Blog – Travel & Adventure

From the towering mountains in my backyard, to the reefs of West Papua, and everything in between…

Seattle: The City of Sunshine?

Seattle: The City of Sunshine?

After my winter hibernation spent watching photography tutorials, I was excited when my girlfriend had a business trip to Seattle so I could tag along to explore.

Getting Out of the Rut

Getting Out of the Rut

Since getting into photography nearly eight years ago, I’ve been learning, training, and teaching myself the art whenever I could, but sometime last year, I realized I had kind of stopped pushing myself.

2017 In Pictures: 17 of My Favorite Shots

2017 In Pictures: 17 of My Favorite Shots

This year was definitely a busy one with almost 12,000 road-trip miles driven and probably about 200+ miles hiked… This was definitely hard to narrow down this year, but here are my favorite shots from 2017.

The Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora

The Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora

Between Conde Naste, Travel & Leisure, Trip Advisor and pretty much any other travel or luxury publication out there, not only is the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora constantly proclaimed to be one of the best resorts in the world, but Bora Bora is praised as one of the most beautiful islands in the world.

Bora Bora: The Most Beautiful Island in the World

Bora Bora: The Most Beautiful Island in the World

I had read that once you see Bora Bora, you are forever enamored; The inevitable love affair beginning before your plane even touches down with travelers becoming captivated by the fantasy-like tropical paradise.

16 Pictures of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah

16 Pictures of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah

In mid-October, I went back to spend three days exploring the park – Each day I hiked 8-10 miles, drove 20-30 miles of jeep trails, and made sure to shoot sunrise and sunset on each end. I got a ton of pictures, but not much to write… so here’s 16 pictures of beautiful Capitol Reef National Park.

The 2017 Colorado Fall Foliage Tour

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.

The Gore Range & My Summer of Vail

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.