Fine Art Landscape and Nature Photography Blog (Utah)

Articles about the places I photograph, new releases, adventures in the art show world and my ramblings from 30+ years of photographing people and the natural world. I hope you enjoy reading these posts and watching the attached videos that accompany many. If you would like to contact me regarding prints or just to ask questions about my work please feel free to reach out I would love to hear from you!

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Photographing Cedar Breaks National Monument Utah
February 13, 2024

Cedar Breaks National Monument is a small national monument that sits around 10,000 feet above sea level in the mountains east of Cedar City, Utah. This monument consists of the high plateau that falls off into a natural amphitheater of eroded shale, sandstone, and limestone...

Keeping Warm in the Utah Winter
Photographing a Wonderland of Ice and Snow

Utah is an amazing place to photograph in the winter, with frozen rivers and snow covered forests wintertime in Utah truly can be a winter wonderland.

I love how a blanket of snow can change a scene so completely...

Backpacking the Clyde Lake Loop Trail
Uinta Mountains, Utah

Backpacking is one of the most fulfilling adventures for me. Carrying all my gear on my back and hiking into the wilderness to spend one night or multiple nights to obtain solitude, and get in tune with nature is what life is all about in my mind...

Photographing Desert Scenery at its Best
Kodachrome State Park, Utah

Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah is a smorgasbord for photographers seeking desert scenery or for the vacationer just looking to get away and enjoy the red rock glory of the American Southwest. With towering spires of sandstone, spectacular vistas of red and white, and the blue skies that will make a cowboy sing, Kodachrome State Park is the perfect area to get lost in nature and soak in the desert sun...

Winter Photography in the Uinta Mountains, Utah
Winter Photography Art for Sale

Winter in the Uinta Mountains is a magical time of year. The weather conditions can be extreme and dangerous, the people few and far between, and the snow deep and beautiful. Photographing the wintertime in the Uinta Mountains can be challenging and rewarding...

Photographing a Frozen Waterfall
Bridal Veil Falls, Utah

Photographing Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon, Utah can be harder than it looks. You might think I just pulled into the parking lot, grabbed my camera and got some photographs. The truth is a little more complicated...

Uinta Mountains Photography
Uinta Mountains, Utah

The Uinta Mountains of Utah are a magical wilderness of beauty and extremes. Situated on the Utah, Wyoming border they are the only range of the Rocky Mountains that run east to west. The 'Uintas' have many peaks ranging from 11,000-13,528 feet with King's Peak being the highest...

New Release of Home on the Range
12/6/2020  |  ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK, UTAH, USA

Announcing my newest photograph "Home on the Range"! Taken while hiking with my wife on Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake, Utah on Saturday afternoon, November 28,2020.

Samhain Dreams Abstract Photography
10/31/2020  |  Willow Heights Conservation Area

My wife and I took a quick hike on on Saturday October 31, 2020 to Willow Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. I was hoping to get a photograph of the late fall aspen trees reflecting in the water and I was able to pull off a great shot! Check out the video of our little adventure!

New Release of October Sky
10/17/2020  |  Uinta Mountains, Utah

My wife and I hiked the Clyde Lake loop trail on Saturday October 17, 2020. This trail starts at the Crystal Lake trailhead, is approximately 5.3 miles round trip and has an elevation gain of about 500 feet...

photographing Neowise Comet | Amazing Art
07/17/2020  |  Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

Photographing the Neowise comet was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I took a chance on a night that looked like nothing would happen and got lucky! We drove to the Bonneville Salt Flats on the Utah, Nevada border, set up and waited...

Summer Glow, Uinta Mountain Wildflowers
7/27/2020  |  Uinta Mountains, Utah

Introducing my new release of 'Summer Glow'.

Photographing in the high mountains is my favorite place to be. This night despite the lack of clouds made for an amazing evening. I love finding compositions that show the depth and detail of a scene, I love flowers and I love the last moment of sunlight touching the mountains...

Approaching Storm | Mountain Photography
7/3/2020  |  Uinta Mountains, Utah
As the summer storm approached, I could tell things were going to get interesting and would get some amazing photographs! This video gives you a small peak into the moment of standing on the river, gazing at the mountains and hearing the birds sing...
Magical Storm | Amazing Mountains
7/3/2020  |  Uinta Mountains, Utah

This was such an amazing summer storm to photograph at Christmas Meadows, Utah! Being able to capture a rainbow over this magical scene was more than I could have hoped for. I hope you enjoy this video and photograph!

Summer Storm Series | Mountain Photography
7/3/2020  |  Uinta Mountains, Utah

Announcing my new series Summer Storm! Four photographs taken on July 3, 2020 within a 90 minute time frame. Sold in Limited Edition printings of no more than 20 per image and also Open Edition printings on Gallery Wrapped Canvas...