Why Landscape?

For me, landscape reflects the ultimate passage of time. Although Earth is thought to be 4.5 billion years old, almost no portion of it is visible in the landscape today. (more…)

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Choosing Landscape Locations

Whenever I’m in ‘landscape country’, I’m looking for interesting combinations of color, scale, perspective, contrast of its one or more planes, patterns which add or detract from the composition, and, of course, the landscape’s orientation to the sun. (more…)

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Grand Canyon IV

2011

Soft Canyon Light

I have celebrated New Year’s Eve 2011 and 2012 at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, shooting the very last light of the year as well as the new year’s very first light. Winter light’s low angle muted with clouds creates such a soft palette, which when lucky enough to also have some snow, softens the canyon even further.

The cold and the silence seem to further soften the winter light, and without thermals, even the ravens are quiet, though still appearing to stand guard along the rim.

This is my ninth consecutive year capturing one of the world’s most iconic landscapes. In one glimpse you can see a third of the Earth’s history layered a mile deep into the canyon. To convey that feeling of elapsed time within single images encompasses my most thrilling moments as an interpretative landscape photographer.

Morning Glow<br>Grand Canyon IV: Soft Canyon Light - 2011 January Glow<br>Grand Canyon IV: Soft Canyon Light - 2011 Winter Glow<br>Grand Canyon IV: Soft Canyon Light - 2011 Colorado River<br>Grand Canyon IV: Soft Canyon Light - 2011 Late Light<br>Grand Canyon IV: Soft Canyon Light - 2011 Sentry<br>Grand Canyon IV: Soft Canyon Light - 2011

 

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Grand Canyon III

2011

The Edge

The Grand Canyon at first and last light is one of my very favorite places to be with a camera. For the last six years, 5 to 6 times a year for a week or more at a time, I’ve stood at the Canyon’s rim capturing the light playing on and within its voluminous space.

Concentrating on where the canyon walls end and meet what lies beyond 50, even 80 miles to the east and north, I’ve emphasized its vast desert surroundings. At the Grand Canyon, I am able to breathe, focus, and share in its unconditional peace. It is no accident that my images convey the serenity I seek in my life.

The Edge<br>Grand Canyon III: The Edge - 2011 North Rim<br>Grand Canyon III: The Edge - 2011 On the Edge<br>Grand Canyon III: The Edge - 2011 Navajo Mountain<br>Grand Canyon III: The Edge - 2011 Painted Desert<br>Grand Canyon III: The Edge - 2011 Navajo<br>Grand Canyon III: The Edge - 2011

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Grand Canyon II

2010

The Light Within 

My second Grand Canyon series concentrates on the world-within-a-world. By excluding direct sunlight from the frame, I explore intimate moments within the immeasurable space. Each crease and fold flows deeper, absorbing the high desert light that reflects every facet of the surrounding canyon walls.

A half mile below the rim, a world of buttes, towers and mesas emerge in every shade of the sedimentary palette — gray, tan, pink, red, orange, yellow and brown. The enormous scale of the canyon blends and diffuses their color and intensity according to distance and depth. In dramatic contrast, the 1.7 billion year old dark, veined granite gorge plummets another half mile as the Colorado River rushes through its belly. As the sun arcs across the canyon walls, Condors and Ravens soar the thermals.

The Light Within<br>Grand Canyon II: The Light Within - 2010 Topeats Sandstone<br>Grand Canyon II: The Light Within - 2010 Condors Soar<br>Grand Canyon II: The Light Within - 2010 Unkar Delta<br>Grand Canyon II: The Light Within - 2010 Golden Temple<br>Grand Canyon II: The Light Within - 2010 Chuar Butte<br>Grand Canyon II: The Light Within - 2010 River Reflections<br>Grand Canyon II: The Light Within - 2010

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Grand Canyon I

2007

The Space Between

For the last thirty years, I have consciously evolved my camera strokes to best infuse the passage of time that turned the landscape into single ‘unstill life’ images.  The Grand Canyon represents 1.7 billion years of limitless space, a giant vessel through which you can see the countless layers of time.

Looking down more than a mile from the rim to the Colorado River, the stunning array of sedimentary layers, colors, tones and shades represent advancing and retreating ocean coastline deposits of sandstone and shale. This iconic place, where the land so clearly recounts its own story, has become a pilgrimage for me as spiritual as any I have found.

Space Between<br>Grand Canyon I: The Space Between - 2007 From Navajo Point<br>Grand Canyon I: The Space Between - 2007 Higher Light<br>Grand Canyon I: The Space Between - 2007 Cloud Shadows<br>Grand Canyon I: The Space Between - 2007 The River Between<br>Grand Canyon I: The Space Between - 2007 Last Light<br>Grand Canyon I: The Space Between - 2007

 

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