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Photo of the Day: January 6, 2022
There are advantages and disadvantages to setting up base camp at different locations throughout the Outer Banks. The purpose of the project is going to dictate optimal location. For me, however, all things equal, Manteo is the best of the best. The only...
Photo of the Day: January 5, 2022
Cypress trees along the shallow shorelines of the Currituck Sound are not unique. However, unlike the largely public beaches along the Atlantic Ocean, most soundside properties are privately owned. Thus, the real challenge is finding the right tree in the right...
Photo of the Day: January 4, 2022
Reflection photography is hit or miss with my clients and friends: they either love it or they don't get it! Obviously, I love it :-). The historic Whalehead Club--originally called Corolla Island-- is a 21,000 square foot Great Gatsbyesque mansion built in 1925 and...
Photo of the Day: January 3, 2022
One of the neatest things about beachcombing is the surprising combination of color, pattern and shape of individual shells. Winter is the perfect time to beachcomb. Walking keeps you warm and the cold temperatures--and often gusty winds--keep the crowds far from...
Photo of the Day: January 2, 2022
In March of 2020 the Ocean Pursuit, a 73-foot steel-hull commercial scallop trawler, beached along the Bodie Island Spit. The spit is just north of Oregon Inlet and part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. North Carolina's barrier islands are infamous for...
Photo of the Day: January 1, 2022
I dreamed of extended stays when I became a full-time landscape photographer. Every year a different location. Twelve months of intense exploration in a new place. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to realize that dream. Yet. Instead, like most other working...
Published: Our State Magazine January 2021
PUBLICATION: Our State Magazine ARTICLE: A Most Welcome New Year PHOTO USE: Two-page spread, pages #60-61I had the great opportunity to kick off the New Year with a two-page photo spread in Our State Magazine. "A Most Welcome New Year" written by Susan Stafford...
Year in Review 2020
2020 was nuts! I don't need to repeat what all of us have already lived--it was different, to say the least. My bubble included others: we climbed all over each other; we participated (willing or unwilling) in each others teleconferences and online seminars; we...
Published: National Parks Magazine Winter 2021
PUBLICATION: National Parks Magazine ARTICLE: The Earthest Edge PHOTO USE: 1/4 page spread, pages #52I was honored to place a photograph within the Winter 2021 issue of National Parks Magazine, the publication of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)....
Trip Journal: Autumn in the Outer Banks of North Carolina
It was the first time that I broke the bubble since Covid began. For nearly nine months I've avoided any travel that wasn't solo and/or off-grid. I was to meet friend, writer, and photographer Kristi Parsons in the Outer Banks, a series of barrier islands off the...
Architectural Photography at The Saltwood Cottage in Kitty Hawk, NC
The next property that Kristi had setup for us was The Saltwood Cottage in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. An instagram giveaway netted her a lucky weekend at this neat new property in the Outer Banks. Billed as a tiny beach home, the Saltwood Cottage is a one bedroom,...
Architectural Photography at The Cottage, a Bees Nees Getaway in the Outer Banks
Real estate and architectural photography of The Cottage, a property by Bees Nees Getaways in Southern Shores, North Carolina.
G. Richard Thompson WMA Virginia Spring Wildflowers
The virus eventually shut down access to all local parks in Fairfax County. Shenandoah National Park was shuttered tight. Travel was strongly discouraged; campground gates locked. I only had one wildcard in my back pocket: a small Wildlife Management Area in...
Potomac Heritage Trail (PHT) Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers Virginia
One of the back burner projects I've always wanted to tackle was a photo essay of the spring ephemeral wildflowers along the Potomac Heritage Trail (PHT) in Northern Virginia. As the Corona Virus began to tighten its grip in March of 2020, I found myself in Northern...
Portuguese Man of War on Cape Hatteras National Seashore North Carolina
The natural world has always held my interest. Finding things--wildflowers, berries, shells, rocks--each provide an immersive experience for me: an opportunity to direct my attention, to show respect, and to learn. The physical transition from terrestrial to marine...