13 articles tagged with astrophotography
The first time I stood beneath the Namibian night sky, I experienced what I can only describe as a profound geological vertigo. After decades of mapping hot springs across three continents and exploring subterranean cave systems, I found myself utterly...
There's something magical about discovering culinary excellence where conventional wisdom says it shouldn't exist. Columbus, Nebraska—a modest community of roughly 24,000 souls nestled along the Platte River—isn't where most food enthusiasts would expect to find a gastronomic revolution. Yet here,...
When I first arrived in Antofagasta last July—Chile's winter—I was immediately struck by the surreal juxtaposition of rust-colored desert plunging dramatically into the Pacific's deep blue. Having documented countless technical systems throughout my career, I found myself instinctively cataloging this...
The first time I witnessed dawn breaking over the Badlands, I was rendered speechless—a rare occurrence for someone who typically narrates wildlife behaviors to anyone within earshot. The stratified buttes transformed from shadowy silhouettes to vibrant ribbons of ochre, sienna...
The first time I witnessed Flagstaff's night sky, I stood speechless beneath a canopy of stars so vivid and numerous that the familiar constellations I'd known since childhood in Brazil seemed to disappear into the cosmic crowd. *IncrÃvel!* This wasn't...
The first time I witnessed Lake Baikal's ice caves, I stood breathless, camera forgotten at my side. Twenty-five million years of geological history suspended in a cathedral of translucent blue ice—nature's most magnificent film set, untouched by human hands. As...
The moment my boots hit the rust-colored soil of Miles City, I knew I'd found something special. As someone who's chased astronomical wonders from the Atacama to the Arctic, there's something uniquely humbling about Montana's legendary 'Big Sky' that even...
When my dental conference in Santiago concluded last autumn, I made what might be my most impulsive decision in decades of business travel: extending my Chilean journey with a week on Rapa Nui, that mysterious speck in the Pacific better...
As someone who's photographed in over 30 countries across five continents, I've learned that some locations have a way of revealing themselves gradually, like a subject under surveillance who doesn't know they're being watched. Flagstaff, Arizona is one such place...
The first time I stepped into Alishan's ancient forest, it felt like entering another dimension. After years of photographing North America's rugged landscapes from my truck cab windows, Taiwan's misty mountain forests hit different. There's something almost supernatural about the...
The first time I drove through Nebraska, I nearly missed it—that moment when the light hits the prairie grasses just so, turning them into waves of gold that ripple across the landscape. Years later, I've returned to North Platte with...
As someone who's spent years tracking details others might miss, I've found that photography and investigation share a fundamental truth: the magic is in the details. Canberra isn't typically the first Australian destination that comes to mind for photographers, but...
After decades of documenting dental conferences across six continents, I've developed what my colleagues call a 'clinical eye' for composition. Yet nothing in my 15 years of travel photography prepared me for the visceral impact of Uluru. This monolithic sandstone...
