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Published: April 2016 Our State Magazine
I'm honored to have another photograph in the April 2016 issue of Our State Magazine (pg.#152-153). To be completely upfront, sometimes photographs accompany stories that are far from the reality of my own life and circumstances as the photographer; I'm overjoyed,...
Photo Essay: A Morning with Mark VanDyke Photography
Morning. The best part of my day. In those early hours, anything is possible as the world awakens to a fresh start, a new chance to finish a lingering task, resolve a problem, reach out to an old friend, or to rest a tired body and mind. ...
Year in Review: 15 Images for 2015
In the hustle and bustle of year-end business activities there is always one that I look forward to: the year-end image review. Neither good nor bad, the year-end review gives me the opportunity to be reflective on an entire year's efforts in the field. I recently...
From the Field: Western North Carolina Autumn 2015
Deflated. That's how I feel about my autumn season if I'm being totally honest. Worn out. Tired. It was a massive effort this go-round. More miles--both automobile and on foot--than ever before. Perhaps the hardest part is the knowledge that I put forth so much...
From the Field: Cape Cod National Seashore September 2015
Disoriented. That’s the feeling I had when I arrived on the Cape this past September for the first time. I had the opportunity to travel north to Cape Cod National Seashore with my sister (visiting from Alaska) who was attending a conference in Brewster, Mass. ...
Published: Photography Masterclass Magazine November 2015
Publication: Photography Masterclass Magazine Issue: November 2015 (Issue #35) I'm really pleased to find my photograph of the annual wild Catawba Rhododendron bloom atop a grassy meadow in the Roan Highlands of the Southern Appalachians as an Editor's Choice in...
Published: Our State Magazine November 2015
Publication: Our State Magazine Issue: November 2015, Volume 83, Number 6 Story: This is Our State (pp. 16-17 and pp. 20-21) This coming month (November) I'm excited to have the opportunity to contribute to a new ongoing section within one of my favorite magazines,...
From the Field: August 2015 North Carolina Outer Banks (OBX)
By the time August rolled around I was pretty down. It's not unusual for the summer months to be a bit of a downer for me from a photography standpoint as I try to hunker down and save money and energy for the coming autumn blitz. However, this was year two as a...
Published: ZipLocal Community Phonebook Herndon / Reston 2015-2016
Publication: ZipLocal Community Phonebook Herndon / Reston Issue: 2015-2016 It's a unique and exciting opportunity to have your photograph featured on the front cover of a local phonebook, especially when that locality is where you grew up. I remember reading...
Published: Our State Magazine September 2015
Publication: Our State Down Home in North Carolina Issue: September 2015, Volume 83, Number 4 Story: A Wall of Sand by John H. Tucker (p.#41-44) I'm honored to have another opportunity to work with the folks over at Our State Magazine for the month of...
Published: WNC Magazine July / August 2015
Publication: WNC Magazine Issue: July / August 2015, Volume 09, Number 04 Story: VISTAS Photo Essay (p.#36-37) July / August brought me the opportunity to contribute a photograph of the Wilson Creek headwaters flowing underneath of the Tanawha Trail in the Blue...
Photo Essay: Roan Highlands Gray’s Lily Wildflowers 2015
The grasses I travel through are far taller than the mid-height of my hiking boots allowing the moisture to wick down through my socks. My feet are soaking despite the Gore-Tex lining within my boots. It's just after sunrise on the temperate grassy balds of the Roan...
Photo Essay: G. Richard Thompson WMA 2015
Thompson Wildlife Management Area is an acreage of property (4,000+) owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in Fauquier County, Virginia. Located about one hour west of the Northern Virginia suburbs outside...
From the Field: Virginia Bluebells 2015
Each spring around mid-April I rattle off several hundred frames that I never show anyone. Frames of Virginia Bluebells. There's really nothing in my landscape calendar each year that wrecks my confidence as a photographer more thoroughly than Virginia Bluebells,...
Published: Outdoor Photographer Magazine April 2015
Publication: Outdoor Photographer Issue: April 2015, Wildlife Special, Volume 31, Number 3 Story: Favorite Places, Grassy Ridge Bald (p.34) I had the opportunity to contribute an article and photograph for the monthly column, favorite places, appearing in the...