Ascendent Trees, Courmayeur, Italy
I took this picture in Courmayeur early in the morning. I like the spot of light behind it that makes the trees pop, and the way the treeline leads the eye upward.
Hickman Bridge Sunrise, Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County, Utah, USA
Hickman Bridge is a 125 ft tall natural sandstone bridge within Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah. This image was shot during a workshop there in the fall of 2022. We hiked to this location in the dark, using our headlamps well before sunrise, to be in position as the sun came up behind […]
Teddy Bear Cholla, Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA
While searching for a shot in the Southern Arizona desert near Madera Canyon, I kept seeing these Teddy Bear cholla cacti around. They create a wonderful reflection as sunlight hits their needles. I was trying to find the perfect composition of the Teddy Bear cholla cacti. I finally found the cactus I was looking for […]
Desert Lame, Lame del Sesia, Albano Vercellese, Italy
The photograph was taken in the Lame del Sesia area around Vercelli, in a gloomy atmosphere where there is no vegetation, and the surrounding sand creates a lonely area that gradually widens until it reaches the Sesia River in a harmonious landscape.
Picture Rocks National Park, Arizona, USA
Picture Rocks National Park — PIcture Rocks, Arizona, USA
White Shadow, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Black and white, shadow and light—the same picture if you turn it upside down. This is my view of the alpine scene in front of me. I took this from Courmayeur early in the morning in March 2026.
Desert Scene, Judean Desert, Israel
The story behind this shot is very simple. It was the result of taking my camera into the Judean Desert in search of beautiful pictures. The striated rock formation, with the desert situated above it, seemed to fit the bill very well. The picture is presented in monochrome.
Valley Of Fire State Park, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
On another snowbird trip to Arizona and Nevada from my hometown of Courtenay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, we stopped to check the campground in this wonderful place. The many red sandstone formations are unbelievable. They are everywhere and all different in size and shape. The desert floor between these formations is covered with assorted […]
Mountain Desert, Chivay, Peru
In August 2018, we traveled to Peru and Bolivia as members of an organized trip. Peru features a 1,555-mile (2,500 km) long, narrow desert strip along its Pacific coast, making up about 10% of the country and acting as one of the driest places on Earth. For that trip, I carried two identical Olympus cameras, […]
White Sands, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India
Vast White Sands desert with towering mountains in the background.