How to Tell a Better Story With Your Travel Photography

A beautiful white fountain with large trees surrounding it in downtown Savannah Georgia

When most of us travel with a camera, our first instinct is to photograph the obvious thing. The mountain. The lighthouse. The church. The skyline. The waterfall. The famous view that everyone told us we had to see. And there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, go ahead and take that photo. I take those … Read more

Choosing the Right Photography Workshop

A group of photographers on a river bank in Arkansas during an Arkansas Fall Colors Photography Workshop

There are a lot of photography workshops out there, and on the surface, many of them sound pretty similar. Beautiful destination? Check. Sunrise and sunset? Check. Promises of amazing photos? Of course. But when you look a little closer, the real question is not just where you’re going. It’s how you’ll be guided once you … Read more

Death Valley: Time, Silence, and the Sculpting Hand of Nature

Why I Go I don’t go to Death Valley to conquer a shot list. I go because it resets me. The silence, the distance, the way light slides down a ridge, none of it bends to my plans. When I give in and follow the desert’s pace, my work, and my breathing, both get better.  … Read more