Stories From the Field

Here you can find a collection of stories and trip reports from my nature and landscape photography adventures, ranging from my annual fall color photography trips in Colorado to adventures in Utah, including Canyonlands National Park.

The Outer Banks: Landscape at the Edge — The Outer Banks: Landscape at the Edge

The Outer Banks has a reputation problem. For most people, it means beach rentals, traffic on NC-12, and photos taken from the same boardwalk at golden hour. As a result, serious landscape photographers tend to skip it entirely, or pass through without slowing down...

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Lofoten in Winter 2026: Looking Past the Obvious — Lofoten in Winter 2026: Looking Past the Obvious

I recently wrote about a debate that has been circulating among serious landscape photographers: whether places like Lofoten have been so thoroughly photographed that they are no longer capable of producing original work...

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Yellowstone in Winter — Yellowstone in Winter

Yellowstone in winter feels like the park rebooted into its original operating system: fewer people, more steam, sharper light, and wildlife that does not care about your comfort level. This comprehensive gallery is a large collection of my favorite winter photographs from Yellowstone National Park, featuring bison, wolves, coyote, trees, foxes, and quiet, snow-covered scenes where geothermal heat meets subzero air...

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Winter in Death Valley - Revisiting Lake Manly — Winter in Death Valley - Revisiting Lake Manly

As a full-time instructor for Muench Workshops, I am lucky to be able to revisit some of my favorite places over and over again, including Death Valley National Park. Death Valley is probably my second favorite place to photograph in North America (with Colorado being my favorite), due to it's rich geologic complexity and the vast variety of subjects you can photograph there...

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Scotland Autumn Photography — Scotland Autumn Photography

Woodlands and Glens of the Scotland Highlands
When autumn returns to Scotland, it arrives with the confidence of a country that has been rehearsing this performance for thousands of years. The first golds appear quietly in the birch woods of The Trossachs, and soon the beech forests of Perthshire flare into deep copper and rust, turning paths at The Hermitage, The Birks of Aberfeldy, and along the River Tummel into glowing corridors of history and light...

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Crested Butte and Telluride Autumn Artwork: A Colorado Fall Photography Gallery — Crested Butte and Telluride Autumn Artwork: A Colorado Fall Photography Gallery

As is tradition since 2016, I embarked on my annual photography trip to capture the magic of autumn and fall in Colorado. This year was a bit of a challenge because I had a 6-day photography workshop nestled in between my dates, which forced me to spend more time in one area while dedicating less time to my personal photography...

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A Photography Adventure to the Cirque of the Unclimbables — A Photography Adventure to the Cirque of the Unclimbables

July 12, 2025 | Cirque of the Unclimbables, Northwest Territories, Canada

In May of 2025, my friend Nic Stover invited me to join him on part of his epic 5-month-long soul-searching adventure into Canada and Alaska. He sent me his itinerary, which was jam packed with amazing locations; however, one location stood out immediately: The Cirque of the Unclimbables...

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Sailing the Chilean Fjords - 2025 — Sailing the Chilean Fjords - 2025

Journey through the raw and remote beauty of Chilean Patagonia in this 132-image collection, captured aboard the sailboat Amazone during a 10-day expedition through the fjords of Tierra del Fuego. From the windswept harbor of Ushuaia to the towering glaciers, ancient forests, and storm-swept channels, this gallery follows the trip chronologically—revealing moments of wild weather, fleeting light, and profound stillness in one of the most dramatic landscapes on Earth...

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Norway Winter Photography: Lofoten Islands in Snow and Storm — Norway Winter Photography: Lofoten Islands in Snow and Storm

Rising straight out of the Norwegian Sea above the Arctic Circle, Lofoten is a landscape built on extremes: sharp granite peaks, exposed coastlines, and small fishing villages that seem to exist by sheer will alone...

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Utah Fall Color - 2024 — Utah Fall Color - 2024

For the first time in my photography career, I decided to dedicate some time to photograph the Utah desert in autumn. As such, instead of staying home to watch the 2024 election results come in, I decided to go into the wilderness for 6 days and try to make sense of the changing color on display there...

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Colorado Fall Colors - 2024 — Colorado Fall Colors - 2024

As is tradition since 2016, I embarked on my annual photography trip to capture the magic of autumn and fall in Colorado. This year, I dedicated a full 16 days of time to capture my favorite photography subject - Colorado Fall Color! I started my trip out by visiting the Maroon Bells, something I've avoided for a very long time due to the crowds...

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Death Valley National Park - 2024 — Death Valley National Park - 2024

Until I can find a better way to organize these images, I decided to put them into their own 2024 gallery. These images were all taken on back-to-back trips to Death Valley National Park In February & March of 2024...

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Antarctica, Falkland Islands, and the Weddell Sea - 2023 — Antarctica, Falkland Islands, and the Weddell Sea - 2023

This expansive collection of color and black & white photographs are from my three-week expedition as an instructor for Muench Workshops in 2023. On this trip, my first responsibility was to ensure our workshop attendees had a wonderful time...

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Colorado Autumn & Fall Colors - 2023 — Colorado Autumn & Fall Colors - 2023

As is tradition since 2016, I embarked on my annual photography trip to capture the magic of autumn and fall in Colorado. This year, I was forced to break my trip into parts due to some work obligations teaching for Muench Workshops, which actually offered me a way to see Colorado fall color in two distinct phases of transition...

