Inside a former power plant that once powered a Rayon Factory in rural Alabama.
Photo: "River To My Heart"
I miss the Pacific Northwest.
It's a beautiful state with incredible landscapes, delicious beer, good friends and tons of adventures.
Photo: "Gold Mine"
This mine was founded in the early 1800’s and a mill was constructed on the property in 1900 when the mine changed hands. Sadly not much history can be found about this mine after 1916 and the mil structure is long gone, but its adit and shafts still exist today.
This image was lit with (2) Lume Cubes and a NiteCore flashlight.
(Disclaimer: Mines are very dangerous. Do not venture into these places without proper equipment or without someone who is educated about the hazards.)
Photo: "Yucca Trails"
It's not often that I photograph landscapes at night without the moon. This trip to Joshua Tree, last fall, was a treat because I had the chance to experiment with star trails and think differently about my compositions.
Tomorrow night, I'm heading back to Joshua Tree National Park with a few friends for a weekend of shooting (yes, it's a full moon weekend), exploring and hanging out. It's been a while since I have had a road trip adventure, so I am very much looking forward to this trip.
Photo: "Oneonta Gorge"
Last October, I finally made my way to the Oneonta Gorge, a location I have been wanting to visit for some time. It was a a bit of a challenge to photograph, but very beautiful to see.
Photo: "Pre-Eclipse Night Wars"
Last September, on the night of the solar eclipse, I was shooting down in a SoCal desert junkyard with some friends.
The clouds covered the moon right as the eclipse was happening, so I turned the camera towards the very dark Western sky and took this image while using a Streamlight Stinger flashlight.
Photo: "Tower to the Sky"
Cooling Tower at the inactive Satsop Nuclear Power Plant, now Satsop Business Park, in Washington.
Photo: "Trona Pinnacles"
These rock formations are massive, strange and beautiful. Being out here beneath the full moon was a great time. I ventured out here with some friends around midnight after shooting a junkyard in the Southern California desert.
Photo: "Long Gone"
This is all that remains,
but the memories still linger.
When I close my eyes,
I can still taste the sweet drops of passion on my lips.
Photo: "Boom Lake"
That one summer when I spent 5 glorious days in the mountains of Canada exploring the beauty of Banff and Jasper National Park.
The hike to Boom Lake took a few hours, but it was very worth it.
Photo: "Security Measures"
The sky opened and the clouds lit up right as we pulled in to this Southern California desert junkyard. I'm not sure if I have ever sprinted so quickly through sand.
Photo: "Valerie's Sunset"
Valerie, the velociraptor, explores the Columbia River in Oregon.
Photo: "South Silver Falls"
A gorgeous, icy morning hiking around Silver Falls State Park in Oregon back in December 2014.
Photo: "The Star"
A Titan II ICBM missile on display at the Titan II ICBM Site 571-7 in Arizona.
The Titan II ICBM missile was double the payload of a Titan I ICBM and was designed to hit a target over 9,000 miles away. The Titan II was in use for 39 years and fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base up until 2003.
Photo: "The Land of Dr. Seuss"
Back in November, one of my favorite photography partner's in crime, Quenton, ventured with me to Joshua Tree National Park for a quick trip.
At the end of our trip, before we were heading into Los Angeles to pick up another friend for part two of the adventure, the storm clouds began to roll in and the sky lit up. We dodged the rain clouds overhead and got a few shots in before the rain began to soak us. It continued for the entire two hour ride to LA.
I think it's about time to plan another trip here...