Tag Archives: landscape photography

lilliesfinal-684x1024.jpg

Sony A7RIII vs. Sony A7RIV: Battle of the Landscape Photography Titans

A while back I wrote an article entitled “Why I Switched from Full Frame to the Fujifilm XT-2“. That article generated a fair amount of buzz and a number of questions as well. The biggest […]

aina900-1024x683.jpg

Hawai’i

Hawai’i holds a very special place in my heart. It’s one of the most spectacular places in the world and it continues to take my breathe away whenever I return. Here you will find a […]

pastels_2-1024x682.jpg

Abstracts & Small Scenes

Welcome to the more intimate side of landscape photography.  Here you will find a collection of some of my favorite abstract and more intimate nature scenes. These images come from all over the Pacific Northwest including […]

ice_river_1200-1024x683.jpg

Why I Switched From Full-Frame to the Fujifilm X-T2

Oh the Madness My journey to the Fujifilm X-T2 wasn’t exactly straight and narrow and it definitely wasn’t conventional by any stretch of the imagination; but 8 weeks into the switch, here I am writing […]

metlako1200-683x1024.jpg

F-Stop Collaborate and Listen Podcast

The very talented Matt Payne recently interviewed me for his new Landscape Photography Podcast: F-Stop Collaborate and Listen. It was an honor and a ton of fun to chat about my passion for landscape photography. We […]

hawaiiplants1200-1024x683.jpg

Black and White Landscape Photography: Why it’s still relevant today

Black and White Landscape Photography Let’s face it; we live in a world of saturated colors. In recent years it seems that the popularity of a photo is dictated by the ‘wow factor’. Saturated colors, […]

textures_1200-1-1024x683.jpg

Consumption, creativity and their impact on landscape photography

Consumption, creativity and their impact on landscape photography This image was taken in a hidden canyon in Zion, Utah I love Iceland and Patagonia, but I have to say, seeing the same compositions from famous […]

pelestongue1250-1024x683.jpg

2016: A photographic year in review

2016: A Photographic Year in Review Can you believe that 2016 has already come and gone? As the New Year approaches I decided to take some time to reflect on what 2016 has meant to […]

metlakobw-1024x683.jpg

Photography Workshops

    Private One-on-One Photography Workshops Private one-on-one photography workshops are still running with safety precautions put in place to protect you, me and our communities.  My main goals for any of the workshops that […]

rainier7-1024x683.jpg

Tahoma: An intimate look at Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier in Monochrome I decided to take a jaunt up to Mt. Rainier during some rather questionable weather conditions. I was really inspired to shoot the mountain in a different way that I haven’t […]

hood-1024x683.jpg

Limitations of Imitation in Landscape Photography

Constraints of Imitation I’ve been reflecting a lot lately about how much personal style and taste has changed over the years.  I’ve found myself really refining and in some cases dialing back the way I […]

mystique-1024x683.jpg

Composition in Landscape Photography

Compositional Visualization: See the ball, be the ball Developing an eye for composition in landscape photography is something that takes a great deal of time and practice in the field.  Sure, some folks don’t have […]

metlako1200-683x1024.jpg

An Experiment in Black and White Landscape Photography

Shifting Your Mindset: Black and White Landscape Photography Prior to starting this project I had worked with various monochrome techniques (producing photos with one hue of color such as blue) but I had never really, […]

metlako1200-683x1024.jpg

Black and White

Here you will find a more traditional gallery of black and white landscape photography images from areas across the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Hawaii and the desert Southwest.  Black and white can evoke a wide range […]

wintersembrace-1024x683.jpg

Art, Social Media and the Impact on Modern Landscape Photography

Forward Although I’ve touched upon the topic of social media and its impact on landscape photography before in a previous post: LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL MEDIA: A BLESSING AND A CURSE; I felt that it was important enough […]