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Standing in the Great Plains of Colorado facing an approaching thunderstorm was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life. This is why I do photography. It makes me feel utterly, completely alive.

The wild geology of Planet Earth is on full display in the desert southwestern US. The colors come alive in the soft, pre-dawn light.

For millennium, water has been slowly carving through the sandstone plateaus of Arizona. Intricate channels and canyons have formed, and when the light bounces down into the depths of the deepest chambers, the colors come alive.

The end of the most prolific day of shooting in my life. David Thompson and I barely made it to this location in time for sunset, and had no time to scout for compositions. Luckily, the atmosphere carried the day

A wonder of geology deep within the interior of New Mexico provides other-worldly landscapes to enjoy. The remoteness of this location meant that we were the only people around, and we were left to just soak in the evening.

Eons of water and wind erosion form fascinating sandstone formations in the southern Utah desert. During twilight, the colors become vibrant and quite stunning.

The Milky Way rises above the colorful hills of Southern Utah. It is impossible not to feel very small when confronted with a scene like this

Southern Utah is littered with Hoodoos and wildly colorful hills. The patterns can be intricate and intriguing, and I found myself grateful to be able to see some of these formations while they still they are still standing

Death Valley, California is an inhospitable place. But after the sun goes down, the soft light settles onto the Badland peaks and spills into the valleys creating a beautiful scene with rich colors

An erroneous read of the Oregon Coast tidal charts by one Ryan Dyar caused some seriously wet camera gear, but luckily my weather forecasting skills made up for his usual massive shortcomings and we encountered some wonderful evening light

A self portrait taken during the last minutes of twilight amongst the wonderful badlands of Death Valley, California.

My friend Cody Wilson's water bottle is hiding in this shot.

Waves have carved a long cave in the sandstone cliffs of the Oregon Coast. At certain times of year, the setting sun lights up the tunnel with a glorious display of light

Incredible bald cypress trees and moss pick up blue hour color in the swampy bayous of the southwest USA

A splash color from autumn leaves lies in contrast to the dark, eerie submerged cypress forests of the southern bayou.

Strong bald cypress trees break through the morning mists with vibrant autumn colors

A giant bald cypress trees framed by her friends on a misty morning in the southern bayou

Fiery fall color on display amongst the prolific bald cypress trees of the southern bayou

A great blue heron surveys a misty morning in the southern bayou

The incredible bald cypress trees of the southern bayou loom out of the mist on a cold autumn morning

Master Photographer David Thompson silently glides through the bald cypress trees of the southern USA on a misty morning

Splashes of fall color punch through the morning mists of the southern bayou

A lone bald cypress tree hangs onto the last leaves of autumn in the southern bayou

When the sun comes up and cuts the fog surrounding the bald cypress trees of the southern bayou, you have mere seconds to get photographs before the misty conditions evaporate

4 egrets rest in the bald cypress trees of the southern bayou in the pre-dawn hours

Twin bald cypress trees blaze with sunset color in the southern bayou

Sunshine breaking through the mist provides a contrast between warm and cool tones on a misty morning in the southern bayou.

Stands of bald cypress meet in the swamps of the southern bayou

The misty atmosphere settling in amongst these Colorado aspens was created not by fog, but by dust from passing cars

Moonset over the aspen groves of Colorado starts to bring the autumn colors alive

Sunrise in the aspen groves of Colorado is a wonderful carpet of color

A grove of Aspens glows softly in evening light in the mountains of Colorado

Mt. Sneffels looms over a colorful valley in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Comet Neowise graces the night sky over Oregon's Mt. Hood. Considering we won't see a return visit for 6800 years, the midnight wakeup call and early morning hike up Tom, Dick, and Harry mountain seemed a reasonable sacrifice to make.

The summit of Haleakala on the Hawaiian island of Maui is a beautiful place to watch the sunrise. As a pilot, I have photographed this sacred place many times, but the conditions have never what I had hoped them to be. On this recent visit, however, I was finally rewarded with the beautiful light and color that only a dawn at 10,000' can produce.

The Olympic Coast of Washington is home to some of the wettest weather in the United States. The slightest break in the cloud cover right before sunset yielded dramatic lighting conditions on the last night of an otherwise washed-out trip with Ryan Dyar