This week is a photo of one of some ghostly-looking and feeling waves and light from a fun stormy day on the coast earlier this year. There are several things I cover in this journal post, including your chance to vote on the name! View it large and read more about it here! I wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season. With my wife and girls on Christmas break, I will be spending less time in my office through the rest of the year, which means a pause on the Photo of the Week posts until sometime in January. Thank you for joining me in these more frequent posts; I hope you have been enjoying them. |
Pacific Northwest-based photographer mainly focused on nature-related work. Founding team member of the collective known as Photo Cascadia. I run a number of workshops and tours each year along with occasional writing.
"Sharpened" In early February I took the long drive down to Death Valley for personal photography and lead a workshop. All prior trips to DV involved getting on a plane. I wanted my own rig this time after the 2025 rental breakdown fiasco, even though I knew it was unlikely to happen again. The drive while being two-full-days behind the wheel is pleasant if you enjoy plenty of open highway with few services. From photographing the not often seen Lake Manly a mile above to finding fascinating...
"Canyon Flames" It's a little later than usual for me to get out my rewind blog post for the prior year yet I carved out time to make it happen. Even today in late January it feels like the year is still just getting started being only 6% through, despite being well past wishing folks Happy New Year. It was nice to slow down during the holidays and enjoy time with family and friends. I hope all of you were able to as well. I am likely in the minority not dreading the darkness coming early and...
"Cloud Shifts" Fall, the season filled with vibrant foliage and mild temperatures across much of the U.S. While those warm tones are nice, I find myself even more excited for the cool crisp air that comes with the change of seasons. If you’re lucky, you can chase fall color for months, beginning in Alaska in late August and following it all the way down to Arizona by November, basically “falling south” for fall. Although I didn’t travel to that extent, I was fortunate to enjoy a fairly wide...