Four Favorite Images from Valley of Fire State Park
A few weeks ago I found myself in Valley of Fire State Park once again leading a photography workshop. Valley of Fire has become a favorite location of mine for it’s unique and colorful sandstone geology. No other location, as far as I know, has such a rich concentration of dramatic sandstone in one place. [...]
Chased by the Light
On the first evening of my recent Valley of Fire Workshop, we hiked out to Fire Wave in hopes of capturing dramatic landscape images. The skies had some amazing clouds to the south hanging over Fire Wave when we first arrived and we set up for the more or less traditional shot. I encouraged my [...]
Chasing the Moon
On the very last evening of my trip to the southwest, I spent the night in Valley of Fire State Park. I knew the full moon would be rising 10 minutes after sunset, and I planned to catch it coming up through Elephant Rock just after sunset. I was up on White Domes shooting sunset [...]
Featured Workshop: Valley of Fire, Rainbow in Stone
It’s that time of the year again as we gear up for workshops and photo tours in 2013. We have released our schedule and spots for all workshop are filling in quickly. In fact, one workshop, West Virginia Fall Color, is already booked full. This week I would like to feature our Valley of Fire, [...]
New Southwest Photography Workshop, Valley of Fire, Just Added to the 2012 Schedule!
I am very excited to announce that I will be leading a second photograph workshop this year in the amazing sandstone world of Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Located just an hours drive from the glimmering lights of “sin city” Las Vegas, this park offers some of the most dramatic sandstone landscapes in [...]
Cydonia Sunrise, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
After three long months in the office (mid November through mid February), I finally was able to break free for an eight-day trip to Valley of Fire State Park to both lead a workshop and accomplish some personal shooting. I first visited Valley of Fire in July of 2006 probably the worst time of the [...]
