Journey

Extensive Travel. Celestial Imagery. Soaring Vistas.

Each journey takes us to a new and perhaps unexpected destination, be it a short one or a long and arduous one. These photographs represent my journeys. Each journey has imprinted itself on me, and make me who I am today. Travel with me and explore the world around us and experience the joy of the journey.

The Infinite Horizon

Making a photograph of the night sky or a sprawling vista requires a different kind of patience. It is not the patience of the here and right now, but rather, one measured by the slow rotation of the earth and the light of distant suns. Whether I am tracking the vibrant emission lines of a deep-sky project like the Dragons of Ara or witnessing the soft glow of a crescent moon over the high desert, these photographs represent a journey through both space and time. These journeys are a celebration of the vast vistas that remind us of our place in a much larger story.

While many of these journeys begin in the out of the way corners of New Mexico and the Southwest, they often reach far beyond our atmosphere. You will find the intricate details of narrowband imaging where I’ve blended Hydrogen-alpha, Sulphur-II and Oxygen-III data to reveal the hidden structures of the cosmos, alongside quiet moments of earthly wonder found in the San Juan Mountains or the Utah badlands. Each piece is an invitation to look upward and outward, finding beauty in the vastness.

It is my hope that these scenes help you bring the beauty of the journey home, offering a window into the celestial heavens, soaring vistas and quiet moments that define our world and beyond.

