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Hiraeth
Released February 2020
As I struggled to title this image I focused on a feeling that the cottonwoods were huddled against encroaching darkness, gathering in every last bit of light before it was gone. Taken in Ahwahnee Meadow, I contemplated the plight of the natives that were ousted from the valley after its discovery by white miners in the mid-nineteenth century, and how the Ahwanechee repeatedly sought to return to their home until they were nearly wiped out by a neighboring tribe, with whom they had taken refuge but also stole horses from to make the journey back to the valley once again.
Per Wikipedia: "Hiraeth is a Welsh concept of longing for home. 'Hiraeth' is a word which cannot be completely translated, meaning more than solely "missing something" or "missing home." It implies the meaning of missing a time, an era, or a person - including homesickness for what may not exist any longer."
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Tribute
Released February 2020
It's said that fortune favors the bold but, sometimes, you just get plain lucky.... Driving from San Francisco to Yosemite National Park, I had a vague idea of arriving in time for sunset but the skies weren't looking particularly interesting so I wasn't terribly fussed about my timing. As I got closer, however, some clouds began to appear on the horizon and, as I drove through the park to Tunnel View, I became more anxious that I was going to miss what was shaping up to be an incredible sunset. Literally arriving with perhaps 10-15 minutes to make an image, I had to scramble to dig my gear out of the back of my rental, find a spot that wasn't already occupied by the 20-30+ other photographers that had already set up, and quickly shift my mindset from staring mindlessly at a windshield for 4+ hours.
I got the shots I wanted of peak sunset, with brilliant color in the sky; this was taken as the light had largely faded. It seemed appropriate, however, to give it the honor of being the first image released from my inaugural visit to Yosemite.
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Saint Mary Falls
Released January 2020
Hardly an unknown location in Glacier National Park, and a pretty easy hike, but thankfully it wasn't very crowded while we shot around sunset. The late afternoon light streaming over the top of the falls was absolutely incredible, and had to be captured.
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Leaning In
Released January 2020
After meeting up with a group of new friends and fellow photographers, we kicked off a long weekend adventure by shooting sunset outside the lodge at Petit Jean State Park in northern Arkansas. The sky at sunset that first day was not all that exciting so I focused on finding tighter detail shots of the forest, taking advantage of the fading glow of the sun. The tall pine on the right of this frame stood out from the rest.
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Muted
Released December 2019
The usual stillness of the early morning combined with heavy fog blanketing my surroundings created an amazing stillness on this cold Spring morning in Oklahoma. The patterns these trees created along the riverbank stood out to me; I used a longer focal length to compress the layers (but, if you look closer, you'll see one lone tree slanting slightly across the center of the frame in the background).
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Succession
Released December 2019
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨!
Walking back to the car lot after a great afternoon exploring Knocksink Wood south of Dublin, Ireland, I came across this old, fallen tree and a sapling crowned in newfound golden sunlight.
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Immaculate Dawn
Released December 2019
After yet another early (early) wake up call in Glacier National Park, we headed out to this vantage point along St. Mary Lake to catch sunrise. For just a few brief minutes, the clouds lit up with color as alpenglow simultaneously brushed the mountain peaks. In the span of two frames, the moment was gone.
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The Beacon
Released December 2019
A lone, distant peak refuses to relinquish its grip on the fleeing sun, resisting the encroaching darkness beginning to envelope the weathered formations of Alabama Hills in California.
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Silence
Released December 2019
It's easy to be disappointed when the weather doesn't cooperate with your plans. In this case, we were hoping for a hint of mountain peaks through the clouds across Two Medicine Lake but they never broke apart... yet that missed opportunity forced me to find another composition. The still water provided a perfect reflection of the trees on the far shore, and the low clouds created a minimalist backdrop. As soon as I saw this scene on the back of my camera I was immediately reminded of a chaotic audio waveform; a sharp contrast to the quiet scene that lay before me.
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Valley of Death
Released December 2019
As I walked further out into Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, I began to notice little hints of unexpected color scattered across the salt flat; upon closer inspection I realized they were broken and battered butterflies (often just a wing, or a part of a wing). Everywhere were these small, tragic reminders of the beauty and harshness of nature. Eventually, I found this lone, intact specimen, a memory of the beauty of life in the valley of death.
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Hidden Web
Released November 2019
Can you find the spiderweb? It wasn't until I viewed this image on a larger screen that I discovered that subtle hidden detail, invisible to the naked eye but not my camera with a telephoto lens. I loved the contrast of the yellow spring leaves against the backdrop of the waterfall but now it's that little unexpected detail that really makes this image stand out as one of my favorites of 2019. It's little surprises like this that bring me joy through photography.
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Gold Rush
Released November 2019
After a cold morning shooting the iconic Maroon Bells we ventured along one of the nearby trails to shoot some more intimate shots within an aspen grove. This bent new growth with its brilliant gold leaves easily stood out in the morning light. Walking through a grove like this, with the golden crown far above catching the early sunlight, was an experience unlike any other I've had.
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Above Hot Creek
Released November 2019
After our original plan to capture the night sky in a bristle cone forest was busted due to snow-blocked roads, we headed to this overlook of Hot Creek to capture the Milky Way. Temperatures were in the 30s but the crystal clear skies and amazing experience far outweighed any physical discomfort as we spent several hours shooting at this location until the arrival of dawn erased the Milky Way from the sky.
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Captivated
Released November 2019
On the evening I captured this I had intended to venture much further along the boardwalk at Logan's Pass in Glacier National Park but when I came across this view I was completely drawn in. I absolutely love the look of mountain layers, and this is one of the best examples I've seen.
