Traveling you often see things that require a double take. On my last trip through South Dakota, at the Crazy Horse Memorial to be exact, I witnessed this classic moment… A man walking his dog while he rode his ATV. As a dog owner I walk my dogs at least two times a day and if it were up to my wife I’d be out with my dogs 3-4 times a day… so seeing this was really foreign. I witnessed this last year

Some landscapes are so sweeping its an incredible challenge to portray them properly in a tightly constrained photo, no matter what the format or lens used. The South Dakota Badlands fall into that category. Standing at any one of numerous scenic lookouts one’s field of view is completely filled with this amazingly surreal landscape. South Dakota Badlands Spring Panoramic – Badland National Park, South Da

One of the most attractive things about venturing out and exploring nature is witnessing its raw beauty. Nature’s raw beauty is often put on a pedestal by nature photographers. Nature unadulterated or minimally edited is the intention of many photographers and by all means a noble goal. Yet this documentary style of nature photography is a narrow view. Photographers have the ability to bring their own perspecti

This past week was the first week I abstained from blogging while not on the road. The reason… I had to regroup with my wife after receiving yet more bad news. As many of you know my dog Curly passed away 4 weeks ago this Monday. The following Monday a minor fender bender rendered my car a “total loss”, hardly a concern given the news we received a week later. This past Monday (the third Monday in a

Earlier this week I was forwarded a link to a blog post highlighting “X number of most breathtaking landscape photos” and every single image seemed to be post-processed in an over powering manner. The question arose in my mind, “Is digital post-production killing photography?” I then dissected the question I posed to myself… What assumptions was I making about nature and landscape photog

On my recent trip to New Mexico I went out of my way in the hope I could photograph the Egg Factory in the Bisti Badlands under some dramatic lighting conditions. Unfortunately for me the weather forecast changed quickly on my drive from “20% chance of rain” to 100% chance of extreme wind gusts up to 50 mph. This experience was a great reminder that Mother Nature seldom works on your schedule. Unfortunate

White Sands National Monument never ceases to amaze me. Whether lit at sunrise, midday or at sunset its not hard to see the unique and beautiful qualities of the white gypsum sand.  This particular photo was taken early in my trip. It should be of no surprise that the textures and patterns of the sand were of particular interest, but I was also drawn to this composition to contrast the unique white sand to the deep b