Aloe Polyphylla

Spiral Aloe, aloe polyphylla, Lesotho, South Africa

Taken in the village of Malealea, Lesotho, on August 25th, 2008 Aloe plants are found all over the world but none of them can quite match the geometric precision achieved by the spiral aloe, which is native to the highlands and Drakensberg Mountains of Lesotho and South Africa. I found this excellent specimen in the […]

Karoo Creation

Thunder clouds and god beams in the Great Karoo Desert, South Africa

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Calla Lily

Calla Lily, Robben Island, South Africa

Taken on Robben Island, South Africa, on August 14th, 2008 Robben Island is well known as the political prison which held Nelson Mandela for many years until his release in 1990. Now a tourist spot and protected area, Robben Island is home to many members of nature’s kingdom, including rabbits, deer, penguins, and the Calla […]

Calla Lilies

Calla Lilies, Robben Island, South Africa

Taken on Robben Island, South Africa, on August 14th, 2008 Robben Island is well known as the political prison which held Nelson Mandela for many years until his release in 1990. Now a tourist spot and protected area, Robben Island is home to many members of nature’s kingdom, including rabbits, deer, penguins, and the Calla […]

Banner Peak over Garnet Lake

Banner Peak over Garnet Lake, John Muir Trail, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Read The Story Buy A Print The Story Behind This Photograph: Taken at Garnet Lake beneath Banner Peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness on July 27th, 2008 Sometimes it’s difficult to imagine how beautiful certain places on the planet can be. Garnet Lake in the high Sierra, with its clear, clean waters, pond-studded granite peninsulas, […]

Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak on a Summer Morning

Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Eastern Sierra

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The Art of Nature Photography

Is nature photography an art form? If you asked that question among the photographic community, I believe you’d get an unequivocal “YES!” as an answer. That nature photography is a form of art is something the I and many other photographers believe fully. But what if you asked that question among the general public? Or […]

Photo safari to South Africa

From August 8th through September 15th I’ll be cruising around South Africa.  Should be coming home with some great shots.

Thank God It’s Friday

Lunada Bay sunset, Palos Verde Peninsula, Los Angeles seascape

Taken at Lunada Bay, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles, California on May 23rd, 2008 On the afternoon of Friday the 23rd, I observed that the sky above Los Angeles was unusually full of layer upon layer of differently-textured clouds. Knowing the sunset could be spectacular, I drove to the Palos Verdes peninsula and hugged the […]

No more unmatted/unframed prints

In order to maintain a higher standard of professionalism for my customers, I will no longer be selling stand-alone prints. From now on, all prints will come hand-signed, matted, and mounted.

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Come one, come all! The grand opening of Joshua Cripps Photography is now under way. To celebrate this occasion, all photos are 10% off normal price. So head to the site and start shopping!

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