Journal
Rainbow and Lightning at Toroweap
I recently returned from a camping trip during which I visited several remote locations in Grand Canyon National Park. One of those locations was the Toroweap overlook which is only accessible by driving a 55-mile-long dirt road in the middle of nowhere in the Tuweep district of the park...
Nature Photography Day 2022
Did you know that June 15th is Nature Photography Day? The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA, @nanpapix) created the day in 2006 to "promote the enjoyment of nature photography, and to explain how images are used to advance the cause of conservation and protect plants, wildlife, and landscapes both locally and globally...
Rafting the Colorado River Through the Grand Canyon - The 2022 Portfolio
On this date in 1869, the explorer John Wesley Powell and his team set out on an epic journey into "The Great Unknown," a large blank space on the maps of the day, including the Grand Canyon and much of the American Southwest...
Photographing Cardiac Canyon
The American Southwest is home to some amazing landscapes, from wide-open desert vistas to the more intimate vignettes found across the canyon-country of the Colorado Plateau of the Four Corners region...
Winter Light at the Grand Canyon
It's my personal opinion that one of the most memorable times to see and experience the Grand Canyon is during the winter. The sun is lower in the sky, and the golden light lasts long. There are fewer visitors, and if you're up for taking some short walks, it's possible to feel like you almost have the park to yourself...
Arizona Highways January 2022 Cover and More!
Happy New Year from my home in Flagstaff, Arizona! I hope 2022 is off to a great start for you and yours.
I'm excited to share that one of my Grand Canyon photographs was selected to grace the cover of the January 2022 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine! In addition to the cover photo, I have several additional photographs in the magazine, which can see on pages 20 & 21, 23, 27, and 32...
Panoramic Photos from 2021
I've been spending a lot of time lately going through the photographs I made this year, and I have discovered that I made many more panoramic compositions than I have in years past. For whatever reason, the panoramic format was top-of-mind nearly every time I found myself in the field...
Monsoon Season at the Grand Canyon - 2021
After two years in a row of experiencing very dry monsoons, also known as a "nonsoon" in which there was little to no storm activity, we finally had a decent season this year in northern Arizona.
I made several trips to both the South Rim and North Rim of the Grand Canyon to lead photography workshops and personal trips to create new photographs for my portfolio...
Alive Below Crystal - Reflecting on Flipping a Raft in the Colorado River
Two years ago today, I was on day 9 of an 18-day expedition rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon when the raft I was riding in flipped in a major rapid. The flip resulted in me spending time trapped below the raft when a strap or line wrapped around one of my legs...