Staying Flexible (When Things Go Wrong)

This year, I’ve spent a lot of time taking a critical look at my portfolio and considering compositions (and locations) that I want to revisit. I had a plan to have another go at a local place and a picture I took years ago […]

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Finding Peace (Wichita Mountains)

Sometimes I just need a break in a beautiful place. Some time alone to figure everything out. With that in mind, I set out on my first weekend-long camping trip of the year to the Wichita Mountains […]

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Calm Place (Monahans Sandhills)

I love dunes! I haven’t had a chance to see any in a long time so I planned a short trip to spend an afternoon at the Monahans Sandhills not too far away. I’ve been critically examining some of my past images, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to train my eye. The weather was great when I got there, with many clouds in the sky, and I was excited to explore and see what I would find [...]

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An Ocean of Stars (Astrophotography Close to Home)

Last year I retook a Milky Way photo from a place that’s close to home looking to improve on it. The picture I got was better, but there were still things I wanted to fix this year. I decided to make my way out to the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night to iterate on this shot one last time […]

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Texture (Palo Duro Canyon)

I decided to take a short day trip just to get out of town for a bit. I headed to Palo Duro Canyon and hiked one of the many trails. The sky was completely overcast and the wind was blowing hard, so I made a creative decision to focus on more abstract compositions and emphasize all the interesting textures that I was seeing […]

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Refocus (A Wildlife Exercise)

I wanted to start the year by stepping outside of what I’m used to. I came up with the idea of spending 3 mornings going to the park and taking pictures of the ducks and the geese that are here for the winter. To challenge myself a little more I decided that each morning I would change the way I did things and see how that affected what I came away with […]

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Utah 2022 (full album)

This is the full album with all the pictures from my Utah trip. Even with mechanical and weather issues we still had a great time and saw quite a bit […]

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