Crescent City Sunset, California, USA

Crescent City Sunset, California, USA

I was actually photographing a lighthouse in the opposite direction when I turned around to witness the setting sun casting a warm glow across the Pacific Ocean sea stacks. It always pays to look behind you.

One Evening By Chance, Ivrea, Italy

One Evening By Chance, Ivrea, Italy

I often look at the sky, at every moment of the day or night. It inspires memories and fantasies, opens my mind, and helps me move forward in my solitude by thinking about the vastness of the universe that governs us and of which we are unaware. A sweet and infinite mystery, a caress for […]

Virginia Mountain Sunrise, Mouth of Wilson, VA, USA

Virginia Mountain Sunrise, Mouth of Wilson, VA, USA

Traveled over 1.5 hours to Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia. I had planned on hiking a bit to reach a good place to set up for the sunrise. However, fortunately, as I was driving through the park to reach the trailhead, I came across this area on the side of the road that had […]

Cuban Sunset, Playa La Boca, Cuba

Cuban Sunset, Playa La Boca, Cuba

A few years ago, I went on a photo tour of Cuba with my brother and a few friends. We visited several places and ended the trip with a few nights in the old pirate town of Trinidad. On this particular evening, we drove to a small coastal town, Playa La Boca, for a sunset […]

Retone, Marina Di Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Retone, Marina Di Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Marina di Pisa is famous for its stilt houses used for fishing. They are better known as “retoni.” They are usually photographed at sunrise or sunset, as in this case. In the background are the Apuan Alps, famous for their marble.

Sunrise At Rainbow Rocks, Cayırhan, Nallıhan, Ankara, Turkey

Sunrise At Rainbow Rocks, Cayırhan, Nallıhan, Ankara, Turkey

After driving through the night to reach this spot before sunrise, I had no idea such a magnificent welcome was waiting for me. As the first golden light broke across the horizon, the sky exploded in a symphony of cotton-candy pink, soft lavender, and deep purple hues. These colors were perfectly mirrored in the vast, […]

Sun Setting Over Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Sun Setting Over Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Returning to port after a long, hot day photographing wildlife and seeing a compressed view of life on the river, it was wonderful to relax, let the mind wander, and really take in the entire beauty of our surroundings. This sunset epitomized what a magical place we were visiting. It commanded one to take notice.

Blue Ridge Parkway Sunset, North Carolina, USA

Blue Ridge Parkway Sunset, North Carolina, USA

Capturing sunsets and afterglow on the Blue Ridge Parkway is an exhilarating experience, no matter the season! Always different, always gorgeous! Cloud banks and formations are ever-changing at elevations above 5,000 feet as weather moves through quickly. It’s all about being patient and ready. This location is a little north of the highest elevation on […]