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Published: May 2016 Our State Magazine
I'm honored to once again have had the opportunity to contribute to the May 2016 Coastal Issue of Our State Magazine. My photograph of the Bonner Bridge as it crosses Oregon Inlet--a critical link between the Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean--was paired with the...
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,...