Stars Like Dust

Mount St. Helens.

Gateway

I arrived at Namche Bazaar on day 2 of the Everest base camp trek perched at 11,286ft. It is the go to spot for showering and buying any last minute items. Despite it being more of a necessary stopover for acclimatization, I found the deep canyon and frozen waterfalls to be beautiful.

Flowers On Mars

This small cirque under Broken Top in the 3 sisters wilderness is mostly rocky and barren. It looks from afar as though it should be lifeless. However, each summer these beautiful small flowers bloom providing an amazing and stark contrast to the landscape.

Say A Little Prayer

One evening I climbed up a ridge above Namche Bazaar that had prayers written all over the boulders and prayer flags dispersed along the hillside. In the distance you see Thamserku which dominates the skyline around Namche.

Nightlight

I took this image at about 11:15pm and the light lasted for about an hour. It was truly a beautiful evening. Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland.

Out Of Breath

Watching the sun set on Mt. Everest from Kala Patthar at 18,514ft was truly breathtaking. The pointy mountain on the right is Nuptse and looks larger than Everest due to perspective.

Still

North Cascades, WA.

Purple Haze

Mt. Hood reflecting in Trillium Lake. The only disturbance was from the ducks and newborns splashing around along the shore.

Ridgeline

Ama Dablam as seen through incoming clouds at sunset.

Spotlight

A moment of calm water and soft light from the shores of Two Medicine Lake, Glacier NP.

Gothic Pink

North Cascades, WA.

Disperse

Walking up the Khumbu Valley you are treated with ever changing views of Ama Dablam. On this particular evening the fog kept rolling in and out and what you see here is a moment where the fog had just dissipated. This was about 15-20 minutes before true sunset and unfortunately I didn't see the mountain again after this.

Overview

Mt. Cook National Park, New Zealand.

Whispering Night

I found this tarn reflecting Mt. Rainier just as the sun set. I thought that it made for a nice scene, but as mist rose from other hidden tarns throughout the meadow the scene became rather magical.

Islands In the Sky

A foggy evening as seen from Nangkar Tshang at 16,732ft with Taboche and Cholatse rising above the clouds. Dinboche, Nepal.

Cold Caress

Broken Top bathed in morning light. In reality there was a half moon that was just out of the frame, but for this image to work adding the moon seemed necessary.

Black Tusk

After an evening of smoke filled skies I woke up to a frigid morning with intense wind. The smoke had mostly cleared out and produced a beautiful pre-sunrise glow along the horizon. The prominent peak is Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park, BC.

Soaring

I am a huge fan of fog and yet it somehow always eludes me. On this evening I wasn't disappointed as I watched the fog roll in and out of the valley for over an hour. Being surrounded on all sides by massive peaks made it that much better! The two main peaks you see here are Taboche and Cholatse. Dingboche, Nepal.

Creation

My friend and I were treated to perfect snow conditions and really beautiful color in the sky. Unfortunately the mountain never came out that morning. With such beautiful conditions I couldn't help but go back and shoot from the same spot so I could add the mountain to the scene.

Aftermath

The previous evening we had a thunderhead roll through with wind and intermittent rain, so I was surprised to wake up to glassy water and soft sunrise light.