Low Tide, High Potential

Over the next few days, you have an incredible opportunity to photographic things that would normally be way under the sea. We’ll get some of the lowest tides of the year Monday and Tuesday.

The Cost of Free Photography

“I would love to have the picture on our site, unfortunately we couldn't offer any sort of payment as it is not part of our budget.”

I get these messages all the time. Most photographers do. Most of the time, I say “no,” and here’s why you should say “no,” too.

Temperatures Rise, Water Falls

As the temperature warms and the snow melts, it's a great time to photograph waterfalls.

Cherry Blossom Impressions

One problem most new photographers have is that they try to do too much in an image. They try to cram the entire world into the small viewfinder. And in the process of trying to do everything, the viewer ends up noticing nothing.

Right Place, Long Time

Photography is often about being in the right place at the right time. And sometimes you have to wait a long time in that right place.

Fall Arrives in the Mountains

Here in the Pacific Northwest, it seemed summer lasted only a few weeks this year. We had one of the latest spring snows on record. And just a few weeks ago at Mount Rainier National Park, summer wildflowers were blooming next to ground cover ablaze in fall colors.

The story behind "Great Blue Heron Fishing, Seattle Arboretum"

The vast majority of my images are taken with the camera mounted firmly on a tripod. For the image of a great blue heron catching a fish for dinner, however, I used a much different type of tripod: the side wall of an inflatable kayak that was beached on lily pads.