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Early Spring in the California Hills
I’ve spent the last couple evenings reveling in early blooms in California. The air is sweet, meadowlarks trill and everything feels renewed. Well, except for the odd things you stumble across sometimes out there As always, feel free to click on the photos for better viewing. You won’t regret it.…
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Tehachapi Mountains & the Central Valley
As winter storms blew through over the holidays, I was fortunate enough to have a pretty spectacular view out across the southern Tehachapi Mountains and California’s Central Valley. Dramatic skies and light are something I live for - definitely got both on this occasion!
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The Grave Markers of Centennial Flat
Every time I drive out to my desert areas I pass this cross. I always assumed it was just another memorial to a tragic car accident but on my last trip curiosity compelled me to stop. And stumbled onto a forgotten corner of history. In fading letters carved into the…
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Cowhorn Valley
Cowhorn Valley is a high desert valley at an elevation of around 6800 feet in the Inyo National Forest. Long vistas of sage, tawny in winter spread across the valley and up the mountain slopes. Scattered juniper and pinyon pines, dark against the sage, line the ridges. It is a…
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Mount Baden Powell
There is a moment on the trail when the wind becomes playful. Its skirls mingle with fine soil. Earth and air dance in the honeyed light of the evening sun. The wind soughs through the outstretched fingers of the conifers - a vast, lonely sound. An entire forest singing. A…
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A Brief Visit to Sequoia
Recently I was engaged for a commercial shoot near Fresno. Up at 3am, we photographed runners swathed in pre-dawn mist. Old oaks lined one side of the path, ghostly vineyards the other. We shot through blue hour and until the sun slowly burned the fog away. Had breakfast at a…
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SpaceRock Trail Run 2017
I’ve been shooting for New Global Adventures a little while now. It’s so much fun to combine my love of the outdoors, landscape photography with dynamic race shots. SpaceRock takes place at the famous Vasquez Rocks - an iconic film location just north of the Angeles National Forest. If you…
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Joshua Tree National Park
As the year wanes and temperatures begin dropping in the American West, I’m getting excited to head out to two of my favorite places: Death Valley and Joshua Tree. In anticipation of more desert exploration, I’ve revisited a few of my images from my last visit to Joshua Tree. Wanderlust…