Astro Mammoth Studio

06/16/2026

I've added 10 new wildlife images to my print collection and put together a short slideshow featuring the latest additions.

The collection includes bald eagles, owls, a coyote, and other birds of prey captured during my time in the field.

Watch the video slideshow below and let me know which image is your favorite!

Explore 10 new wildlife photographs now available as prints from As...

06/11/2026

I've been experimenting with black-and-white processing and exploring how much a photograph can change when distractions are minimized through tonal adjustments.

These two bald eagle images take opposite approaches. In the first, I pushed the background to pure black, allowing the textures of the feathers, the shape of the beak, and the intensity of the eagle's gaze to take center stage. In the second, I brightened the background until it became pure white, reducing the scene to its simplest elements: an eagle, a small patch of land, and its reflection.

Rather than replacing the backgrounds, I used exposure and tonal control to simplify the scene. As the surroundings fade into black or white, the focus shifts away from where the eagle was and onto what it is. One image feels bold and commanding, while the other feels quiet and minimalist, yet both reveal details and shapes that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Wildlife photography often celebrates the landscape around the subject, but sometimes there's beauty in simplifying the tones and letting the subject stand on its own.

06/04/2026

Not every morning on a photography trip goes as planned, but this sunrise at Port Mahon, Delaware, was one of the moments that made the early alarm worth it.

As the first light of day began to spread across the horizon, the sky filled with soft colors while the calm waters of Delaware Bay took on a smooth, dreamlike appearance from the long exposure. The weathered pilings stood quietly in the water as the colors of sunrise stretched across the sky.

Capturing scenes like this is one of my favorite parts of traveling with a camera. It's not just about the photograph, but about being there in the stillness before most of the world is awake, watching a new day begin.

05/24/2026

Through a Fox’s Eyes

This fox ended up laying down just a few feet in front of me, completely calm and comfortable. It was licking its paws while keeping an eye on everything around it, and every time it looked up, those eyes immediately grabbed my attention.

The closer I looked at the photo later on, the more interesting it became. You can actually see the reflection of my friend’s white truck in the fox’s eyes, which made me wonder what it was focused on in that moment. I’m sure those eyes were keeping track of all the photographers taking photos, but it also may have been watching its kits near the den site. The funny part was that it barely seemed to care that I was the closest one to it. Maybe because I was also the quietest.

I decided to take this image into black and white because I felt like color was taking away from the mood of the portrait. Stripping it down to just light, shadow, texture, and expression gave it much more of a fine art feel to me. The focus became less about the colors of the fox and more about the emotion and detail in the face, especially the eyes.

I also liked how the tight crop simplified everything. Just the eyes, the fur, the whiskers, the paws, and that tiny bit of tongue showing. Nothing extra to pull your attention away from the moment.

Sometimes my favorite wildlife images are not the action shots, but the quieter moments that make you stop and study the animal a little longer.

05/23/2026

Just after lifting from the shallow marsh water, this bald eagle spread its wings wide as a small splash trailed behind its feet. Moments earlier it had been standing in the water feeding on a fish before taking back to the air in the warm evening light.

The low golden sun cast a yellow glow across the eagle from head to tail, while its reflection shimmered softly in the water below, blurred by the movement of the water.

A powerful moment captured at Bombay Hook.

05/20/2026

I wanted to try something different with one of my astrophotography images of the Andromeda Galaxy by turning it into a cinematic animation. It is not real-time footage.

Located approximately 2.5 million light-years away, Andromeda is the closest major galaxy to the Milky Way and contains nearly one trillion stars. This project was created from my real astrophotography image and animated to bring the galaxy to life.

Watch here:

Experience the Andromeda Galaxy through a cinematic animation created from my astrophotography.Located approximately 2.5 million light-years away, Andromeda ...

05/15/2026

There’s something about photographing bald eagles along the salt marshes that never gets old. Every pass overhead feels different, and these three moments each captured a completely different side of their power, precision, and beauty.

The first image was captured during golden hour just before sunset, with the eagle gliding over marsh grasses glowing in rich orange-yellow light, set against pale blue water and sky.

The second captures the split second before impact as the eagle stretches forward toward a fish, wings fully extended and tail nearly touching the water.

The final frame freezes a sharp mid-air turn with the salt marshes softly blurred in the background.

05/11/2026

I’ve been working through footage and stills from my six day trip along the Delaware coast, putting together a short film from some of the wildlife moments I was able to observe.

From foxes near their den to birds of prey moving through the salt marsh during low tide, most of the time was spent quietly watching and waiting for brief moments to unfold.

It took a while to piece everything together, but I’m happy to finally share it.

Six days spent along the Delaware coast observing wildlife across a wide salt marsh environment.This video is a collection of moments spent with a fox family...

05/10/2026

Some of the quietest moments in the wild are also the most important.

Spent some time with this fox mother and her kits recently, and watching her keep up with the chaos, curiosity, and nonstop energy of the little ones was a reminder of how much work motherhood is in every corner of nature.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there, human and wild alike. 🦊❤️

05/07/2026

He came back empty handed… and judging by the look on his face, I don’t think he was too happy about it.

I’m thinking this bald eagle may have just lost a fight over a fish moments before landing here. Wings stretched wide, talons out, and eyes locked directly on me.