Photo: "Iceland Snowscapes"

August 8, 2017

A few days before we landed in Iceland, the country experienced a heavy storm that blew in fresh snow.

Our first afternoon there, a few more inches of snow fell and we were presented a beautiful blanket of white.

Photo: "By Fire"

July 18, 2017

I stood in a crowded room
Fueled by fire
Engulfed in passion
But it was you I saw
Smiling in the dim light
It is you, the one
Keeping sanity
filled with right
As the glances turn to glares
Filling the sky with fight
And I open my eyes
To discover the signs
Were there all along.

Travel: 2,600 Miles of the Southwest Through My iPhone

January 9, 2016

I spent the last week of 2015 on the road. The adventure started when I met up with my friend Joe in the Grand Canyon and we continued our adventure exploring more of Arizona and Utah over the next 5 days.

In the next few months, I'll be publishing fully processed DSLR images one at a time on my blog, but those images are not the only note-worthy moments from the trip.

During our 2,600 miles on the road, I captured dozens of images on my phone. The photographs below are the moments in between each DSLR shutter click. These are moments seldom shared and also some of my favorite moments from my travels.

Travel: Alberta 2015

November 8, 2015

For the third summer in a row, I visited my Dad for a few days while he was on one of his crazy 6-week road trips. This year, my brother was preparing to be a Dad himself, so he stayed home.

My Dad spent most of the trip in a 1950 Ford Woody pulling a 1947 teardrop trailer, but transmission trouble forced him to send the Woody to a shop for repairs and rent a truck for the duration of the week that I was visiting.

We spent the first few days in Banff National Park, then took the Icefields Parkway up to Jasper to close out the trip. I had spent time in BC and Alberta, but never made it to the National Parks. Like usual, I had high expectations for the trip and was not disappointed. We had our fair share of rain, but it never stopped us from getting out and exploring the snow-capped mountains, cerulean lakes and beautiful landscapes.

Trina, Dad and I at Lake Louise, Banff National Park

Banff National Park - iPhone image — Banff National Park - iPhone image

Lake Louise, Banff National Park - iPhone image

Paddle boarding on Lake Louise, Banff National Park - iPhone image with Catalyst Case

Padle boarding on Lake Louise, Banff National Park - Photo: Michel Bury - michelbury.com — Padle boarding on Lake Louise, Banff National Park - Photo: Michel Bury - michelbury.com

Marble Canyon, Kootenay National Park - iPhone image

Boom at the Ochre Beds at the Paint Pots, Kootenay National Park - iPhone image

Lower Falls in Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park - iPhone image

Sunset from the riverside in Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park

Columbia Icefields on the Icefields Parkway, Alberta

Herbert Lake on the Icefields Parkway, Alberta

Athabasca Falls on the Icefields Parkway, Alberta

Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park - iPhone image

Valley of the Five Lakes, Jasper National Park

Photo: "Get Lost On the Road"

October 9, 2014

I would really love to be driving on this road right now...

Travel: Wyoming 2014

August 3, 2014

Last month, I spent 5 days in Wyoming with my brother and Dad.

Similar to last year, my brother and I flew to meet up with Dad on his 6,000 mile, 6 week road trip across the Western half of the United States in his 1950 Ford Woody pulling a 1947 teardrop trailer.

We started off in the Grand Tetons for 2 days and then went North into Yellowstone for the last half of the trip.

Having never been to Wyoming, I didn't know what to expect, but I was hoping to see buffalo or a moose for the first time in addition to the amazing mountains, beautiful geysers and thermal activity in the area.

Of course Wyoming did not disappoint. I saw wild buffalo, got within 30 feet of a bull moose and saw many beautiful unreal pools of bubbly hot water. I paddle boarded on the most beautiful lake I have ever seen surrounded by the Grand Tetons, lilypads and fish, camped in a tent through 2 nights of torrential downpour as the lightning and thunder crashed all around and loved every minute of it.

Thank you family for the amazing adventure!

With my Dad and brother at Firehole Falls

Grand Tetons National Park

American Bison Nursing, Grand Tetons National Park

Sun setting while driving through the Grand Tetons

Yellowstone National Park

Continental Divide in the 1950 Ford Woody

Photo: "Thermal Lives"

July 29, 2014

During our second day in Yellowstone, we drove from Lewis Lake up to Mammoth Hot Springs, making one large 250 mile loop through the park. We stopped at the Mud Volcano, Upper/Lower Falls, Hayden Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs and Old Faithful among a few others and even made it back to our campsite at Lewis Lake in time for dinner.

We drove past this spot and I hollered for my Dad to turn the car around and go back so I could capture the steam glowing in the early morning light. Shooting directly into the sun gave this image a natural monochromatic feel.

Photo: "One Hundred Shades of Red"

February 19, 2014

"He painted the sky
knowing red was her color
led her outside
covered her eyes
felt the beams on her skin
and when her eyes opened
she looked towards the sky
and saw it painted
in a hundred shades of red."

(Print - http://smu.gs/1hx0WYh )

Travel: Montana 2013

July 9, 2013

Last week, I spent four days with family in Montana, around Glacier National Park.

My brother and I flew into Spokane on Wednesday to meet up with my Dad, who is on a 6 week road trip with his girlfriend, traveling in his 1950 Ford Woody pulling a 1947 teardrop trailer.

On Thursday morning, we drove to Glacier National Park and camped at the West Glacier KOA until Sunday morning.

We spent our time driving, hiking and paddle boarding in the park and though the trip wasn't a photography trip, I still managed to get a little shooting in.

I am definitely looking forward to making a return trip to Montana specifically for photography, adding Banff and Jasper into the mix as well.