Springtime on Owens Creek
I took advantage of the wet and overcast weather we have been experiencing lately and made a day trip to the Catoctin Mountain region of central Maryland today. Streams and forest scenics was on the itinerary and the lush greens and rushing waters of the many streams, creeks and rivers of the region did not [...]
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 [...]
This past weekends Photo Bootcamp on Chincoteague Island, VA
This past weekend Ian Plant and myself ran our first (many to come) Photography Bootcamps on Chincoteague Island, VA. This was an intense weekend of instruction, both in the field and classroom. We had a great group of students and some tough but amazing photo ops in the refuge. During the middle of the day [...]
Light Surge, Jupiter Island, Florida
Taking a break from posting wildlife images for a moment to share a favorite landscape I created last week while shooting in S. Florida. The night before the weather forecast looked very promising for Jupiter Island with storms of the coast at dawn and a rip tide warning for Coral Cove (that usually means big [...]
Snaefells Peninsula Reflections, Iceland
I don’t have much to say today, so I’ll let the image do the talking. Does this shot speak to you? If so, what does it say?
Sunrise Tarn, Glacier National Park
With temperatures spiking above 100 degrees and humidity levels above 90%, I am sitting here thinking of cooler climates. Last summer I spent an amazing week in the beginning of August shooting in Glacier National Park. The temps never got above 75 the entire time and most nights dipped in the low to mid 40′s. [...]
Beautiful Badlands
This image was photographed near the old Paria Movie Set nestled in a colorful canyon in the hear of the Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument. The movie set was used to film countless westerns over the years including one of my all time favorites, the Outlaw Josey Whales! Although the original movie set is long gone [...]
Sunrise at Great Falls National Park
I spent yesterday morning on the river in Great Falls National Park with several clients. We met in the parking lot under dark skies and fumbled our way through the darkness through the woods and over the rocks to reach a few of the beaten locations along the gorge for first light. I was hoping [...]
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 [...]
Great Falls National Park Workshop Just Reeased!!!
New Workshop Release!!! Great Falls National Park. Great Falls National Park Sunrise Session for only $95.00. This workshop will run for 4 hours from sunrise until 9am and is limited to a small group of 6 photographers. Joe will lead you to the best viewpoints along the river to capture dramatic landscapes at sunrise and [...]
Charleston South Carolina 2012 Images
Charleston was once again a great success this year. Although most of the spring blooms had come two to three weeks early, there was still plenty of great images to be had (although I was secretly freaking out about this as the workshop approached). Either way, we worked hard and shot some amazing locations, we [...]
Botany Bay Sunset, Edisto Island, SC
I am back from eight days shooting the low country spring in and around Charleston, South Carolina. At least I was planning on shooting spring, but Mother Nature had other plans, as she always seems to have. The spring blooms had all but dropped except for the Azaleas along Oak Lane in Magnolia Plantation which [...]
A Morning at Brookside Gardens
I spent this morning shooting abstractions and macro wildflowers (mostly Tulips) at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD. The gardens at Brookside are a great place to hone your macro shooting skills as well as develop a body of work to add to your portfolio. In fact, most areas of the country have some really great [...]
Springtime in Great Falls National Park
Spring is here in the Mid Atlantic and about two-to-three weeks early this year. I have been taking the opportunity to get out to locations that are close to home for some spring shoots before I head south to conduct my Charleston and Smoky Mountain workshops. One of my favorite local haunts is Great Falls [...]
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 [...]
Behind the Falls, Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia
Last spring I had the chance to visit a little known waterfall in West Virginia. I have been down to this location twice before, but the conditions were never right and thus I was unsuccessful in capturing a compelling shot. This waterfall and a series of several others are in Blackwater Falls State Park in [...]
Coral Cove Sunset, Jupiter Island, Florida (Joseph Rossbach)
Arriving on Jupiter Island in the early afternoon I went straight to Coral Cove to scout out this location. I was surprised at how little an area of rock it was. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it seemed like it would have been more expansive. At any rate, the rocks [...]
Florida’s Wild Palm Coast (Joseph Rossbach)
Well it’s not actually all that wild compared to the Everglades or Big Cypress, but how wild can anyplace really be when there are multi-million dollar homes, all night gas stations and beach front high rises only ten minutes walk from this location. Either way, my visit to Washington Oaks Garden State Park this morning [...]
Infinite Journey, Zion National Park, Utah
While in Zion National Park this fall I had the chance to hike to one of my all time favorite locations, the Subway! I knew I needed to be down in the canyon on a clear day, so I watched the forecast and planned to be down first thing in the morning on the first [...]
Oregon Brook, Northest Kingdom, Vermont
While in Vermont this past fall I took the opportunity to visit a little known brook in the Northeast Kingdom that I discovered almost 10 years ago. I first photographed this stream when I was still shooting large format film, and I have dreamed of visiting ever since then hoping to get the right water [...]
Cottonwood Canyon, Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
I spent the other day hiking the famous Narrows of the Virgin River in Zion National Park. This hike is my all time favorite in the park for several reasons.First and foremost, I love to work water and there is no better place in the park that provides incredible water juxtaposed with the shear vertical [...]
Ledge of Light, Bear Rocks, Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia
While leading a photo workshop this past October, I had the opportunity to witness some amazing light from the summit of Bear Rocks in eastern West Virginia. I picked a favorite location of mine up on the rocks knowing that the view from here is as good as it gets from this location. Waiting in [...]
