Today begins my fifth day in the Magellan Region of Chilean Patagonia. We have been staying at the brand new Tierra Patagonia Hotel and Spa, which lies on the border of Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile. We’ve had an action packed schedule of biking and hiking, and I’ve been taking far too...
Our air travel itinerary for our South American tour was provided courtesy of LAN airlines. When we found out that we would have a layover in Santiago, we requested a full day to hang out and check out the city. A little metropolitan culture and full speed internet would be a nice transition between our...
We have had a great week boating, swimming, hiking and touring the Galapagos Islands. I going to give another big shout out to Red Mangrove for making it all possible. Now we are on to Chilean Patagonia, with a quick one-day visit of Santiago in between. Here are two final images captured on our last...
The Galapagos offers incredible snorkeling opportunities. Our first underwater experiences were off the black lava beaches of Floreana Island. Although visibility was not the best due to our timing and a strong lunar tide, we still experienced lots of marine life. There were countless giant green sea tortoises and stingray everywhere we looked. Here Jayme...
We are nearing the end of our 8 day tour of the Galapagos. Our last big adventure was a boat ride to visit Los Tuneles, off the southern coast of the largest island in the Galapagos, Isla Isabela. It was about one hour southwest of Puerto Villamil in a fast boat.Along the way, we saw...
The landscape of the Galapagos is dominated by the volcanos that formed the islands. We traveled from our Red Mangrove Lodge in Puerto Villamil to the upper reaches of the Sierra Negra Volcano for a hike along the volcano’s rim. The tops of the volcanos are usually covered in clouds, so we were prepared for...
Isabela Island is the largest island in the Galapagos, and the third island on our Red Mangrove Galapagos Tour. We are staying the the small town of Puerto Villamil, footsteps away from a white sandy beach on the ocean. Palm trees are not indigenous to the Galapagos, but they help to create that storybook tropical...
After a day on Santa Cruz Island, we took the hour and forty five minute boat ride to Floreana Island. Once leaving the island you can see how the clouds linger over the highland volcanos and taper off over the sea. At we approached Floreana Island, we could see a rain shower directly over our...
On the Galapagos Islands, the weather varies dramatically from the coast to the volcanic interior. The center of the islands, known as The Highlands, are normally shrouded by misty clouds. We headed into the Highlands to check out some volcanic terrain, as well as to check out some of the famous Galapagos tortoises. El Rancho...
We checked into Red Mangrove Lodge, which is on Santa Cruz Island in the most populous town on the Galapagos Islands, Puerto Ayora. This is the first of three Red Mangrove lodges that we will be staying at, each of which is on a different island. Even hotel grounds are filled with exotic animals. There...
We arrived in the Galapagos eager to experience a truly epic trip of a lifetime. Be began by traversing Isla Santa Cruz, from the airport on Isla Baltra to the north, across the misty highlands in the middle and down to Punta Aroya on the southern coast. Cactus are prolific in the arid lowlands, while...
This winter has been busy with travel, and I’m currently on my biggest trip yet. Jayme and I are traveling to write and photograph in the Galapagos Islands and Chilean Patagonia. We also have a one-day stop in Santiago, Chile in between. I will be updating the blog and my facebook page as we go,...
I took these photos last September, but kinda sorta forgot to post them. So I am proud to present the most tardy Cross Vegas Cyclocross race photos ever. This annual Las Vegas cyclocross race is unusual in that the pro races take place after dark. This makes photographing the event an interesting challenge. I traveled...
Some snaps from a quick photo shoot on a scenic day in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Every year, Rick Cummings hosts an art show for students of his Body Form Workshop Series. I took the class a couple years ago, but never took place in the show. I decided to rework a few of the images and participate. I previously posted blog entries on the class. You can view them here:...
If you are a Boulder local, you may have seen Boulder Magazine in local businesses and at the kiosks on the Pearl Street Mall. I’m proud to say that I shot all the photography for the 2011 Fall Fashion Issue. Boulder Magazine wanted to step up the quality of the photography for this years issue,...
I have a secret love for night photography. I guess it is no longer a secret, since I just told you. Shooting at night offers many possibilities that are not possible during the daylight. You can create interesting compositions with long exposure times and multiple strobe firings per frame or light painting. The background scene...
Ryan van Duzer is always posting iPhone sunrise photos on his Facebook page. His condo in north Boulder has some spectacular views of town and the Flatirons. I decided that his roof would be a great location to shoot some portraits. As it turns out, the sunrise happened a little earlier than I had hoped,...
I’m proud to announce my second cover shot for Elevation Outdoors Magazine. The 2011 Gear Guide issue features a close up product photography image of a Scarpa Hurricane Pro Ski Boot shot with the Nikon 45mm PC-E lens.
The fall colors were at their peak last week, and I was determined to capture some magazine portfolio images before the snow started to fly. In the coming months I will be transforming this blog into a portfolio website for my travel, lifestyle and adventure sports photography. I will be specifically shooting images with a...
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