A Time of Change
![tunnel-view-yosemite-black-white](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tunnel-view-yosemite-black-white.jpg)
Taken in Yosemite Valley at Tunnel View on May 9th, 2013 Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park. In early May Yosemite was hit by a thunderstorm that involved, according to a local park photographer, the most intense downpour of the last 15 years. As I waited and watched the roads and parking lots turn to rivers, […]
Mythic
![Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite, Black and White](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bridalveil-falls-yosemite-black-white.jpg)
Taken at Tunnel View in Yosemite Valley on May 9th, 2013 Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park. In early May Yosemite was hit by a thunderstorm that involved, according to a local park photographer, the most intense downpour of the last 15 years. As I waited and watched the roads and parking lots turn to rivers, […]
Dome Light
![Thunderstorm above Half Dome at sunset, Yosemite Valley](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/half-dome-thunderstorm-sunset-e1368548482678.jpg)
Taken in Yosemite National Park on April 24th, 2013 In late April 2013 warm temperatures brought afternoon thunderheads to Yosemite a few days in a row. On this day they continued to build up throughout the afternoon and even dropped some rain on the valley for a few brief minutes. Luckily for all the photographers […]
Gates of Winter
![Yosemite Valley View Winter Sunrise](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/yosemite-valley-view-winter-sunrise.jpg)
Taken in Yosemite Valley at Valley View on December 29th, 2012 I was winter camping in Yosemite Valley. After a lovely snooze on a bed of snow, thermarests, and cozy blankets, I got up early on the morning of December 29th, 2012 to catch the sunrise. I drove to El Capitan meadow to assess the […]
Stanislaus National Forest Residency Photos
![Deadman Lake, Blue Canyon, Stanislaus National Forest](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/deadman-lake-blue-canyon.jpg)
In September, 2012 I was awarded an artist residency through the Stanislaus National Forest and 3 Forests Interpretive Association Artist in the Woods Program. After applying for the program and beating out a number of other applicants, I was given the opportunity to live and photograph in the Sierra High Country for two weeks (unfortunately reduced to […]
Minaret Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
![Sunrise at Minaret Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Eastern Sierra Nevada, California](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/minaret-lake-sunrise.jpg)
Taken at Minaret Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, Eastern Sierras, on October 6th, 2012 Although the previous night was cloudy, October 6th dawned clear as a bell, which helped the rich red tones of sunrise paint the granite spires of the Minarets in the Ansel Adams Wilderness near Mammoth Lakes, California.
Steps and Streaks
![Thousand Island Lake sunset, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Long Exposure Photo](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/thousand-island-lake.jpg)
Taken at Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, Eastern Sierras, on October 6th, 2012 A place of timeless beauty, Thousand Island Lake sits high up in the Sierra near Mammoth Lakes, California. In this shot I wanted to give a sense of the enduring wonder of the place so I included these ancient […]
Sky Island
![Thousand Island Lake sunset, Ansel Adams Wilderness](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/thousand-island-lake-ansel-adams-wilderness.jpg)
Taken at Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California on October 6th, 2012 Thousand Island Lake has always struck me as a magical place. A place of great and stark beauty where mountains soar and waters reflect the sky. And in the lake itself are dozens of tiny granite islets […]
Minaret Lake, Black and White
![Minaret Lake in black and white, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Eastern Sierra Nevada](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/minaret-lake-black-white.jpg)
Taken at Minaret Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, Eastern Sierras, on October 5th, 2012 The clouds were rushing overhead and a 30-second exposure created the streaks you see in this shot. The streaks in the foreground are yellow and purple mineral stripes through a green limestone.
Morning at Mt. Rainier
![Wildflowers along a stream in Mt. Rainier National Park](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mt-rainier-wildflowers.jpg)
Taken near Paradise, Mt. Rainier National Park, on September 5th, 2012 In early September 2012 I was in Seattle for a friend’s wedding. Since my birthday is also in early September and since the wildflower bloom was spectacular at Mt. Rainier in 2012, I decided to treat myself to a little birthday camping trip near […]
Southern Splendor
![Sealy Tarns, Mt. Sefton, and Mt. Cook, Aoraki National Park, South Island, New Zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sealy-tarns-mt-sefton-mt-cook-national-park-new-zealand-large1.jpg)
Taken from the Sealy Tarns in Mt. Cook / Aoraki National Park, New Zealand on April 26th, 2012 The trail description didn’t make it sound bad at all: “Track starts out gently then ascends steeply to the Sealy Tarns.” A pretty unassuming description. Glib, even. But I learned my lesson the hard way: in New […]
After Hours
![Hooker Lake, Mt. Cook National Park](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hooker-lake-mt-cook.jpg)
Taken in Mt. Cook / Aoraki National Park on April 25th, 2012 Even though my legs were as stiff as iron from standing in this glacial lake for the previous 40 minutes and I needed to warm up, I couldn’t resist this amazing view. As dusk grew deeper the pinkish tones of sunset faded to […]