60 articles tagged with landscape photography
As someone who has photographed ancient temples in Southern India and misty mountain shrines in Japan, I never expected to find one of my most challenging photographic adventures beneath the desert of New Mexico. The first time I descended into...
There's something about Sossusvlei that triggers the investigative side of my nature. Perhaps it's the way the light plays detective across the ancient sand, revealing and concealing secrets with each passing hour. As someone who's traded crime scenes for landscapes,...
The first time I stepped foot in Greenwich, Connecticut, I felt that peculiar sensation photographers live for—fingers instinctively reaching for a camera before the mind has fully processed the scene. Something about the way autumn light filters through centuries-old maple...
After decades of business travel across Europe and Asia, I've developed a particular fondness for cities that challenge Western perceptions. Islamabad—Pakistan's meticulously planned capital—is precisely such a place. Nestled against the magnificent Margalla Hills with wide, tree-lined avenues and surprising...
The first time I witnessed Mont-Saint-Michel emerging from the morning mist, I understood why it's considered one of France's most magical landmarks. This medieval abbey perched atop a rocky island, surrounded by a vast bay where the tide creates a...
As I stepped onto my hotel balcony that first morning in Rio de Janeiro, the interplay of golden light against the dramatic topography immediately transported me back to my first dental conference in Brazil fifteen years ago. The city's unique...
The first time I stood atop the Badaling section of the Great Wall, my camera dangling from my neck and the autumn breeze gently tousling my hair, I felt a profound sense of smallness against the backdrop of history. As...
The first thing you should know about photographing in Turkmenistan is that it's complicated. As our guide ushered us through customs at Mary Airport, he whispered, *'Camera? Keep hidden until I tell you.'* This wasn't your typical photography tour disclaimer....
The first time I witnessed the midnight sun phenomenon in Norway's Lofoten Islands, I found myself utterly transfixed. Having spent decades documenting my travels between dental conferences across Europe, I've developed quite the eye for exceptional photographic conditions. However, nothing...
The first time I witnessed dawn breaking over the Himalayan peaks in Ladakh, I understood why photographers speak of this region with such reverence. *Kitna sundar hai*, my father would have said—how beautiful it is. Having grown up with stories...
I'll never forget the first time I stood at Kings Park overlooking Perth's skyline as the late afternoon sun bathed the city in golden light. Having spent years documenting the sweeping plains of the American Midwest and Ireland's rolling countryside,...
The morning light in Santiago has a quality I've never encountered elsewhere – a golden-amber glow that seems to dance between the Andean peaks and colonial architecture, creating the perfect canvas for photography enthusiasts. As someone who typically documents wildlife...
The first time I stood within the crystalline embrace of a Vatnajökull ice cave, I realized no photograph could truly capture the transcendent blue light filtering through ancient ice. Yet as artists, we must try. After five winters chasing these...
There's something magical about the way Cape Town's golden light cascades over Table Mountain at dusk, creating a photographer's paradise unlike anywhere else I've experienced. Having visited the Mother City numerous times over the past decade—most recently to participate in...
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...