Thanking My Stars (and Moon, and Lightning, and Rainbows, and…)
So lately I’ve been thinking about the things I photograph and why I photograph them. Then the other day, after boarding a plane following my recent Grand Canyon monsoon trip, I squeezed into my seat...
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On an impossibly balmy summer evening, this year’s first Grand Canyon Monsoon workshop group waited at Cape Royal (with more hope than optimism) for the Milky Way. We’d just photographed a beautiful...
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Every August for the last seven years, good friend and fellow pro photographer Don Smith and I have done a Grand Canyon Monsoon photo workshop where we attempt to, among many other things, photograph...
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More Monsoon Magic
Lightning V, Grand CanyonSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/10 secondF/8ISO 160 Greetings from the Grand Canyon. It’s pretty hard to post a blog in the middle of a workshop, and downright near impossible when...
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Frozen in Time
Lightning Strike, Brahma Temple, Grand Canyon Sony a7RIV Sony 24-105 G 1/4 second F/8 ISO 250 I’ve always been intrigued by still photos’ ability to reveal aspects of the natural world that are missed...
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In a Fog
Morning Glory, Point Imperial Sunstar, Grand CanyonSony 𝛂1Sony 24-105 G.6 secondsF/20ISO 100 Born and raised in California, my relationship with fog is both long and complex. I spent the first 12 years...
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Watch Your Back
Day’s End, Cape Royal, Grand CanyonSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 100f/131/13 seconds Landscape images can be divided into two categories: the right place at the right time images, and the “Hey, look...
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Back to the Future
Electric Rainbow, Walhalla Overlook, Grand CanyonSony a7RIISony/Zeiss 24-70 f41/6 secondsF/9ISO 200 I’m coming to the end of a (much appreciated) break in my workshop schedule that has allowed me to...
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Grand Canyon Lightning 2024: Part 1
Fire in the Hole, Grand Canyon LightningSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 50f/181/6 second Back at it—the chase is on Every year I schedule one or two (and one time three) photo workshops for the peak...
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Grand Canyon Lightning 2024: Part 2
Bent, Grand Canyon LightningSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 50f/181/6 second When I returned from my Grand Canyon Monsoon photo workshop earlier this month, I was so excited about this year’s last-day...
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