Sunset Seen From Pienza, Tuscany, Italy

Sunset Seen From Pienza, Tuscany, Italy

From the walls of Pienza, the landscape of Val d’Orcia unfolds beneath the fading evening light. Rolling fields, cypress-lined roads, and scattered farmhouses reflect centuries of coexistence between people and the Tuscan countryside, with some structures dating back to the 14th century. Arriving in Pienza during the afternoon, shifting weather brought dense clouds over the […]

Stintino Salt Pan, Sassari, Italy

Stintino Salt Pan, Sassari, Italy

Nurra is the name given to the stretch of land in northwestern Sardinia that corresponds to the northern part of the province of Sassari, encompassing the towns of Sassari, Porto Torres, Alghero, and Stintino. It is a green, predominantly flat landscape, yet punctuated by sudden hills rising from the sea and featuring magnificent coastal lagoons—reminders […]

Elegug Stacks Sunrise, Pembroke, Wales

Elegug Stacks Sunrise, Pembroke, Wales

A rather grey morning greeted me at the Elegug Stacks in Wales, and I didn’t have very high expectations. The sun hadn’t risen yet, and I set up my tripod with my camera. A slight break in the clouds appeared on the horizon, giving me hope for a bit of nice light. Then the sun […]

Fire In The Sky, Venice Beach Pier, Florida, USA

Fire In The Sky, Venice Beach Pier, Florida, USA

I was wanting to go back to the Venice Beach Pier again to do another sunset photo op, but almost didn’t go because of the 1-1/4-hour drive (I was worried the sun would be concealed too much by all of the storm clouds everywhere). Once I arrived, though, I immediately realized it was going to […]