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The Apprentice's Journey Hi - I'm Mark Norton. This is a collection of photos & ramblings from my adventures I'm sharing to connect with you and bookmark for myself :)

Welcome to the Apprentice’s Journey, home of Mark Norton’s photos and recent journeys. I love sharing the beauty of this world that hopefully inspires you to take a trip of your own into the outdoors that surround us. I believe nature’s ability to leave us struck with awe and wonder is one of the best things about life and everyone should experience it as often as you can. So go ahead, take a gander, and find your next journey in life.

First meaningful snowfall is on its way signaling a swift end to a summer that in many ways felt like it never took off....
09/09/2026

First meaningful snowfall is on its way signaling a swift end to a summer that in many ways felt like it never took off. Here’s some verticals from a quiet morning in the belly free from the crowds, smoke and storms that filled this summer.

Life is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you’re going to get but you get (and need) all the pieces so you ...
09/03/2026

Life is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you’re going to get but you get (and need) all the pieces so you know what you like and don’t. So open the box and dive in!

Some vertical stills from parts of Italy.
08/29/2026

Some vertical stills from parts of Italy.

A big thanks to Stockman for supporting local artists. I’m excited to hang one of these up at the end of the month in th...
08/05/2026

A big thanks to Stockman for supporting local artists. I’m excited to hang one of these up at the end of the month in their new Columbia Falls branch.

It was ‘fun’ to rework these images from their original capture to clean up distortion, noise and distracting elements. Wow AI has changed the game for making these changes.

This was a simple idea years ago but a younger version of myself didn’t think much about lens distortion and wind when trying to compile these images to capture multiple layers of focus among changing conditions. I haven’t done a project like this since so it was neat to revive these images.

Should I add a basic AI girl dancing in the road? 😉

First time taking the camera out this year…always inspired by this place.
05/23/2026

First time taking the camera out this year…always inspired by this place.

Mountain Adventures
04/12/2026

Mountain Adventures

My favorite images of mountains are during winter. Yet it is the most difficult season to capture them: rare conditions,...
04/08/2026

My favorite images of mountains are during winter. Yet it is the most difficult season to capture them: rare conditions, long, slow and often dangerous travel combined with short days are just some of the challenges to overcome in order to take advantage of very small and infrequent windows that allow the beauty of these places to shine. This season was no exception to these difficulties but happy to have these memories from NYE from one of my favorite spots to take in winter.

Will the snow ghosts return this season?
03/06/2026

Will the snow ghosts return this season?

Landscapes from New Zeland
02/19/2026

Landscapes from New Zeland

Vertical Crops from New Zealand
02/12/2026

Vertical Crops from New Zealand

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