Red aurora cuts through smoky and cloudy skies above the Central Oregon Badlands

October 10, 2024

The peak of a colorful aurora display takes over the skies above a rock face and the Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon

May 10, 2024

Colorful aurora take over the skies above a rock face and the Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon

May 10, 2024

A green aurora display takes over the skies above a rock face and the Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon

May 10, 2024

Pillars of colorful aurora take over the skies above a rock face at Smith Rock State Park, Oregon

May 10, 2024

A hiker stands on a ledge above the Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon at twilight

May 10, 2024

A hiker stands on a ledge above the Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon at sunset

May 10, 2024

A flooded Alvord Desert, Oregon creates a perfect mirror of Steens Mountain at sunrise taken with a drone

March 17, 2024

A flooded Alvord Desert, Oregon creates a perfect mirror of Steens Mountain and a dramatic sunset

March 16, 2024

Rainbow mountains dot the landscape around Palcoyo, Peru under cloudy skies

November 29, 2023

Alpaca herds do the landscape around the vibrant Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain, Peru under cloudy skies

November 29, 2023

Wildflowers bloom in the Painted Hills of Oregon under dramatic skies during blue hour

May 27, 2023

Wind blows sand across dunes lit by the sunset in the Mesquite Sand Dunes of Death Valley National Park, California

January 22, 2023

Wind blows sand across dunes lit by the sunset in the Mesquite Sand Dunes of Death Valley National Park, California

January 22, 2023

Wind blows sand across a dune lit by the sunset in the Mesquite Sand Dunes of Death Valley National Park, California

January 22, 2023

Wind blows sand across the dunes in the Mesquite Sand Dunes of Death Valley National Park, California

January 22, 2023

First light illuminates the eroded walls of Factory Butte, Utah

March 8, 2022

A dramatic sunrise overtakes the skies over the Grand Canyon, AZ taken from Mather Point

March 4, 2022

Honopū Valley on the Nāpali Coast on Kauai, Hawai’i is seen with dramatic lighting taken from a helicopter

February 8, 2022

Three light beams illuminate a cave near Sisters, Oregon

June 24, 2021

A fresh snow covers Smith Rock State Park, Oregon during sunrise

January 23, 2021

A fresh snow covers Smith Rock State Park, Oregon during early morning blue hour

January 23, 2021

A hiker takes in the sunrise view from atop the Misery Ridge Trail in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon

October 3, 2020

A sunrise illuminates the cliffs above the Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon

September 26, 2020

The first sun of the day illuminates the skies above Steens Mountain and the cracks of the Alvord Desert, Oregon

June 21, 2020

The Milky Way shines above a tent in the Alvord Desert, Oregon

June 21, 2020

A fiery sunset takes over the skies above Steens Mountain taken from the Alvord Desert, Oregon

June 20, 2020

A sunset lights the leading clouds of an incoming storm above Horseshoe Bend, Arizona

March 2, 2019

Fading sunset light creates a “sunstar” above Horseshoe Bend, Arizona

March 2, 2019

The Candlestick in Upper Antelope Canyon, Arizona is lit with morning light

March 2, 2019

A feature in Upper Antelope Canyon, Arizona seems to be on fire lit by morning light

March 2, 2019

A heart appears in Upper Antelope Canyon illuminated with morning light

March 2, 2019

A feature of Upper Antelope Canyon, Arizona seems to flow lit with morning light

March 2, 2019

Golden Hour light finds a small pod of hoodoos surrounded by snow in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

March 1, 2019

Fading light illuminates a section of snowy Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

March 1, 2019

A wall of Factory Butte, Utah is illuminated by sunrise light

February 28, 2019

Sunrise illuminates the cliffs above the Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon on a winter morning

January 26, 2019

The sunrise shows through Jacob Hamblin Arch in Coyote Gulch, Utah

April 29, 2018

Sand lines the floor of the narrow Zebra Slot Canyon in Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Utah

April 27, 2018

The walls close in inside Zebra Slot Canyon in Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Utah

April 27, 2018

The sun crests over the Reflection Canyon wall revealing a sunstar in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah

April 27, 2018

The moon rises above Reflection Canyon in Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Utah

April 26, 2018

A sunset engulfs the skies over the wavy Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California

April 24, 2018

The fading sunlight illuminates two wavelike dunes in the Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California

April 24, 2018

The sunset illuminates the left half of Shiprock in northwestern New Mexico

April 22, 2018

A dramatic sunrise forms over the sand dunes of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

April 22, 2018

A lone tent stands underneath the Milky Way at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

April 22, 2018

Snow blankets the top of the Grand Canyon under a vibrant Southwest sunset taken from Yavapai Point in the National Park

February 24, 2018

This is a panoramic image of the Grand Canyon in Arizona from Yavapai Point in the National Park at sunset

February 24, 2017

The cliffs of Smith Rock State Park, Oregon rise up under sunrise color

August 20, 2017

Mesa Arch glows during a sunrise with the vast canyons of Canyonlands National Park, Utah in the background

May 28, 2017

This is a panoramic image of a sunrise illuminating the sand dunes of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado beneath the Sangre De Christo mountains

May 26, 2017

A tent sits in the distance amongst sand dunes under the vibrant Milky Way in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

May 25, 2017

Twilight illuminates portions of a dune in Great Sand Dune National Park, Colorado

May 24, 2017

Clouds explode with sunset light over the flowing dunes of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

May 24, 2017

Blowing sand snakes off the edge of a dune ridge in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

May 24, 2017

This is a close up of sand warping into various shapes caused by the harsh winds of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

May 24, 2017

The last sunlight of the day at Artist Point in Monument Valley, Arizona shows why the Southwest has some of the best sunsets in the world

July 15, 2015

The walls above give meaning to the phrase "slot canyon" in this award winning image of Upper Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona

July 15, 2015

Upper Antelope Canyon in Arizona shows off it's vibrant colors and intricate details in one of my favorite images.

July 15, 2015

Rays of sun illuminate drifting sand in Upper Antelope Canyon, Arizona

July 15, 2017

The designs of Upper Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona cradle a fading beam of light in this unbelievable slot canyon.

July 15, 2015

The light fades in a dramatic sunset over Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona.

July 14, 2015

The morning light illuminates the clouds above revealing the puzzle like design of the Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon.

July 12, 2015

The Milky Way glows bright over a remote campsite in this award winning panoramic image of one of the darkest areas in the Lower 48 - the Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon.

July 12, 2015