lasts until I get out of...
View ArticleThanking My Stars (and Moon, and Lightning, and Rainbows, and…)
So lately I’ve been thinking about the things I photograph and why I photograph them. Then the other day, after boarding a plane following my recent Grand Canyon monsoon trip, I squeezed into my seat...
View ArticleEndless Possibilities
This picture from last February features two beautiful photographic phenomena, one with (literally) thousands of cameras trained on it, the other virtually ignored. You might be surprised to learn that...
View ArticleMonsoon Madness
Every August for the last seven years, good friend and fellow pro photographer Don Smith and I have done a Grand Canyon Monsoon photo workshop where we attempt to, among many other things, photograph...
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It’s About Time
Winter Glaze, Valley View, YosemiteSony a7RIIISony/Zeiss 24-70 f4.6 secondsF/16ISO 50 Among the many things I’m giving thanks for this Thanksgiving weekend is the return of rain and snow to California....
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2019 Highlights
Click to view slideshow. We’ve reached that time of year where everyone is compiling their Top 10 lists. I like retrospectives as much as the next person, but I’ve always resisted assembling these...
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Hunkered Down
Sand Like Glass, Bandon Beach Sunset, OregonSony a7RIIISony 16-35 GM1/30 secondF/18ISO 100 So how has your world been upended by the coronavirus? Fortunate for me, mine so far has been firmly pegged on...
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It’s in the Bag
Winter Storm, El Capitan in the Snow, YosemiteSony a7RIIISony 12-24 G1/20 secondsF/16ISO 50 Ready for some irony? One reason I switched from a Canon DSLR system to Sony Alpha mirrorless (about 5 1/2...
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Lenses: The Long and Short of it
Howling Dog at Sunset, Bandon Beach, OregonSony a7RIIISony 24-105 G1/50 secondsF/11ISO 100 I hope everyone is doing well. I’ve been sequestered at home since returning from Anchorage two weeks ago...
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Groundhog Day
Winter Reflection, El Capitan and Three Brothers, YosemiteSony a7RIIISony 12-24 G1/20 secondF/11ISO 100 Sitting down to write this blog, I looked at my watch and realized that if the world were normal,...
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Inside a Glacier
Blue Cathedral, Vatnajokull Glacier Crystal Ice Cave, Iceland Sony a7RIIISony 12-24 G1.3 secondsF/8ISO 800 When I was a kid, my family took a camping vacation to the Pacific Northwest. We packed our...
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New Zealand Sunset
Red Sunset, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand Sony a7RIIISony 24-105 G30 secondsF/9ISO 200 This morning, while going through unprocessed images looking for something to blog about, I came across this image...
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Resolution Revelation
Winter Sunset, Wanaka Willow Tree, New ZealandSony a7RIIISony 24-105 G30 secondsF/9ISO 200 For years I’ve been pleading with camera manufacturers to stop giving us more resolution, and instead...
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Creative Juices
Infinity, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (June 2019)Sony a7RIIISony 16-35 f/2.8 GM30 secondsF/8ISO 100 One of my favorite summer treats is the smoothie I whip up for lunch on hot days. I grab whatever fruit...
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