Outdoor Photography
Place, inspired.
Hi! I’m Mark, an Outdoor Phtographer. I use the camera to connect with the natural world and to learn–about place and about myself. My focus is on the Southern Appalachian Mountains and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Outside is where I’m at my best. Curiosity and creativity are how I communicate with the world. Welcome!
Photo Journal
Outer Banks
Winter / North Carolina
Every winter I travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. A migration of sorts. This January was consistently cold: below average daily temperatures. The winds were strong and mostly out of the north. I had a few setbacks with my camera gear, losing my ultra-wide lens early in the trip and possibly seeing signs of camera body failure towards the end. A rare snow moved up the coast from the south towards the end of our stay. Snow days at the beach are just different!
Photo of the Day:
Where you can find expanded thoughts and behind the scenes narratives.
Looking Glass Rock
Roaring Fork
Maidenhair Fern
Oconee Bells
Photo story:
Oconee Bells
Early Spring / South Carolina
Oconee Bells are rare wildflowers growing within the Jocassee Gorges region of Upstate South Carolina. Early American botanist Asa Gray spent a lifetime searching for Oconee Bells in the wild, largely unsuccessful. I travel to the Blue Ridge Escarpment on my own small adventure to spend some time with these wonderful wildflowers.