Travel & Photography Blog
Follow my travels around the world, discover photography tips & information, and get inspired.
What Gear to Bring – Packing Advice for Travel Photography
There’s always a difficult balance between making sure you have all the gear you need, but that you’re not carrying additional gear for no reason.
9 Tips for Better Beach Photography
For the most part, beach photography doesn’t really differ that much from all landscape photography; The general principles I exercise in the mountains of Colorado or the canyons of Utah still apply if I’m at a beach. But there are some considerations to always keep in mind so here are my 9 Tips for Beach Photography
13 Tips for Better Travel Photography
It got me thinking about what important lessons I’ve also learned through the years of essentially trial-and-error travel photography.
The 2017 Colorado Fall Foliage Tour
After such an incredible long weekend last Fall that was full of beautiful weather, vivid-yellow Aspen groves, and colorful sunrises and sunsets, I was unbelievably excited to hit the road again this fall to shoot the Colorado Fall foliage throughout the state.
A Quick Overnight Backpack to Missouri Lakes in the Holy Cross Wilderness
Despite the popularity of Missouri Lakes, it’s still in a remote part of Sawatch Range and the Holy Cross Wilderness with rugged ridgelines, alpine meadows and lakes.
The Gore Range & My Summer of Vail
Overall, the Gore Range is relatively inaccessible due to the lack of mining roads that criss-cross so many other Colorado mountain ranges and they have a reputation for a lot of trailhead access red tape, due in large part to private property, particularly on the eastern side.
An Overnight Backpack to Gore Lake in the Eagles Nest Wilderness
Six miles into the Gore Range and the Eagles Nest Wilderness, Gore Lake sits at 11,414′ at the base of Snow Peak (13,024′), Willow Peak (13,357′), and Red Peak (13,189′).
Backpacking Crater Lake in the Gore Range
A couple years ago, my buddy found a hike to the unofficially-named Crater Lake in the Gore Range at the base of the Spider (12,692′) and the Fly, two also unofficially-named twelvers residing on a rugged spur ridge west of the main spine of the central Gores.
Sunset at Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
In the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park, the glacial Tyndall Gorge is home to three incredibly beautiful alpine lakes, each surrounded by increasingly impressive views of Hallett Peak and Flattop Mountain rising dramatically in the distance.
A Sunrise Hike to Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park
Hiking Sky Pond to shoot sunrise was one of my goals this summer and the gorge is even more impressive than I expected.
There Are No Bad Sunsets in Costa Rica
After three trips to the country, I’ve officially decided that there are no bad sunsets in Costa Rica… Just unbelievable, night after night
Driving Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park
Winding the 48 miles between Estes Park on Rocky Mountain National Park’s east side and Grand Lake on the west is the highway to the sky, better known as the iconic Trail Ridge Road.