overland
explore
hike
scramble
climb
look
wait
photograph
What makes photographing landscapes so meaningful and exhilarating for me is the challenge of finding, reaching, and occupying rare natural settings, and the ephemeral moments that animate them.
It begins with a yearning to return to the source, a new corner of the American West, locations seldom trodden, rarely seen, and often difficult to access. A relentless fascination draws me back for more. Waiting for the sky and the momentary dance of light across the landscape keeps me there. Being in these landscapes creates a deep resonance within me that keeps pulling me back.
My prints record my journeys, inviting pause and contemplation, and to perhaps venerate our natural legacy. With each photograph, I invite you to linger, as I did, and feel the resonance, the isolation, and the timelessness found there. While these images carry forward the photographic tradition of the American West, they are not in celebration of its conquest, but in awe and reverence for what resists possession: the enduring, the unseen, the sacred.
My modified jeep gets me most me the way there and back, but the rest is with my feet following my nose. I’d prefer a horse or a burro...
Following my nose begins with just wondering what lies in the backcountry, looking at topography maps, talking to old-timers, taking calculated risks with dicey trails, or no trails at all. The monsoon season offers the best lighting and the worst conditions.