Dawn Holm Photography

I’m a fine art photographer drawn to wild places, quiet moments, and the stories they tell.

My work is created to bring a sense of calm, connection, and place into the spaces where you live.

09/03/2026

Dust, dominance, and a whole lot of attitude.

One last look at the bison rut in Yellowstone.

What fascinated me most wasn’t any single confrontation. It was everything happening at once, bulls testing one another, dust rising from the wallows, calves tucked among the herd, and that low rumble you feel almost as much as hear.

It’s one of those experiences a photograph can only tell part of.

I shared more from this return to Yellowstone (and the road through Big Sky that brought me there) in my latest Travel Journal. https://www.dawnholmphotography.com/photo-journals/albums/big-sky-yellowstone-mt-08-2026

08/29/2026

Sometimes removing the color changes what I see.

In color, this feels like a morning in Yellowstone. Sagebrush, dust and that warm early light.

In black and white, I find myself seeing something different. Shape, distance, dust and the almost timeless presence of the bison.

Same moment. Same photograph. A different story.

Which one holds you longer: color or black & white?

08/23/2026

A quiet Sunday feels like a good time to linger a little longer.

Before summer begins to give way to fall, I’ve been returning to some of the quieter details from Koyasan.

Weathered wood. Intricate joinery. Repetition and rhythm. Stone softened by time. Small signs of devotion tucked among it all.

The longer I stayed, the more there was to see.

Sometimes the photograph isn’t in the grand view. It’s in the details you notice when you slow down.

Look closer. There’s always more to see.

08/19/2026

It’s World Photography Day 📷

World Photography Day seems like a good day to remember why I picked up a camera in the first place.

There are photographs I make because I’m searching for a story, and others that happen in a fraction of a second.

A shake of the head. Water catching the light. A moment I couldn’t possibly see quite this way without a camera.

Photography has taught me to slow down, pay attention and sometimes simply marvel at what was there.

Still looking. Still learning. And still pretty amazed by it all.

“Shake it Off”
Available in my print collection. Link in bio

08/15/2026

I found myself noticing something again and again in Japan. Reverence.

For a place.
For tradition.
For beauty.
For something as fleeting as cherry blossoms.

It was there in the bow, in the careful tending of a temple, in people gathering together, and in the simple act of sitting quietly.

This quiet respect that said slow down. Pay attention.

Maybe that’s a good reminder as these last weeks of summer begin to slip by. Stop for the things that won’t be here for long.

08/13/2026

I’ve been spending some time with Drawn Beyond again this week, this time in print.

I’ve spent the last few days with some familiar photographs, only this time, on paper instead of a screen.

This one, in particular Drawn Beyond has me coming back.

To the mist and the mountains in Mt Rainier National Park.

There’s something about holding a print that changes the way I see an image. Details become quieter. Light feels different. And sometimes a photograph I thought I knew, the feelings I thought I remembered, the print shows me something new.

A good reminder to step away from the screen every once in a while. There is a tangible and rewarding joy in holding a memory in your hands rather than scrolling past it on a screen.

08/11/2026

The Somewhere Road.
Somewhere in Paradise Valley, where the mountains faded into the summer haze and the road just kept going.

08/03/2026

I almost didn’t make time for Yellowstone.

Between concerts and visiting with my daughter, it would’ve been easy to skip it.

Instead, we slipped into the park before sunrise for just a few hours.

The reward was this bull elk, still wearing velvet as this year’s antlers continue to grow. In just a few weeks that velvet will dry and be shed, revealing the polished antlers he’ll carry into the fall rut.

An early morning. An unexpected encounter.

Yellowstone has a way of giving you what it wants, not always what you came looking for.

I hoped to catch the beginning of the bison rut. Instead, I found this magnificent bull elk instead.

Sometimes all you need is a few hours. Some of the most meaningful photographs happen when you simply leave room for possibility. Maybe that’s the lesson Yellowstone keeps teaching me: pay attention to what’s in front of you.

Have you ever gone looking for one thing and found something even better? Drop a comment and share.

07/31/2026

Most people come to Fushimi for the famous torii gates.

I found the cherry blossoms along the canal instead.

Traditional boats drifted beneath the cherry blossoms as petals floated across the water, and for a while there was nowhere else I needed to be.

Travel has taught me that some of the places I remember most aren’t always the landmarks, they’re the quiet moments in between.

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