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Cottonwood, Arizona

Red Rock State Park, Sedona

Red Rock State Park, Sedona

Intentional camera movement, 200mm, .4 seconds.

Over New Mexico...

Over central Arizona...

14-stop ND filter, 7 minute exposure

Wandered behind our hotel outside of Kayenta, Arizona.

2 minute exposure at f/1.4

Monument Valley, Arizona

The Orion constellation peeks through the trees and cloud cover as I near the top of the trail. 10 seconds at f/1.4.

10-stop ND filter, 2 minute exposure.

North rim, Grand Canyon

single tungsten light on rose

Fishermen sit beside a campfire as the moon and mist float above Bells Lake.

"It is only with age that you acquire the gift to evaluate decay, the epiphany of Wordsworth, the wisdom of wabi-sabi: nothing is perfect, nothing is complete, nothing lasts." – Paul Theroux

Grocery store Gerbera, macro focus stacked.

f/5.6, 1.6 secs, ISO100

Legend has it that Elakala was a girl-shy warrior, was chased by a love interest and fell to his death over the falls.

I'm a terrible swimmer too, Elakala.

water + dye, handheld

Was met by a roar of white noise in a ravine of mist and stone. The only thing that would've made this hike complete would be to share it with someone else, but I guess that's what photography is for...

Moon and mist rise above a lake at Lamping Homestead

Adrift in your half-lit tide

Honestly don't remember if this was in Yuma, Mojave, Glamis or Death Valley. Probably not Coral Springs or White Sands.

And not outside Cleveland.