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Autumn Glow
Released November 2019
Captured during a trip to Aspen, Colorado in the fall of 2018, this image sat in my archive for over a year before I decided to release it. I finished editing it shortly after returning from the trip, and it was one of my favorite captures, yet over time I devalued it for a few different reasons. Upon revisiting it late in 2019, I once again fell in love with it.
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From the Fog
Released October 2019
Taken in April of 2019, fellow photographer Jon Fischer and I ventured out to Broken Bow, OK to shoot before meeting up with a larger group in Arkansas. We had originally planned to wake up in the middle of the night to capture the night sky but were greeted to a dense wall of fog when we opened our motel door. Although the stars were out of reach we headed out early the next morning to take advantage of the atmosphere as the morning slow struggled to burn its way through the veil behind which it was hidden. The conditions created this ethereal scene of bald cyprus emerging from the fog.
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Aspen Wave
Released September 2019
This particular scene caught my attention in 2018 for the way the sunlight was filtering through the canopy and lighting up the white aspen trunks near the middle of the frame. The high contrast of the brightly lit trunks created a compelling focal point within the brilliant gold leaves and darker shadows as the sun crept towards the horizon. The shapes created by that contrast of light and shadow bring to mind a crashing wave.
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Culmination
Released September 2019
Having given myself essentially just one full day to explore the southwest of Ireland before heading back to Dublin for my flight, the Kerry Cliffs were high on my list of locations to photograph. Not realizing they aren't accessible around the clock, I had to charm my way into entering only 15 minutes before closing time, and then had to struggle to climb the steep slope to the top of the cliffs as quickly as possible. Exhausted but not wanting to waste time resting, I was able to capture a few different compositions, aware that rain was also quickly approaching; it was a race against the rain in one direction as the sun burst through the clouds in front of me. I got the shot but immediately after the sky opened up and I had to scramble to cover my gear as I trudged back to my rental car.
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Near the Weeping Wall
Released September 2019
Mother Nature put on an amazing show at sunset, creating this stunning view of sun-kissed peaks as seen from the Weeping Wall in Glacier National Park. Steady wind made this a challenging shot as I fought to freeze the foreground flowers, avoiding motion blur as I worked to get the shot before the distant light faded. One of my most popular releases of 2019, yet this image does little to convey the sense of awe I experienced witnessing this scene in person.
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Killarney Wanderings
Released August 2019
A trip to Ireland back in 2015 sparked my passion for photography, inspiring me to purchase my first DSLR soon after returning home. When another opportunity arose to visit Ireland in June 2019, I had hopes of recapturing my favorite shots from my 2015 trip - specifically, from my day tour of Northern Ireland - with something besides a cell phone and utilizing the skills I'd honed over the past several years. As luck would have it, Mother Nature disagreed and, after seeing forecasts of heavy rain and flash flooding in and around Belfast, I made a last-minute decision to head the opposite direction from Dublin and explore the Killarney region instead.
I discovered this scene on my way to shoot one of the largest waterfalls in Ireland. What should have been a 30 minute walk turned into roughly three hours of exploring and shooting; it seemed another amazing scene was revealed every 20 feet. I found capturing the intimacy of areas like this far more interesting and beautiful than fighting the crowds at the main waterfall.
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Through the Arch
Released July 2019
After capturing some compositions of this bridge from above on the other side, I decided to wander downstream a bit with the hope that I could find a vantage point where I could shoot back through the arch of the bridge with a longer focal length, framing the tree within the glow of the morning light.
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Hidden Away
Released June 2019
Capping off an amazing long weekend of shooting around northern Arkansas with new friends, we found this beautiful scene hidden away down an otherwise unremarkable path near another better known waterfall. As we explored the trail we first came across a widening stream and then, walking around a small bend, this view unexpectedly unfolded before us. We ended up spending a good two hours capturing frame after frame in this area alone.
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Split Personality
Released May 2019
I gingerly ventured over slick rocks and swirls of water to get this composition, determined to find something a bit different from the rest of the group with whom I was shooting. I loved the way this tree split the view of the falls and the stream provide a bit of a nice curving line to help draw the eye through the scene, and I still can't get over the brilliant color of the water.
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Crowned in Gold
Released April 2019
The glow of mid-morning sunlight filtering through the golden aspen leaves near Maroon Bells was absolutely incredible, and I found this little patch of unblocked blue sky. Using a wide angle I pointed my camera straight up to provide a sense of the height of the trees and to capture the beautiful contrast of yellow against the crisp blue sky.
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Aspen Strata
Released January 2019
Layers of turning aspen leaves overshadowed the iconic view at Maroon Bells in Colorado after a cold morning by the lake, waiting for sunrise.
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Morning Rush
Released 2018
Captured handheld from a (seemingly) secure logjam on the shore of Snake River, this remains one of the trickier shots I've made, and one of my favorites. The dawn light bursting through the trees above was breathtaking; I had to share it through my camera's lens.
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The Far Shore
Released 2018
The simplicity of backlit pines never fails to draw my eye. These were captured during a late afternoon outing to Taggert Lake in Wyoming.
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Grandeur
Released 2018
The simple grandeur of the Wyoming range.
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Grand Opportunity
Released 2018
On the way to shoot sunset in Grand Teton National Park, we came around a bend in the road to a window of opportunity for capturing the fading light painting the looming mountain peaks ahead of us. As in, this was literally captured while I was hanging out the window of our vehicle...
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From Season to Season
Released 2018
Lifting morning fog helped highlight the dramatic colors of the changing foliage at Eagle Mountain Park in my hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. Over the course of the past several years I've visited this location annually in fall; this tree never fails to disappoint.
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A Texas Dawn
Released 2018
After a long night of capturing the night sky and wishing for no clouds, we were happy to be greeted with an amazing burst of light from the morning sun, breaking through the lingering clouds.
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