Plummet

Read The Story Buy A Print The Story Behind This Photograph: Taken at Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park on May 17th, 2017 In late May 2017 I spent a few days in Yosemite Valley and everything I’d heard about the waterfalls this year was true. There was water everywhere, the meadows were all flooded, […]
Sierra Waves

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Something Rumbly This Way Comes

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Cathedral Peak, Yosemite, June 12th, 2015 Scrambling around near the top of Medlicott Dome a few weeks back, I was in awe of the massive thunderclouds forming high above the Sierra. There were shafts of sunlight traversing the landscape, brilliantly spotlighting the granite mountains. I waited until a spotlight shone solely […]
Stronger of the Two

[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-3l3ctb’][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-347adr’][/av_heading] Taken from Medlicott Dome in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, on June 12th, 2015 Granite is pretty tough stuff. You can walk on it, climb on it, and drive steel spikes into it […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Where the Bullfrogs Jump from Bank to Bank

[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’10’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-4eaf5b’][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-2egwfz’][/av_heading] Taken at twilight along the Merced River in Yosemite Valley on April 24th, 2013 Not much to say about this image. Just enjoying a tranquil evening at one of my favorite spots in […]
Forest Yoga (Downward Dogwood / Sun Salutation)

[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’10’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-4krtuu’][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-2sr36e’][/av_heading] Taken in a grove of dogwood trees along Highway 120 in Yosemite National Park on October 20th, 2013 On the way home from an Eastern Sierra photography workshop in late October I drove […]