In April 2012, I did my first backpacking trip ever, hiking 23 miles over 3 days in Grand Canyon National Park. I tackled the rugged and challenging Boucher, Tonto, and Hermit Trails on my first voyage, a much different experience compared to the corridor trails that most novice backpackers see in the Grand Canyon. While [...]
Today’s post is simply a compilation of YouTube videos featuring music that I feel inspires me in regard to creating landscape photography. My musical taste does lean a bit toward guitar-driven hard rock, so the songs here won’t appeal to everyone, but I hope they will at least offer a deeper meaning into my artwork. [...]
Recently during a friendly smack-talking contest I was engaged in at work, a young guy (young compared to me at least) was giving a bit of a ribbing about me converting photos to black and white for the sole purpose of being artistic. While the comment was simply a joke with no real basis, it [...]
Two of my photos, “Palisades in Fog” and “Grand Falls Sunset”, have been chosen to be shown in a juried exhibition titled “Searching for the Perfect Storm” at the Method Art gallery in downtown Scottsdale! The photos will be on display from today, January 3rd, until February 25th. Both photos were printed 16×24 on Kodak [...]
Studio 8 in Downtown Phoenix has been kind of enough to let me use their space to participate in the First Friday Artwalk on the evening of January 6! I will have selected photos on display and for sale from 6pm-10pm, along with complimentary cookies and coffee. Come by to enjoy my photographic art and [...]
I am pleased to announce that a photo of mine was selected as the winner of the December 2011 Photo Contest on ArizonaGuide.com, sponsored by the Arizona Department of Tourism! My photo is showcased on the photo contest winners page here.
It’s a little late for Christmas, but if you’re still looking to buy a 2011 calendar, there are two calendars currently on the market that feature my photos.
HikeArizona.com 2011 Calendar
Features two of my photos, “Hart Prairie Sneezeweed” and “Lonely Oak”, at 1/4 page and 1/2 page respectively. All profit on this [...]
On the tail-end of a whirlwind long weekend to Moab, my Dad and I were driving hastily through the high desert plateau country back to Flagstaff. As we crested the top of the Lime Ridge on highway 163 just north of Mexican Hat, Utah, my dad pulled off into a roadside pullout, and we stepped [...]
