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25/08/2026

Perseids meteor shower peak August 13th-14th. 80+ meteors per hour predicted. Petit Lake - location scouted. Camera locked on Perseus: ✓ Fresh battery: ✓ Tripod literally in the water for the reflection: ✓ Frame firing every 20 seconds: ✓

What wasn’t in the plan? The cloud cover that rolled in around 1am.

Fewer meteors than I had hoped, but the frames built this pretty cool timelapse (if I do say so myself). Note I even captured some heat lightening toward the end of the reel. And that green in the sky? Not aurora. That’s airglow, aka chemiluminescence in our atmosphere. Molecules absorb sunlight, then release that stored energy as light. Bioluminescence of the sky. 🌌

🌌 The Milky Way doesn’t actually flicker — but mine did.While editing this timelapse over Stanley Lake, I noticed someth...
21/08/2026

🌌 The Milky Way doesn’t actually flicker — but mine did.

While editing this timelapse over Stanley Lake, I noticed something was off. Settings were consistent throughout the shoot — same ISO, same white balance, everything locked in. No AI tools, no auto edits applied. So what was causing the flickering?

I brought the question to my fellow photographers, and together we figured it out: smoke in the air. Notice how the flickering is concentrated near the horizon? That’s the giveaway.

The other two pictures on this post I captured while driving up to the Sawtooth Mountains of what looks like fog. Nope, that’s smoke.

The US Northwest is currently battling devastating wildfires, and the evidence is literally written across the sky. It’s a heartbreaking reminder of what’s being lost, even when fire is part of nature’s own cycle.

🔥 Stay safe out there, and hold the beauty of these places close. 🏔️

18/08/2026

For years, I had seen photographs of the Sawtooth Mountains and dreamed of experiencing them for myself. This August, I finally made it there, and the reality was every bit as spectacular as I had imagined. 🏔️✨

A few fellow photographers and I set out on a 6.5-mile hike with 1,800 feet of elevation gain to reach Alice Lake, an alpine gem tucked high among the peaks.

The lake sits beneath a mountain called El Capitan, which I can only assume earned its name from its resemblance to Yosemite’s famous granite icon. Surrounding it are the jagged Sawtooth peaks, their dramatic formations living up to the name in every direction.

The hike was exhausting. The views made every step worth it.

And then came the bonus: we spent the night beneath a sky overflowing with millions of stars. 🌌 Sleeping in the mountains, surrounded by that kind of silence and beauty, was an experience I won’t soon forget.

This collection of photographs is my attempt to capture a little piece of that adventure, from the rugged trail to the alpine lake and the unforgettable night beneath the stars.

Some places are worth the climb. Alice Lake was definitely one of them. 🏔️📷

18/08/2026

For years, I had seen photographs of the Sawtooth Mountains and dreamed of experiencing them for myself. This August, I finally made it there, and the reality was every bit as spectacular as I had imagined. 🏔️✨

A few fellow photographers and I set out on a 6.5-mile hike with 1,800 feet of elevation gain to reach Alice Lake, an alpine gem tucked high among the peaks.

The lake sits beneath a mountain called El Capitan, which I can only assume earned its name from its resemblance to Yosemite’s famous granite icon. Surrounding it are the jagged Sawtooth peaks, their dramatic formations living up to the name in every direction.

The hike was exhausting. The views made every step worth it.

And then came the bonus: we spent the night beneath a sky overflowing with millions of stars. 🌌 Sleeping in the mountains, surrounded by that kind of silence and beauty, was an experience I won’t soon forget.

This collection of photographs is my attempt to capture a little piece of that adventure, from the rugged trail to the alpine lake and the unforgettable night beneath the stars.

Some places are worth the climb. Alice Lake was definitely one of them. 🏔️📷 #

04/07/2026

Happy 4th of July, United States’ Independence Day! Have fun but be safe! ❤️

As a photographer, texture is one of my love languages. I rarely seek it out with my “big” camera, but scroll through my...
30/06/2026

As a photographer, texture is one of my love languages.

I rarely seek it out with my “big” camera, but scroll through my phone’s camera roll and you’ll find dozens of shots like these. Nature’s creations. Colorful furniture. Weathered wood. A placemat’s texture. They attract me and next thing I know is that I have pictures of them all.

Here’s the secret trick: in Adobe Photoshop, you can drop these texture shots in as low-opacity layers over your photos. The result? Instant depth and dimension very similar to the way painters build up layers on a canvas to make their work feel alive and tactile.

Your phone camera just might be your most overlooked creative tool.

Ever wonder where capers actually come from? 🌸Meet the caper bush — and its absolutely otherworldly bloom. This wild, al...
22/05/2026

Ever wonder where capers actually come from? 🌸

Meet the caper bush — and its absolutely otherworldly bloom. This wild, alien-like flower is the secret origin of those little briny gems in your pasta. Found clinging to sun-scorched cliffs across the Mediterranean, this beauty was spotted on the rugged coastline of Menorca, Spain. Mother Nature created a beauty in this one!

Out in Zambia and this gorgeous White-browed Coucal stopped me in my tracks 😍 It posed like an absolute pro — now I’m to...
04/05/2026

Out in Zambia and this gorgeous White-browed Coucal stopped me in my tracks 😍 It posed like an absolute pro — now I’m torn between the scenic framing and the zoomed-in portrait. Help me decide by telling me your favorite!

Every March, something almost unbelievable happens along the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska. 🌅Half a million sandhi...
25/04/2026

Every March, something almost unbelievable happens along the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska. 🌅
Half a million sandhill cranes — up to 80% of the world’s population — descend on a 70-mile stretch of river for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. The sound alone is something you feel in your chest. The sky fills. The fields turn gray with wings. And then, at dusk, they pour into the shallow river channels by the hundreds of thousands to roost for the night.
I had the privilege of witnessing it firsthand this March, and these photos still don’t do it justice. If this migration isn’t on your bucket list, it should be. 🦢





While working through my Sandhill Crane photos, I found myself completely pulled in by the poetry of their wings in flig...
09/04/2026

While working through my Sandhill Crane photos, I found myself completely pulled in by the poetry of their wings in flight. Strength and grace wrapped into every beat… feathers flexing, light catching, colors shifting midair.

So I leaned into it. I cropped in tight and focused on just the wings, capturing a few different positions that each tell their own story.

I definitely have a favorite… but I’m curious—which one speaks to you?

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