Last November, I embarked on a solo journey to Yosemite Valley, my annual pilgrimage. As a landscape photographer, life is simplified in Yosemite: a cycle of scouting, shooting, and resting. Resting among granite titans is a glory that borders on blessedness. Same cycle, different details I arrive, set up camp, and do it fast, I’mContinue reading “Yosemite Valley: Landscape Photography”
Category Archives: Landscapes
Moulton Barn in the Grand Tetons
My family and I are back from a road trip that saw us from the Ruby Mountains in Nevada, through the Wasatch range in Utah, to the Bridger-Teton Forest in Wyoming. This is an image of the famous Moulton Barn on Mormon Row, which sits at the feet of the Grand Tetons. I arrived atContinue reading “Moulton Barn in the Grand Tetons”
Sunset in Costa Rica
When I’m not photographing kids, teens, families, and business professionals in the Bay Area, I’m often traveling or dreaming of travel, especially road trips. During holiday break, I was in Costa Rica with my family. I didn’t do a lot of photography, surprisingly, and really only worked one scene, and even then I was aContinue reading “Sunset in Costa Rica”
Travel and Landscape Photography
“My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.” That’s national treasure Steve McCurry riffing on the desire to explore and notice the world. When I grow up, I want to be a travel and landscape photographer. Till then, I’ll hone my craft and dream ofContinue reading “Travel and Landscape Photography”
Kolob Terrace, Virgin, UT
The Kolob Terrace in Virgin, Utah abuts Zion National Park. The terrace is ideally situated to minimize tourists and maximize compositions on the eastern horizon at twilight. Although this image isn’t as dramatic as Double Rainbow, I’m personally convinced it’s superior. It’s sharper, cleaner, wider, and more holistic. Maybe better integrated is the right phrase.Continue reading “Kolob Terrace, Virgin, UT”