Mongolomites

Matacancha, Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru,

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Matacancha, Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru,  September 1st, 2014 Breathe deeply and take small steps. That’s the best advice I could give anyone who wants to undertake serious trekking at altitude. But it turns out to work for pretty much any challenge you’re facing. This shot is from the gobsmacking Cordillera […]

The Mountain Cradle

Lake Marian, Fiordland, New Zealand, May 17th, 2015

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken in Lake Marian, Fiordland, New Zealand, May 17th, 2015 My last day in New Zealand was surely one of the most beautiful days of my life. A friend and I booked a scenic flight from Queenstown to Milford Sound and while the flightseeing company wasn’t sure we’d make it […]

A Hot Knife

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Monkey Creek, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, May 16th, 2015 For a number of reasons Monkey Creek is one of my favorite stopping points along the Milford Road, not least of which is this fantastic view of Mt. Talbot the location provides. View more New Zealand photos

You Are Invited

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken in Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, April 18th, 2015 Well so much for relaxing. After completing two somewhat intense circuits of the southern South Island of New Zealand I was feeling jazzed up to wind down. I arrived in Wanaka with the plan to do absolutely nothing for a few […]

Going For Broke

Mt. Pembroke, New Zealand, May 15th, 2015

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, May 15th, 2015 Any time you’re in Milford Sound it’s already a good day. But when it’s warm, calm, there are no sandflies, and the clouds open up to let this kind of light in, it’s a great one. Mt. Pembroke […]

Mountainade

Mt Sefton, New Zealand, April 12th, 2015

Read The Story Buy A Print The Story Behind This Photograph: Taken at Mt Sefton, New Zealand, April 12th, 2015 When life gives you glacier-capped mountains make glacier-capped mountainade. Buy A Print Of This Photo Comments On This Photo

The Looking Glass

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, March 22nd, 2015 Can you ever get tired of this tree? View more New Zealand photos

Between a Rock and a Starred Place

Aeolian-Buttes, Sierra Nevada, California, October 9th, 2015

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Aeolian Buttes, Sierra Nevada, California, October 9th, 2015 Previously I’d scouted these amazing, huge boulders south of Mono Lake and realized that in early October the Milky Way would be visible exactly between them. On a Friday in early October, 2015 the forecast called for clear skies so […]

Shimmer

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Mono Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, October 12th, 2015 Mono Lake exudes a special quality of light. Even the clearest of sunsets there exhibits a magical shimmer. View more Sierra Nevada photos

The Squeeze

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at the Hooker River, Aoraki Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand on March 26th, 2015 Aoraki Mt Cook National Park is a place of superlative beauty: 3,000+ meter peaks like Mt Sefton and Aoraki Mt Cook, huge glaciers that fill valleys and hang off cliffs, rushing rivers of […]

Expectation

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Cerro Castillo National Reserve, Patagonia, Chile on February 15th, 2016 Early on in my photography career I was all about labels. “I’m a wide-angle, color, magic-hour photographer,” I’d say. And if conditions didn’t fit into my neat little labels, well then I didn’t take a picture. But […]

UFO – Unbelievable Flying Object

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Cerro Castillo National Reserve, Patagonia, Chile on February 14th, 2016 UFO = Unbelievable Flying Object View more Chile photos

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