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Northern Arizona pt. 1

Mar 8, 2019
4 min

Northern Arizona pt. 1

While I normally enjoy mountains and cold weather, I have been drawn lately to the desert. Barren landscapes and diverse terrain beacon to a landscape photographer and Arizona has many of them both. So after much research I decided that this would be the perfect destination to take a photography adventure. Arriving in Phoenix I embarked on a long 4 days covering 1200 miles and many different types of terrain and climates. The first destination I had on the agenda was Monument

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Autumn in the Tennessee mountains

Nov 15, 2018
3 min

Autumn in the Tennessee mountains

Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love the cool weather, football season, and the way everything seems to burst into color. When the season begins to change I feel a longing to head to the mountains and witness the changing season up close. So with camera gear packed and ready I set off deep into the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina to find what adventure may await. I began my journey by visiting some of the state parks along the way that I had never experience

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Asheville to Nashville

Mar 20, 2018
3 min

Asheville to Nashville

Spring break is normally a time for the beach, but with no beach trip planned this year I decided to take Bishop and Bella on an adventure deep into the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. The plan was to drive all the way to Asheville and slowly make our way back across the Smoky Mountains, stopping at anything that caught our eye along the way. Its almost a given that any trip to Asheville is going to include a visit to the grand Biltmore Estate. So with tickets purc

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Death Valley national park

Mar 7, 2018
7 min

Death Valley national park

“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” ― Allen Saunders Things don't always go as planned. I started researching national parks last year. I had decided that they were a perfect canvas to improve my photography skills, providing a wide variety of environments to capture. The usual suspects began to top my list, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, or Arches maybe. The more research I did, however, the more I discovered that they were incredibly crowded

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Fall Creek Falls in Autumn.

Oct 30, 2017
2 min

Fall Creek Falls in Autumn.

Despite living in fairly close proximity, I had never visited Fall Creek Falls. With the leaves beginning to change and the weather starting to dip, I decided to take a trip out and photograph the falls. Located along the Cumberland Plateau, Fall Creek Falls is the biggest Tennessee state park. There are several falls here but I really only had time to visit the two biggest. Despite this being the most visited park in Tennessee I had the place almost to myself. This may have

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Fall break at the beach.

Oct 21, 2017
2 min

Fall break at the beach.

I am not a fan of the beach, there I said it. Most people love nothing more than to lounge in the sun all day, cooking themselves to a crisp. This is the opposite of what I consider fun, mountains and cold weather are my idea of a perfect getaway. But my family all love the beach, and so I dutifully go almost every year. This year we were to arrive in Panama City beach, Florida just as hurricane Nate was to land. This would actually be the second tropical storm we had run int

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Traveling through Newfoundland part 3.

May 29, 2017
2 min

Traveling through Newfoundland part 3.

After a very busy 5 days traveling the beautiful eastern coast of Newfoundland, I had finally completed the circle and returned to St. Johns.Getting there in late afternoon my plan was to stay out shooting all night. I had several things on my list to shoot since the weather had prevented me from shooting much on day one. Thankfully the clouds had parted and I was blessed with some of the best weather of the trip. My first stop was once again Signal Hill. Shooting in the late

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Traveling through Newfoundland part 2.

May 28, 2017
3 min

Traveling through Newfoundland part 2.

Day 3: After spending an exciting, albeit dreary, two days traveling in Newfoundland it was time to move again. I had enjoyed my time on Fogo Island and I planned to make a few stops before catching the ferry back to the mainland. I had wanted to climb the brimstone head, considered to be one of the four corners of the earth. It was so foggy the previous day that I didn't even realize I was staying right next to it. The weather had mercifully cleared and the sun was beginning

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Traveling through Newfoundland part 1.

May 28, 2017
3 min

Traveling through Newfoundland part 1.

I had decided to take a trip with the sole purpose being expanding my photography skills. I am naturally drawn to remote and seldom traveled places. I also have an affinity for cold weather so I began to narrow my search to the northern hemisphere. Greenland and Iceland were my first choices but I didn't want to wait the time required to properly plan and finance these endeavors (stay tuned its coming soon). As I searched the North Atlantic area I kept returning to Newfoundla

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