“If you can get to Death Valley at just the right moment, the Basin fills with water and gives a perfect mirror reflection.” My father...

I had to excuse myself from a dinner party early. I had to limit myself to one glass of wine…well two. I had to sleep downstairs in the...

I never met Galen Rowell, just like the 1000’s of other photographers he influenced never met him. I have all of his books, even his most...

I had it all figured out. It was snowing all night and the wind was supposed to abate around sunrise. I have had an image in my head of...

Sometimes I wake up and head out not knowing where or what I will photograph. This is one such photo I caught, as I came around the...

I have been driving by this picture for 12 years. I woke up late for the sunrise and on my way to Martis Valley I came upon this point...

Occasionally, I get lucky. Honest Abe granted me a private audience one propitious day for about ten minutes. We sat together and read...

It’s as easy to get lost in Tuscany as it is to photograph Tuscany. Just point and go. My father and I photographed this very same...

A 1000 ft long pier used by UCSD to pump fresh seawater into its research tanks, the Scripps pier is one of the longest research piers in...

As I rolled into Canyon Lands National Park, a park Ranger stopped me at the gate and asked me for my pass. I gave it to her and asked...

“..it looks like a Norman Rockwell painting John Allen..” is perhaps the best compliment my Mom ever gave me. And it was about this pic...

“Bonsai Daniel San!” I’ve seen the movie a million times and that is one of my favorite quotes. When I happened upon this tree in one...

I was forewarned that this beach wasnt called Thousand Steps for nothing. I crossed the PCH and proceeded down the steps to the beach. ...