The essence of a landscape is an interesting thing. In the moment that you observe it, what seems important to the scene may change as you break down its beauty at the macro and micro scale. Often the tiny details of a landscape are the most interesting. In landscape photography, it is often my goal to focus on the small things by putting them in context of their surroundings.
These images have been captured from across the United States. You may be interested to see more by browsing my Fine Art American Landscape Gallery. If you enjoyed the aurora shots here, be sure to check out the Aurora Gallery which is always being updated!
The tundra of Alaska is renowned for its clouds of mosquitoes. During solstice they didnt’ dissappoint!
A rock island stands in front of the alpen glow in Alaska.
Cinquefoil waves in the breeze from the Polychrome Overlook in Denali National Park, Alaska.
A cascade of water from Snow Creek Falls, Idaho.
A brilliant sunrise in a winter wonderland in Fairbanks, Alaska.
A long-dead black spruce stands testament to the longevity of trees once they pass. I love how its skeleton is silhouetted by the light of the aurora.
A mosaic hillside of color in Denali National Park
The views from the highest points along the East Cost of the US – Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine
The front of a thunderstorm builds of Kenney Lake, Garrison, Minnesota.
I want nothing more than to walk the banks of this river all the way to the Alaska Range.
A meadowlark sings to an incredible midwestern sunset at Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Montana.
A large covering of hoar frost in Midwestern Minnesota.
Glacier Lilies nod their heads in front of the mountains and over Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana.
The orange light of the Arctic winter provided the color to to filter this black and white image of Angle Rocks, Chena Ridge, Alaska.
Earlier in the night (about 10 PM) the galaxy was very bright and intersected a red and green display of the Northern Lights.
Alaskan Range Panoramic
Thinly clouded skies and a large moon offset this winter scene.
A long star trails shows off the multitude of stars on a moonless night in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Marks of recession at the Athabascan Glacier, Canadian Rockies, Canada.
A long star trails on captures a spike of a aurora activity and the world as it spins around the north star. Fairbanks, Alaska.
A snow-covered spruce leans with the Aurora Borealis in Fairbanks, Alaska
A winter world on top of Murphy Dome, Alaska.
An incredible sunrise off the coast of Maine the morning after Hurricane Sandy ravage the coast.
Far above the Arctic Circle in Winter, I chose a different view of the world.
Beautiful light and scenery outside of Seward, Alaska.
A Narcissus Anemone stands in front of Mount Denali at the Eilson Visitor Center, Denali National Park, Alaska.
A beautiful sunset and ocean scene along the coast of California.
A single lily floats on the water in a midwestern lake.
A lone birch stands as the focal points of this large panorama. The city lights of Fairbanks show up on the right.
A combination of purple sun-kissed aurora and the movement of stars over 90 minutes make this shot quite unique!
A gray seal is surrounded by mountains as he suns himself outside of Seward, Alaska at Lowell Point.
A panoromic stitch capturing a winter landscape, the aurora borealis, and the moon in Fairbanks, Alaska
The sun just sets on the longest day of the year, summer solstice, from the top of Finger Mountain, Dalton Highway, Alaska.
A sunrise and a frozen lake on a late fall morning at Moose Mountain, Appalachian Trial, Maine.
The sun does not even touch the horizon as it moves through the sky on the solstice and far above the Arctic Circle. Galbraith Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska.
A valley of ice on the Matanuska Glacier, Alaska.
A compilation of of movment of the Northern Lights and the stars over 90 minutes in Alaska.
A lone spruce stands testament to the difficulties of surviving in the winter at and elevation on the Pinnell Mountain Trail, Twelvemile Summit, Alaska.
Beautiful Jaconbs Ladder in front of the Brooks Range, Atigun Pass, North Slope, Alaska.
The lighting synapses and explodes within this cloud at the edge of a front.
A large panorama showing off the Galaxy and the Aurora Borealis over Black Spruce Dogsledding.
Pure autumn gold of Alaskan Birches at Creamers Field, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Windfarms in the sunset. Oregon.
A Black-legged Kittiwake eyes me up along the beaches of Homer, Alaska.
40 miles into the White Mountains, Alaska, one of our sled dogs takes a chance to see what we are doing. Or maybe he’s looking at the amazing landscape behind us, too?
The incredible and beautiful light of the Arctic Winter from the top of Angel Rocks, Chena Road, Alaska.
A large, stranded starfish waits for the turn of the water in Homer, Alaska.
I’m not sure where Cataract Falls originates from, but it is a beautiful contribution to the Northwestern Glacier region outside of Seward, Alaska.
The sun swings low on the longest day of the year on the tundra of Alaska lighting up a Lousewort like a sundial.
Crowfoot Glacier sits high in the sun at Banff National Park, Canada.
The slow-flow of the braids of Donnelly Creek, Alaska in the twilight of spring.
An American Golden Plover sits over its territory north of Atigun Pass, Brooks Range, Alaska.
Traces of the aurora borealis flow through the bright band of the Milky Way in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The sun swings low from Eagle Summit during the summer solstice north of the Arctic Circle.
Mountains, blue sky, and a cold, clear river along the Richardson Highway.
A full-resolution panorama of Mount Denali as seen from Eilson Visitor Center, Denali National Park, Alaska.
Looking back from the face of Matanuska Glacier, Alaska.
A brilliant winter sunset along the Dalton Highway, Alaska.
Alaska Range from Fairbanks, Alaska
A heavy coating of hoar frost on the prairie of Minnesota.
A panorama of the critical wetlands that Kootenai NWR preserves.
A reflection transmits off the water and through the icicles of the Chena River, Alaska.
A crystal clear stream flows from the mountains north of Atigun Pass, Brooks Range, Alaska.
The northern edge of the Brooks Range up Atigun Gorge is lite by the solstice sun.
A brilliant morning at Acadia National Park, Maine
A full moon illumiates the shadows of tall black spruces at Black Spruce Dog Sledding, Fairbanks, Alaska.
A lone birch stands out from the edge at Creamer’s Field, Fairbanks, Alaska.
A beautiful moonrise through the hoar frost of Twelvemile Summit, Alaska.
A stark stand of trees lit by winter, Arctic light.
Traces of the aurora borealis flow through the bright band of the Milky Way in Fairbanks, Alaska.
To the left of the image, the Yukon Flats is divided by the White Mountains.
With me in the front and the mountains in the back, this baby Longspur had nowhere to go.
A long star-trail captures the winter wonderland in Fairbanks, Alaska and the north star.
A supermoon rise fuses with the sunset south of Atigun Pass, Brooks Range, Alaska.
Snow Creek Falls, Idaho.
The Milky Way stands tall over this barn in Midwest Minnesota.
Alpine Arnica on the summit of a large hill in Denali National Park, Alaska.
180 degree panorama looking to the north.
A cabin is lit up during dark, clear, and very cold night in Fort Yukon, Alaska.
A water-color conversion of the aurora borealis in Fairbanks, Alaska.
A winter scene is punctuated by a clear, moonless night and lots of stars!
A glacial stream flows out of the mountains near Atigun Pass, Brooks Range, Alaska
Rolling fog on the way to the Chiswell Islands outside of Seward, Alaska.
A humpback whale does a full breach out of the water outside of Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska.