Journal (Grand canyon)

It has been another great year photographing monsoon storms, rainbows, and light at the Grand Canyon.

Since late July, I have led several photography workshops on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, and I've made numerous personal trips to both the South Rim and the North Rim of the park...

Hey, everyone! It has been several months since my last post here in the Journal, and if you haven't guessed, I've been staying busy with several projects lately. I've also been leading lots of private photography workshops, and I've spent time volunteering with the Parks in Focus program during their outings to the Grand Canyon...

The rain has just stopped, and the sun is slowly breaking through the clouds, illuminating the sublimity of the ever-changing landscape of the Grand Canyon. The air is crisp and fresh, and the scent of wet earth and trees fills your senses...

This winter has been the kind that photographers dream of. Since December of 2022, much of northern Arizona has been impacted by what seemed like a non-stop wave of winter storms. At my home near Flagstaff, as of March 1st, we have received over 150 inches of snow...

I have been doing landscape photography for over 20 years, and I have traveled with some great photographers as guides. In all that time, I have never met a photo instructor who has taught me so much about getting high resolution, low noise, good color depth, and great composition in landscape photography like Adam Schallau. He has taught me an efficient workflow to get the most out of my equipment in fast-changing light.

As 2022 begins to wind down, I have come to realize that I am way behind on developing the photographs I have made over the past year. I've been very productive and have lots of new photos to share including these from the Grand Canyon...

When we think of Arizona, our mind wanders to visions of flat deserts populated by the Saguaro cactus and the occasional roadrunner. What may not come to mind is rolling terrain and dense forests with numerous types of trees, but the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is just such a place...

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...

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...