Journal (Grand canyon)
Sacred Daturas at the Grand Canyon
This past August, I spent some time in the Tuweep District of Grand Canyon National Park. My primary goal was to photograph from Toroweap overlook which has a commanding view of the Colorado River. I couldn't help but be a bit distracted as, thanks to a very rainy monsoon season, the surrounding desert was full of Sacred Datura flowers...
Arizona Highways November 2022 Cover
I'm excited to share that one of my Grand Canyon photographs was selected for the cover of the November 2022 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine! The November issue celebrates Phantom Ranch which is turning 100 in November...
Photographing Monsoon Storms and Lightning at the Grand Canyon - 2022
What a year 2022 has been for photographing the monsoon season at the Grand Canyon. After several years of weak monsoonal showers, or what some had come to refer to as the “non-soon” the rain has returned and with it came the lightning, rainbows, and dramatic skies...
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...
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...