Transmission
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-3nlshy’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2g6v2e’][/av_heading] Taken at Mono Lake South Tufa on February 13th, 2015 Night photography provides a wonderful opportunity for contemplation. You are more likely to be waiting for an exposure to finish than be actively […]
Helter Skeletons
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-4dy0a0′][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2jfgko’][/av_heading] Taken along the Merced River near Housekeeping Camp in Yosemite National Park on January 31st, 2015 In late January I was leading a 1-on-1 photography lesson for Holly, a client from the UK […]
Wishful Thinking
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-49e1hq’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2zygbi’][/av_heading] Taken at Cathedral Peak in Yosemite National Park on May 3rd, 2014 The winter of 2013-2014 was the driest on record for California, and the resulting Sierra snowpack was pitiful at best. Still, […]
Wet Feet
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-3ry94v’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2zvvof’][/av_heading] Taken in the Pioneer Basin in the John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada mountains, California on July 11th, 2014 One of the highlights of my 2014 summer was a 5-day solo backpacking trip I […]
Still Waters Run Deep
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-dayag’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2ijilk’][/av_heading] Taken near the Parsons Memorial Lodge in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park on September 21st, 2014 The Tuolumne Meadows run for 10 miles through the Yosemite high country. And along that entire stretch […]
Purple Mountain Majesties
Read The Story Buy A Print The Story Behind This Photograph: Taken in the Pioneer Basin, Sierra Nevada mountains, California, on July 11th, 2014 When you think about what drives you you can come to some pretty funny conclusions. Like photography, for example. Did I really just drag my weary ass 10 miles over thousands […]
Cooling Down
Read The Story Buy A Print The Story Behind This Photograph: Taken on a five-day backpacking trip to the Pioneer Basin in the high Sierra Nevada mountains, California, on July 11th, 2014 Did you know that photography is just like exercise? I found that out myself a few weeks back while on a 5-day backpacking […]
Sparkle
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-3rudup’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2wcc8h’][/av_heading] Taken from frozen Upper Cathedral Leak near Cathedral Peak in Yosemite National Park on May 2nd, 2014. After slogging through four miles of slushy snow I reached Upper Cathedral Lake just after sunset. […]
A Cold Day in Church
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-hcp14′][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-9tcig’][/av_heading] Taken from a granite outcropping overlooking Cathedral Peak, Yosemite National Park, on May 3rd, 2014 On the first day Tioga Pass opened this year I found myself loading up a bear canister with […]
In the Moment
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-4crk18′][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-305q7g’][/av_heading] Taken in the oak savanna near Table Mountain in Jamestown, California, on April 26th, 2014 Photographers are often preoccupied by moments. We spend our days hunting for compositions and aligning elements so that […]
Into the Sky
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-46j5bm’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-79m0y’][/av_heading] Taken in the Cottonball Basin, Death Valley National Park, on November 15th, 2012 This is not a complicated photo. There are no grandiose snow-capped mountains in the distance. There are no auroras in […]
Moonstruck
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-49e8pv’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2ap0mr’][/av_heading] Taken from halfway up the 4 Mile trail in Yosemite Valley on April 13th, 2014 The Yosemite Falls Moonbow is one of those rare visual phenomena that attracts visitors and photographers from around […]