Should I or shouldn’t I?
I get a lot of questions in the field during a photo workshop, but about 80% of them are some version of, “Should I do it this way or that way?”: “Should I use a polarizer (or not)?” “Should I shoot...
View ArticleSomething’s Burning
Sun and Smoke, Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon Sony a7RIII Sony 100-400 GM Sony 2x teleconverter ISO 200 f/11 1/50 second Tom Petty has a line that goes, “Most of the things I worry about, never...
View ArticleStop Being So Negative!
Lightning (at a safe distance) is pretty cool. It has always fascinated me, partly for the ephemeral power that can explode a tree and disappear before my brain can register its existence, but also...
View ArticleAddition by Subraction
Sometimes making a good photo is as much about what you leave out as it is about what you put in. The downfall of many images, both mine and others’, is the inclusion of too much visual...
View ArticleThe Shocking Truth About Lightning
Every year for the last 10 (or so) years I’ve traveled to the Grand Canyon during the Southwest summer monsoon to photograph lightning. Not only have I captured hundreds of lightning strikes and lived...
View ArticleChasing Rainbows
The annual Grand Canyon monsoon is known for its spectacular electrical storms, but let’s not forget the rainbows that often punctuate these storms. A rainbow requires rain, sunlight, and the right...
View ArticleI Just Have To Share This
I don’t usually write a brand new blog in the middle of a workshop, but I have to share last night’s experience August 7, 2019 Scanning the southern horizon from the view deck of Grand Canyon Lodge on...
View ArticleThanking 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...
View ArticleGrand Canyon After Dark
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...
View ArticleMonsoon Madness
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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