Morning Light at Cannon Beach: Capturing Oregon's Sea Stacks
A look back at a first visit to Cannon Beach, Oregon—where golden morning light and a perfectly placed seagull combined for a decisive coastal frame.
Mt. Shasta from Weed
“But here's the genius of it: the archway, designed to be seen from the road, does something incredible”
The Dramatic Beauty of a Tulip Past Its’ Prime
“There’s something about a flower just past its prime that feels a lot more honest. It’s got that "I just woke up and haven't had coffee" energy. “
Confessions from the End of the Jetty, Borlänge, Sweden
“I remember distinctly the crushing weight of the solitude. Not a sad solitude, but the kind where your brain momentarily glitches and thinks, "Am I the only thing left?" That’s the feeling I wanted to photograph.”
Photographing the California Coastline: The Magic of Battery Point Lighthouse
The sky, though. It was giving me "50 Shades of Grey's-about-to-rain" moodiness, but you know what? It worked. The dramatic clouds actually made the bright pink ground and the white lighthouse pop even more.
A Portal to the Past
“I found this beauty tucked into the stone folds of the castle complex. Look at that ironwork! The blacksmith clearly had a thing for "S" curves…”
Desert Prism
What began as a soft glow suddenly fractured. It wasn't just one sun. Shimmering symmetrically on either side, painted with subtle spectral golds and pale blues, were two clear, unmistakable sundogs—a phenomenon known as parhelia. The ice crystals were bending the light like a prism, giving the desert a triple-sun canopy.
Georgia O’Keeffe’s ‘Silent People’: The Caprock Column of Ghost Ranch
They call formations like this the ‘Silent People.’ I’m not sure if it’s more eerie or comforting, but standing on this trail, surrounded by these towering, eroded figures, you definitely get the sense that you are being watched by something ancient.
Capturing the Scale of Yosemite’s Grizzly Giant
Capturing this image required me to practically lay flat on the pine needles, much to the amusement, I’m sure, of the tourists passing by.
Chasing the Bandon "Keyhole"
At exactly 5:42 PM, it happened. The "heavy" clouds didn't vanish, but they fractured.
A narrow slit opened right at the horizon line, and the sun poured through like molten gold. For five minutes, the world turned into a high-contrast dream. The sea stacks, which had looked like dull gray monoliths all day, suddenly became towering guardians of light.
Finding the Magic in Yosemite Valley’s Morning Mist
Then, right on cue, Half Dome catches the light of the rising sun. It’s a weirdly bright, glowing contrast to the dark, damp, enshrouded trees below.
1,500 Light Years from My Backyard
Dominating the center-left is the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024), glowing with a distinctive golden-orange hue and bisected by dark, jagged dust lanes that resemble a flickering campfire in space. Just below it, a long, vertical curtain of red emission nebula stretches across the frame, silhouetting the iconic, small dark notch of the Horsehead Nebula near its center.
Church Rock Sandstone Butte in Winter
Church Rock rises from the red dust like a quiet sentinel as I roll on highway 191 into southern Utah
Big Sur Coast and the Rocky Creek Bridge
This shot captures the warm golden hour light hitting the parabolic arch, highlighting the architectural elegance that has defined the California Central Coast for nearly a century.
Tree of Light, Stone of Time
Golden cottonwoods line the winding Rio Grande near Fort Davis, Texas, their yellow leaves bright against the dark basalt cliffs and volcanic ridges rising behind them, a stark contrast to the soft foliage. Sunlight through the leaves makes dappled reflections on river pools and wet sand. Weathered lava flows, columnar basalt, and wind‑sculpted talus show the area’s volcanic past, while sparse desert scrub fills the foreground. The scene—cottonwood riverbank, basalt cliffs, arid scrub, and wide high‑desert light at golden hour—feels timeless and solitary. Ideal for fine art prints and large wall art, it will appeal to collectors of Fort Davis and West Texas landscapes.
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