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Asturias Spain — Asturias Spain

Asturias, Spain is one of the most amazing places in Europe for landscape and nature photography. It is comprised of rugged coastline featuring Flysch formations of sedimentary rock that are both bewildering and fascinating from a visual and photographic perspective...

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Durango Colorado Winter Nature Photography — Durango Colorado Winter Nature Photography

January 17, 2023 | Durango, Colorado

Durango, Colorado is an amazing place to live as a nature photographer. I have access to some of the most incredible mountains in the world just minutes away (the San Juan Mountains), access to incredible desert scenery in Utah and Arizona, and in the winter, we get a healthy amount of snow, which provides an excellent subject for photography...

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The Best Photographs of 2022 — The Best Photographs of 2022

December 21, 2022 | Durango, Colorado

It has become an incredibly fun yet challenging tradition to look back on my photography for the year to identify what I think are my best or favorite photographs of the year. This year will be especially difficult since I was probably more prolific this year than any year of my lifetime as a photographer...

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Colorado Autumn And Fall Colors - 2022 — Colorado Autumn And Fall Colors - 2022

My favorite subject to photograph is Colorado mountains in autumn and fall. There is something magical about the experiences that I have had while exploring Colorado when the golden yellow aspen trees begin to turn and snow kisses the mountain tops of my favorite 14ers...

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Fine Art Utah Photography in Spring — Fine Art Utah Photography in Spring

Utah is one of my favorite locations to make photographs. It has everything a landscape photographer could ever wish for, ranging from mountains, deserts, sandstone cliffs, canyons, and more. In 2022, I spent twelve days wandering the state, seeking out locations and compositions that were new to me, including scenes from around Hanksville, Escalante, and more...

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A Passion for Colorado Mountain Photography — A Passion for Colorado Mountain Photography

Colorado Mountains

It is not very hard to see how someone could enjoy making photographs of the beautiful mountains of Colorado. With 53 mountains rising above 14,000 feet in elevation and 584 additional peaks rising above 13,000 feet, Colorado is an absolute mountain treasure-trove with photographic opportunities in all directions...

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Colorado Autumn and Fall Colors - 2021 — Colorado Autumn and Fall Colors - 2021

High Quality Wall Art from Colorado in Autumn
Nearly every year since I started as a photographer, I have embarked on a multi-day journey to photograph one of my favorite subjects here in Colorado - autumn and fall colors...

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My Favorite Colorado Fall Photographs - 2020 — My Favorite Colorado Fall Photographs - 2020

October 25, 2020 | Colorado

Nearly every year for the past nine years, I have embarked on a multi-day journey to photograph one of my favorite subjects here in Colorado - autumn and fall colors. Each trip holds a special place in my memory...

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Colorado Autumn and Fall Colors - 2020 — Colorado Autumn and Fall Colors - 2020

Fine Art Photography | Colorado Fall Color
Nearly every year since I started as a photographer, I have embarked on a multi-day journey to photograph one of my favorite subjects here in Colorado - autumn and fall colors...

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American Southwest Fine Art Photography — American Southwest Fine Art Photography

March 22, 2020 | Grand Canyon National Park

Right before the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, I made plans to go on a week-long landscape photography trip to Arizona with my friends Kane Engelbert and Shane McDermott. We had grandeur plans of spending time in Grand Canyon National Park and other secluded locations in the desert southwest...

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Yosemite National Park Fine Art Prints — Yosemite National Park Fine Art Prints

February 29, 2020 | Yosemite National Park

I recently returned from teaching at the Out of Yosemite conference through the great group Out of Chicago. This was the very first time I have had the opportunity to photography in Yosemite National Park and it was a really great experience...

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Canyonlands National Park Fine Art Photography — Canyonlands National Park Fine Art Photography

January 28, 2020 | Canyonlands National Park

It is a bit silly to think that I have been seriously engaged in landscape photography for over a decade and up until this month I had never been to Canyonlands National Park in Utah, which is a short 3...

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My Favorite Photos of the decade - 2010 - 2019 — My Favorite Photos of the decade - 2010 - 2019

December 31, 2019

In the spirit of showcasing my best photos of 2019, I thought it might be fun to look back on a decade of my photography (I got serious about photography in 2010, so the timing is perfect) to show you my favorite photo from each year I have been a photographer...

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Colorado Autumn Photography Trip - 2019 — Colorado Autumn Photography Trip - 2019

October 29, 2019 | Colorado

Nearly every year for the past eight years, I have embarked on a multi-day journey to photograph one of my favorite subjects here in Colorado - autumn and fall colors. Each trip holds a special place in my memory...

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Colorado Autumn and Fall Colors - 2019 — Colorado Autumn and Fall Colors - 2019

Unique Nature Photography Prints | Colorado Fall
Nearly every year since I started as a photographer, I have embarked on a multi-day journey to photograph one of my favorite subjects here in Colorado - autumn and fall colors...

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Colorado Autumn and Fall Colors - 2018 — Colorado Autumn and Fall Colors - 2018

San Juan Mountains Fall Colors | Fine Art Prints
Nearly every year as a photographer I have embarked on a multi-day journey to photograph one of my favorite subjects here in Colorado - autumn and fall colors...

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Autumn & Fall Grand Landscape Fine Art — Autumn & Fall Grand Landscape Fine Art

Nearly every year since I started as a photographer, I have embarked on a multi-day journey to photograph one of my favorite subjects in Colorado - autumn and fall colors. Each trip holds a special place in my memory...

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