Welcome to Off the Beaten Path, a new column on my photoblog dedicated to far away places, once-in-a-lifetime moments, and those rare flashes of inspired thinking. You know, those places and moments that for some reason stay fresh in your memory long after you, or they, are gone. Those places and moments that are why we get up before the crack of dawn, and stay up late long after the light has [...]
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Check out my latest Photo Journal entry to read about my recent adventures in Patagonia! The first part of a three-part series is now available, describing my 2-week backcountry trip in Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina. Feel free to leave any comments about the article here.
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Some photo shoots are a struggle against bad weather, bad light, bad inspiration, and overall bad conditions. But every now and then, one gets a bit of luck. On a recent back country trip to the Wahweap Hoodoos in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument wilderness in Utah, luck was definitely on my side—for a change! Along with my good friend and colleague Joe Rossbach, we spent the afternoon backpacking from the trail head at Big [...]
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While scouting for an upcoming Creative Visions Nature Photography Workshop in Moab, Utah, fellow photographer Joe Rossbach and I decided to spend a day exploring a rarely visited red rock canyon in the Castle Valley area just outside of Arches National Park. I enjoy getting off the beaten path, and photographing areas that are overlooked by the hordes of photographers that too often descend on more popular places. The little canyon we choose [...]
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