History

Ancient ruins. Evolving Landscapes. Uncovered artifacts.

History is far more than a course we took in our youth. History is where we came from and the footprints that those before us left behind for us to follow. History is ancient places and nearly forgotten peoples. History is living, breathing, even today, and woven into the fabric of our lives. These photographs bring our past to the here and now, and let us enjoy yesterday.

Echoes of the Past

Making a photograph that honors our history requires a deep appreciation for the footprints left behind by those who came before us. I make an intentional effort to preserve the spirit and character of a nearly forgotten time, whether that means waiting for the perfect light to strike a weathered homestead or tracking the iron giants of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge line. These photographs represent my deep commitment to historical storytelling. My goal is bring yesterday to today.

While much of this collection is anchored in the untamed and rugged landscapes of New Mexico and the Southwest, the stories themselves remain universal. Here, you find the quiet persistence of ancient ruins and messages from the past, to the mesmerizing power of steam locomotives conquering the San Juan Mountains. Each piece is an invitation to pause and consider the evolution of history that has shaped who we are today.

It is my hope that these scenes let you bring a piece of that living history into your own home, offering a glimpse into the artifacts and stories that define our shared past.

  • A historic steam locomotive pulls a string of vintage passenger cars along a narrow-gauge track through the Animas River Canyon. The landscape is blanketed in fresh snow, with frost-covered pines clinging to steep rocky cliffs. A thick plume of white steam and smoke billows from the engine, trailing over the cold, turquoise-green waters of the rushing river below.
    20's Snowscape
  • A wide-format fine art panoramic photograph of Rio Grande Southern steam locomotive #20 hauling a freight train through a snow-covered mountain canyon. The engine, captured mid-stride along a riverbank, emits a bright white plume of steam that contrasts against the dark, steep rock walls and snow-laden evergreens. The foreground features a partially frozen, rushing river with snow-capped boulders, creating a high-detail scene of a historic winter mountain transit.
    Winter Delivery
  • A panoramic fine art photograph of the world-renowned Great Gallery pictograph panel in Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park. The wide-format composition captures a massive sandstone wall adorned with life-sized, ghost-like anthropomorphic figures in the Barrier Canyon Style. The intricate red ochre pigments of the ancient figures are rendered in high detail against the weathered, tan sedimentary rock of the canyon alcove.
    Great Gallery
  • A fine art landscape photograph of Shiprock (Tsé Bitʼaʼí) rising majestically from the high desert floor of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. The composition features the iconic volcanic monadnock dusted with a light layer of snow, its rugged vertical ridges. The foreground consists of a snow-speckled desert plain with sparse vegetation, leading toward the jagged rock formation and its accompanying dike under a bright blue sky with wispy white clouds.
    Snowy Shiprock
  • A fine art photograph of the historic 2926 steam locomotive in Albuquerque, New Mexico, captured in a moment of powerful motion with glowing headlights and rolling steam. This high-detail landscape showcases the vibrant pink and purple hues of a Southwest sunrise.
    2926's Dawn
  • A wide-format fine art panoramic photograph of a weathered, collapsing wooden structure at Colorado's Alta mining site. The composition looks through a jagged, rectangular opening in the decaying timber walls, framing a view of Wilson Peak shrouded in white clouds. The high-detail image emphasizes the stark contrast between the splintered, sun-bleached textures of the historic ruins and the vast, enduring scale of the surrounding alpine wilderness.
    Alta View
  • A wide-format fine art panoramic photograph of a mid-train helper configuration, featuring Rio Grande steam locomotive 473 and a second engine positioned further back in the consist. The train maneuvers through a narrow mountain canyon during the autumn season, with dark coal smoke billowing into the crisp air against a backdrop of golden aspens and evergreens. The composition emphasizes the mechanical power required to navigate the steep grades and rugged terrain of Colorado's San Juan Mountains.
    Steam Symphony
  • Mighty 476
    Mighty 476
  • 476's Mountains
    476's Mountains
  • Holy Ghost
    Holy Ghost
  • Palace Light
    Palace Light
  • Zephyr Emergence
    Zephyr Emergence
  • Wormsloe's Lane
    Wormsloe's Lane
  • Winter's Cut
    Winter's Cut
  • A vertical fine art photograph of the House on Fire ruin in Mule Canyon, Utah. The image features an ancient Ancestral Puebloan stone granary tucked under a large sandstone overhang. The ceiling of the alcove glows with intense orange and gold light, creating a unique visual effect of flickering flames rising from the stone structure, captured with high-detail clarity to show the intricate textures of the masonry and the weathered rock.
    Fiery House
  • A panoramic fine art photograph featuring a trio of historic steam locomotives resting inside a dark roundhouse. The wide-format composition utilizes dramatic lighting to emphasize the massive steel forms, rivets, and mechanical details of engines 481, 482, and 478. The interplay of light and deep shadow creates a moody, industrial atmosphere that honors the golden age of railroading.
    Roundhouse Night
  • Glade's Mill
    Glade's Mill
  • Flower Rails
    Flower Rails
  • A vertical fine art photograph of the iconic Fallen Roof Ruin in Bears Ears National Monument, Utah. The image features a remarkably preserved Ancestral Puebloan masonry structure built into a shallow sandstone alcove. The highlight is the vibrant, orange-hued ceiling of the alcove, showcasing intricate, naturally fractured rock patterns that resemble a fiery sky, contrasting with the dark soot from fires long ago.
    Fallen Roof
  • Ashcroft's Window
    Ashcroft's Window
  • Gothic Fall
    Gothic Fall
  • Abo Night
    Abo Night
  • Abo Mask
    Abo Shield
  • Crystal Panorama
    Crystal Panorama
  • Crystal's Repose
    Crystal's Repose
  • Stormy Mission
    Stormy Mission
  • Casa Blanca
    Casa Blanca
  • Drive Animas
    Drive Animas
  • Yesteryear's Mill
    Yesteryear's Mill

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