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I dropped and cracked my telephoto lens. I thought a UV filter was the solution to keep it free from dust, and it may be true... but the $10 cheap filter I got also ruined what could have been the photo of the year.
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Great conditions, very little time
After a very long and hot summer, I finally get some moody weather. But of course, it was precisely on one of the busiest days of the summer due to family.
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Why you need several long-term photography projects
In this video I talk about why I keep several long-term photography projects going at once; some built around a place, some around an idea, some I can't even fully explain yet. I get into how I structure them around the places I keep coming back to, what changes when you retu...
The 2026 eclipse
Yesterday, I got to see my third total solar eclipse. The third time I've experienced this feeling of being overwhelmed, of belonging to something so much bigger than ourselves, of wanting to cry at seeing a mere shadow.
How lucky I feel to have been living in Oregon when th...
Photography on the Galician Coast | Black & White | No Talking - Ambient
A few hours well spent on the Northern Galician Coast on a beautiful cloudy summer day. Some beautiful Black and White Fine Art Photography.
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Photography at the Great Salt Lake, Utah #photography
From a few years ago.
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My last photo book, "Memorias na néboa" ("Memories in t...
How many Instagram followers would Ansel Adams have today?
The work of Ansel Adams has been key to the history of photography, and it's still influencing photographers today. But it was created in a very specific context, and that's why I believe someone starting from scratch, making similar work today, wouldn't get much traction at ...
You don't need much to go on a mini photography adventure
I throw a few things in the car and head to the northern coast of Spain, where not only I get some relief from the intense heat but I also get to make some beautiful images. It doesn't take much to do these things.
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Always be ready, and luck will follow
Timing is extremely important in photography, that's why we should always be ready. Just in case the conditions we were waiting for finally happen.
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Fine art photography from my bedroom
A full moon and an intense storm were the perfect opportunity to create some images from my own bedroom.
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My dream camera
I had to wait 4 years to buy my dream camera.
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I waited 8 years to make this photograph
A location I had on my shortlist for a very long time, because I needed the perfect conditions to make the image I had in mind. After 8 years waiting, this was going to be my best chance, but will it be enough?
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Printing my digital photos in the darkroom!
Matt from @HiddenLight shows me how to make beautiful platinum palladium prints of my digital photos at his lab (https://www.hiddenlightllc.com).
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My new...
The only way I know how to make great photographs
Another day at the office, enjoying the process and the landscapes with a camera in my hands.
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The photographs that matter
I recently lost my dog, Luna. She came with me on hundreds of hikes and trips, always by my side while I was making images. But I'd trade them all for the photographs that truly matter.
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Fog and Mountains
I'm back in Spain, and I get the best weather I could hope for.
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My last photo...
My best photo this year isn't even a photograph
What is real photography?
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This is a photographer's most important asset ~ from North Dakota
It's not the camera, or the lenses, not even the experience or the vision.
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Great photography in Montana... until everything went wrong
It was being a great day of photography in the Northern Plains... until everything went wrong. Car broke down, one of my cameras stopped working... but I tried to make the most of it anyway.
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How (and Why) to do Long Exposure Photography ~ from the CA & OR Coast
I visit the northern California / souther Oregon coast, and I show you how I go with long exposure photography. From gear, to settings, to why.
Gear I use for long exposure photography:
ND filters set - https://amzn.to/4tfI71k
Polarizer - https://amzn.to/410qwyk
Tripod - htt...
A mini photography adventure in San Francisco
I go up to Twin Peaks in San Francisco searching for a little photography adventure. It didn't dissapoint.
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I wasn't inspired, so I bought a new camera
The way out of a creative rut is new camera gear. Or is it?
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My last photo boo...
Photographing a snowstorm in Jackson, Wyoming
After a 23 hour drive, all the way from the Midwest to western Wyoming, I am rewarded with three beautiful days of photography in and around Jackson.
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Foggy morning photography in rural Indiana #photography
Some photography on a foggy morning in rural Indiana.
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My last photo book, "Me...
Last chance for these old lenses
I have way too much camera equipment, and most of it I don’t even use, so I’ve been on a selling spree lately. I sold a few things including some lenses, but when I found these two sitting on a shelf in the closet, they made me pause. They are the Zeiss 16-70mm f/4 and the So...
Photographing a crazy snowstorm in New York City
A huge winter storm dumped tons of snow across much of the US, so I knew I had to go somewhere to photograph an event like this. When I found out New York City was going to get around a foot of snow, I knew what I had to do. I got in my car and drove 700 miles from Indiana to...
I made a rookie mistake
I visit Saint Joseph, Michigan, looking for some snow. I get incredible conditions, but I make a rookie mistake.
Check out Steve's work:
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12 photography lessons from 2025
I thought 2025 was an ok year for my photography, until I sat down to reflect on the work. It turns out it was a decently good and productive time!
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This was intense
The first snow of the season here in Indiana came in force. We got several inches and I loved every second of it.
Take a look at Phillip's work:
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I let AI plan my 2,200-mile photography road trip across the country
I had 4 days to be home for Thanksgiving, but I wanted to visit some lesser-known spots along the way. So I asked the AI to design a route for me and the results were... interesting.
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