  • A panoramic fine art landscape photograph capturing a stunning sunrise in the Upper Blue Hills of Utah. The wide-format composition features a brilliant, glowing sun peeking over a thin layer of purple-tinged clouds on the horizon. The vast desert sky is filled with soft pink and magenta hues, while the foreground remains in deep, silhouetted blue, highlighting the rugged and layered topography of the badlands under the first light of day.
    Sunrise Peek
  • A panoramic fine art photograph featuring a dense, rhythmic stand of white-barked birch trees in a winter landscape. The high-detail composition emphasizes the stark contrast between the intricate dark patterns on the tree trunks and the soft, white snow-covered ground, captured under a quiet, overcast sky.
    Birch Stand
  • A panoramic fine art landscape photograph featuring a detailed, abstract-style view of the eroded slopes of Factory Butte in Utah. The high-detail composition emphasizes the intricate, repeating vertical ridges and deep grooves of the grey bentonite clay, captured in soft, flat light to highlight the complex textures and natural patterns of the desert badlands.
    Factory's Side
  • A panoramic fine art photograph capturing a sprawling aerial perspective of Monument Valley from Hunt’s Mesa. The wide-format composition features a foreground of intricately weathered red sandstone formations and deep shadows, leading the eye toward the iconic mittens and buttes of the valley floor. A vast, dynamic blue sky with scattered white clouds stretches across the horizon, highlighting the immense scale and rugged beauty of the Arizona-Utah border.
    Hunt's Panorama
  • A fine art panoramic photograph of the surreal, swirling sandstone landscapes of White Pocket in Arizona's Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. The high-detail composition features white 'brain-rock' formations and deep red cross-bedded sandstone under a dramatic sky filled with towering monsoon clouds. The expansive perspective captures the unique, alien-like geology of the wilderness in vivid, natural color.
    Pocket Panorama
  • A fine art coastal landscape photograph capturing a tranquil sunset over the Pacific Ocean at Bandon, Oregon. The image features dark, jagged sea stacks silhouetted against a soft gradient sky of lavender and gold, with a lone bird in flight and the setting sun touching the horizon over rolling deep-blue waves.
    Bandon Calm
  • Gypsum Skies
  • A fine art wildlife photograph of a red fox stepping through a pristine, white snow-covered field. The fox is captured in mid-stride, with its vibrant orange and tawny fur contrasting sharply against the minimalist, high-key winter background. The animal’s attentive expression and dark-furred legs are rendered in high detail, conveying a sense of quiet grace and movement in a frozen landscape.
    Fox Stride
  • A fine art photograph of the full moon reflecting over the tranquil waters of Frederick Sound, Alaska. The composition highlights a minimalist twilight scene where the deep blue sky and mirrored sea merge at a soft, hazy horizon. A glowing, golden moon sits just above a distant island chain, casting a vibrant, stepped reflection across the calm surface of the water. The dark, silhouetted forms of the coastal mountains provide a sharp contrast to the ethereal light of the moonrise, capturing the profound silence and vast scale of the Alaskan wilderness during the blue hour.
    Frederick Moon
  • A panoramic fine art photograph capturing the ethereal beauty of a cypress swamp in autumn. The image features stately Bald Cypress trees with buttressed trunks rising from still, dark water, draped in silvery Spanish moss and crowned with vibrant orange needles. The calm surface perfectly reflects the intricate forest, dotted with green lily pads in soft, natural light.
    Bayou Tranquility
  • A fine art landscape photograph of a winding, unpaved backroad disappearing into a dense forest of brilliant autumn aspen trees. Captured with soft, diffused light, this high-detail image showcases the vibrant yellow foliage and white-barked groves against a backdrop of a distant mountain.
    Autumn Overture
  • A fine art landscape photograph of a rustic, wooden truss bridge crossing a tranquil river in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The composition features the bridge's weathered timber and stone support pillar in the foreground, leading the eye into a dense forest of vibrant autumn foliage in shades of gold, orange, and deep red. The high-detail image captures the gentle ripples of the dark water and the intricate textures of the surrounding trees, evoking a sense of quiet history and seasonal beauty.
    Timeless Crossing
  • A fine art photograph of a hidden waterfall nestled deep within Smokey Mountain National Park. The composition features a delicate, multi-tiered cascade of water flowing over moss-covered rock faces into a clear, shallow pool. The high-detail image highlights the soft, silky texture of the moving water and the vibrant variety of ferns and foliage, creating a serene and secluded atmosphere, truly earning the name "Secret Fall"
    Secret Fall
  • Fine art photograph of 'Dancing Aspens' in Colorado; a group of uniquely curved trunks in the foreground bends in unison against a backdrop of straight aspens and peak autumn gold foliage.
    Dancing Aspens
  • A fine art landscape photograph of a winding, unpaved backroad disappearing into a dense forest of brilliant autumn aspen trees. Captured with soft, diffused light, this high-detail image showcases the vibrant yellow foliage and white-barked groves against a backdrop of a distant mountain.
    Aspen Inspiration
  • A fine art nightscape capturing a powerful display of the Aurora Borealis over a snow-covered mountain range in Alaska. Tall, vertical pillars of light of vibrant magenta, soft pink, and emerald green stretch high into a star-filled night sky. The foreground features a minimalist, high-contrast winter landscape with silhouettes of evergreen trees against the white snow, emphasizing the immense scale and silent energy of the Northern Lights.
    Mountain's Aurora
  • Zabriskie's Night
    Zabriskie's Night
  • Twilight Crescent
    Twilight Crescent
  • Serene Sandias
    Serene Sandias
  • Badlands Sunset
    Badlands Sunset
  • A panoramic fine art wildlife photograph of a massive American bison trekking through a deep winter snowpack. The high-detail composition captures the thick, dark fur and powerful profile of the bison in mid-stride, set against a minimalist, high-key white background that emphasizes the animal's strength and isolation in the elements.
    Bison Trek
  • Bells Panorama
    Bells Panorama
  • A solitary pine tree is growing in white sandstone. The sandstone has multiple cracks, and the cracks form the sandstone into geometric shapes. The sky is dark and all clouds due to an approaching storm
    Pocket's Tree
  • Classic Watchman
    Classic Watchman
  • A fine art nature photograph presenting an intimate view of an autumn forest floor and understory. In the foreground, a vibrant bush with rich, fiery-red leaves creates a striking contrast against a textured backdrop of white-barked aspen tree trunks. The scene is filled with layers of golden and green foliage, ferns, and shrubs, all captured in soft, natural light.
    Autumn Vignette
  • Royal Sunset
    Royal Sunset
  • FR 5
    FR 5
  • A narrowband SHO Hubble Palette composite of NGC 6188 (Fighting Dragons of Ara) in the constellation Ara. This high-resolution astrophotography image features sharp detail in the cold dust lanes and billowing emission clouds. A striking blue central region indicates rich OIII concentrations, framed by the characteristic golden-brown hues of SII and Ha data, processed with technical precision to reveal complex stellar nursery structures.
    NGC 6188
  • A vertical fine art landscape photograph capturing the first light of sunrise hitting the rugged sandstone fins of a mesa in the Southwest. The high-detail composition features warm, golden light illuminating the complex textures of the weathered rock faces, while the background includes a vast desert stretching toward distant, silhouetted buttes under a soft morning sky.
    Mesa Morning
  • A fine art landscape photograph of the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico, captured during a dramatic autumn sunset. The composition features a foreground of vibrant yellow cottonwood trees along the Rio Grande, leading the eye toward the rugged peaks bathed in the deep namesake, 'watermelon-pink' glow. Above, a massive, textured sky filled with dark, storm-tinged clouds catches the last rays of light, creating a scene of immense scale and local beauty.
    Sandia Sunset
  • Voyaging Eagle
    Voyaging Eagle
  • Zabriskie Point
    Zabriskie Point
  • A fine art wildlife photograph of a Humpback Whale flukes-up during a calm morning in the Inside Passage of Alaska. The composition features the silhouette of the whale's tail breaking the golden, shimmering surface of the water, which reflects a soft sunrise sky. In the background, layers of misty, blue-toned mountains and jagged, snow-capped peaks stretch across the horizon, creating a sense of vastness and tranquil beauty in the northern wilderness.
    Whale's Morning
  • Headed Down
    Headed Down
  • Carina Nebula
    Carina Nebula
  • A vertical fine art photograph of a full Wolf Moon rising over Placitas, New Mexico. The composition features a large, glowing golden moon partially veiled by thin, horizontal wisps of dark clouds. The high-detail image captures the soft atmospheric texture of the night sky, creating a moody and celestial scene that highlights the natural beauty of the high desert at night.
    Wolf Moon
  • Season's End
    Season's End
  • McClure's Aspens
    McClure's Aspens
  • M31 Andromeda
    M31 Andromeda
  • Follow Me
    Follow Me
  • Oxbow Fall
    Oxbow Fall
  • Teton Stronghold
    Teton Stronghold
  • Llano's Tree
    Llano's Tree
  • Cygnus Wall
    Cygnus Wall
  • Beep! Beep!
    Beep! Beep!

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