Tag Archives: landscape

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Monument Valley – Arizona, Utah

Besides the cactus covered mountains in southern Arizona, probably the best-known location of the American West is the Monument Valley on the border of Arizona and Utah, so we didn’t want to miss it on […]

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Grand Canyon National Park – Arizona

One of the main reasons of our recent road trip was to see the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. The gorge of the Colorado River is one of the Wonders of the World […]

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Saguaro National Park – Arizona

After leaving the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, we drove to Tucson, Arizona, where we visited the Saguaro National Park. This park consists of two separate areas and it’s the home to the […]

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park – New Mexico

The last week of May, Gabi and I went on a big road trip to the Wild West. We visited four national parks and one tribal park. Our first destination was the Carlsbad Caverns National […]

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Wildflowers in the Texas Hill Country

Gabi and I spent the last weekend of March in the Texas Hill Country to see wildflowers. This time of year, bluebonnets and other wildflowers are blooming all along the roadways in Texas. Unfortunately, the […]

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2018: The Year in Review

As the end of each year draws to a close, I usually look back over my photography of the past year and select 10 images that mostly highlight my work in the year. This past […]

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Bluebonnets in the Houston area – Texas

Texas is beautiful in springtime. This time of year, all along the roadways, bluebonnets and other wildflowers are making their annual flashy appearance and the sight is spectacular. This is usually a two to four […]

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Super Blue Blood Moon in Texas

A rare celestial occurrence, called a Super Blue Blood Moon happened today. It means that a super moon (when the moon is closer to Earth and looks a little bigger), a blue moon (a second […]

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Highlights from 2017

As I’ve done in the past few years, I would like to take a look back at the past year, so I selected 10 images that mostly highlight my work in 2017. It was an […]

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Solar Eclipse in Texas

The Great American Eclipse took place yesterday. The entire continuous United States experienced at least a partial solar eclipse and from Oregon to South Carolina the moon blacked out the sun entirely. In Texas it […]

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Tennessee

A few weeks ago, Gabi and I went on a long road trip up north. It wasn’t a photography trip, but we managed to spend one day in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in […]

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Enchanted Rock State Natural Area – Texas

We recently returned from the Texas Hill Country where we spent a great weekend. Our main goal was to visit the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area (map). This place is a real gem in the […]

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Film Photography at Brazos Bend State Park – Texas

The Brazos Bend State Park in Texas (map) quickly became my favorite place in the Houston area. Its wildlife is amazing, alligators and thousands of birds live here. It also has many wonderful trails to […]

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Highlights from 2016

The end of the year is always a time for reflection, so I selected 10 images that mostly highlight my work in 2016. It was a big year for us, although photographically speaking it wasn’t […]

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Highlights from 2015

The New Year is upon us. It’s time for past reflection, so I selected 10 images I created this year that mostly highlight my work in 2015. I hope you enjoy them and I wish […]

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Yosemite in Black and White

Ansel Adams is one of the most widely respected landscape photographers of all time. He is revered for his stunning black and white images of the western United States and his commitment to the conservation […]

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Yosemite National Park – California

My wife, Gabi and I spent last week in California to visit San Francisco and to photograph the stunning landscapes of the Yosemite National Park. This national park was established in 1890, the same year […]

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Hawaiian Night

Night photography is a really great fun. Since I am mainly a wildlife photographer, I normally like taking pictures of animals even during the night as I have done it a couple of times before. […]

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The Night of an Albatross in Hawaii

The Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii is the number one place I go to take shots of the night sky. It’s the only area on the island with a relatively low light […]

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Laysan Albatrosses by Night at Kaena Point – Hawaii

I started doing night sky photography a few months ago. On the island of Oahu in Hawaii, probably Kaena Point is the best place to see a relatively clear night sky because it is the […]

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Highlights from 2014

As we count down to the new year, it’s a good time for reflecting back on the past year, so I created this gallery with 10 images that mostly highlight my year of 2014. I […]

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