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I miss this. There’s a part of my soul that I think needs to spend the night under the stars. It won’t make the wait for sunrise any shorter, but sometimes you just need to focus on the little bright spots amidst the dark.
I miss this. There’s a part of me that has been too long apart from the opportunity to cross a few state lines to climb a snow-capped mountain on a whim. It won’t fix all of the problems in the world, but it might at least make a diff
I miss this. There’s a part of me that yearns to to drive a road I’ve never been down, somewhere far from home. It might not take me where I need to go, but it’ll take me somewhere. ••• I haven’t been pos
As a reminder, I’m still offering discounts on all outdoor photo sessions—which means more dogs! Dogs love photoshoots. Use the code HALF-OFF or BRINGYOURDOG when you book to save 50% on your portrait sessions for individuals, couples,
How else to end a magical day and an outdoor wedding other than nature’s best light show? ••• If your plans were disrupted by the pandemic, I want to help you out while also prioritizing the health and safety of you and those
I hear outdoor couples and engagement photos are all the rage nowadays... and I’m always looking for a good reason to visit our national and state parks. For a limited time, I’m offering 50% off my outdoor couples, family, and engagemen
Alaskan dreaming ••• Homer, AK August, 2015 July, 2019
Alaskan dreaming ••• Homer, AK July, 2019
I’ve been dreaming of Alaska (and some of the other places I’d like to revisit) for the past few weeks, and this mother otter and her pup seemed like a fitting post for today. Happy Mother’s Day to everyone, but especially to @chri
How the light falls, and the beauty it illuminates. ••• This was day one of our trip. Emily and I left Phoenix with plans to make a quick stop at the Grand Canyon on the way to Zion. Otherwise, those were the only major stops on our i
How the light falls, and the beauty it illuminates. ••• Sitting in the noisy Zion Canyon Shuttle as it rolled out of the parking lot at the visitor center, it was easy to get lost in the commotion and the stillness around us. The bric
How the light falls, and the beauty it illuminates. ••• Taking advantage of this time of social distancing to look back through and post some more of the photos I never found time to share with all of you over these last couple of mont
How the light falls, and the beauty it illuminates. ••• Emily and I drove into the canyon after dark with little to hint at the landscape around us. Until we stepped out of the car, the veil of night hid the world outside of the beam o
In 1982 there were 22 California Condors left in existence. To be able to see one in Zion—let alone one born in the wild—was an absolute privilege. As it lifted its wings to fill them with the warm air rising from the valley floor, my h
I’ll return to sharing photos from Morocco and Spain soon, but I’m just rounding off a road trip with Emily from Arizona back to Sioux Falls, so I’d be remiss not to share some of the photos I’ve been taking of her in some of
In the valley of the Ourika River, we were welcomed into the home of an Amazigh family for lunch and tea. Native to to North Africa, the Amazigh people are more commonly known as the Berbers, a name thrust upon them by the groups who colonized the l
“Look my hand, sweet Ismail family. Wakha? .وخّا” Our friend Ismail would like you to know that Morocco is a beautiful place full of friendly people and rich experiences. He is one of these friendly people, and the one who introduced us
Not gonna lie, I’ve felt 100% like a tourist this past week in Morocco. By no fault of the country itself, which exudes beauty and inviting openness, this feeling is purely a product of the circumstances through which I agreed to experience Mo
It would be an understatement to say we lucked out on this trip. Everywhere we went, we saw perfect weather, peak fall foliage, and except in those places closest to the road, there were hardly any crowds. But this place we truly had to ourselves.
Emily and I made a very similar trip along the North Shore of Superior last October. ••• Last year we arrived just after a storm that had rolled in from across the lake, pouring rain and gusting wind along the shore, knocking down all

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