Sea Smoke on Lake Superior
Winter has kicked in in northeastern Minnesota.
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January 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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The Blue Hour
A Magic and Often Missed Time for Photography
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September 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I've been spending a lot of time outside during the night lately. Here are my thoughts and photos.
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June 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I've been spending a lot of time outside during the night lately. Here are my thoughts and photos.
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October 18, 2024 at 1:30 AM
The Man with Antlers on the Cliff is the story of an unexplained experience that I had at a pictograph site in the Boundary Waters.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Man with Antlers on the Cliff is the story of an unexplained experience that I had at a pictograph site in the Boundary Waters.
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This morning's essay wonders, do you photograph with a group or go solo?
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Do You Photograph With a Group or Go Solo?
Last week, a friend posted on social media about the difference between photographing with friends and when out solo.
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February 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This morning's essay wonders, do you photograph with a group or go solo?
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Winter Has Arrived
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Winter Has Arrived
Photos of the northland during early winter. Sub-zero mornings, sea smoke, and ice. It’s why early winter is one of my favorite times to photograph Lake Superior.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Winter Has Arrived
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In a world flooded with AI-generated images, the true value of photography may no longer be in what can be reproduced, but in what can be witnessed, and experienced.
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The New Aura of Photography
In a world flooded with AI-generated images, the true value of photography may no longer be in what can be reproduced, but in what can be witnessed, experienced, and curated.
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March 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
In a world flooded with AI-generated images, the true value of photography may no longer be in what can be reproduced, but in what can be witnessed, and experienced.
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Here's a trip report and photos from my recent Smoky Mountains photo workshop.
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Photos From the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Back in mid-April, I taught a photography workshop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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May 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Here's a trip report and photos from my recent Smoky Mountains photo workshop.
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My latest photography essay meanders a bit. I started out writing about illusions in photography, found my way to Middle English, and followed the path to prophecy.
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Prophecy in Photography
Photography, in part and in my opinion, works because it is based upon illusions of reality created by the photographer’s vision.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My latest photography essay meanders a bit. I started out writing about illusions in photography, found my way to Middle English, and followed the path to prophecy.
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I wrote an article about the changes to filming and photography rules in US national parks and on federal lands. These are big changes and will make filming easier for most of us.
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Photographers and Filmmakers Ungagged in National Parks
There’s good news for photographers and filmmakers shooting and filming on federal lands.
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January 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I wrote an article about the changes to filming and photography rules in US national parks and on federal lands. These are big changes and will make filming easier for most of us.
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Flow you own flow is my latest photography article. Check it out at the link.
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Flow Your Own Flow
Finding flow on the water and behind the camera through attention, practice, and presence.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Flow you own flow is my latest photography article. Check it out at the link.
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Back in high school I made up this idea that a fortuneteller told me that I'd die sailing across the ocean when I turned my current age. Somehow that idea has impacted me as I approached this year's birthday. I write about that in this essay.
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The Photos We Leave Behind
On memory, loss, and photography.
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May 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Back in high school I made up this idea that a fortuneteller told me that I'd die sailing across the ocean when I turned my current age. Somehow that idea has impacted me as I approached this year's birthday. I write about that in this essay.
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In this article, I write about how to keep your camera gear working in winter, how to keep your hands warm, and how to stay safe when in ice.
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Winter Photos, Staying Warm, and Keeping Camera Gear Functioning
Winter is off to a good start so far in northern Minnesota.
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December 15, 2024 at 2:21 PM
In this article, I write about how to keep your camera gear working in winter, how to keep your hands warm, and how to stay safe when in ice.
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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: A National Treasure
Photos from my annual October trip to the BWCAW and the gear that I brought
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Photos from my annual October trip to the BWCAW and the gear that I brought
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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: A National Treasure
One of the wildest routes in the BWCA, shared with family, and just enough light to make magical photos. Plus a ridiculous number of beaver dams, because the Frost River always throws a loop.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: A National Treasure
Photos from my annual October trip to the BWCAW and the gear that I brought
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Photos from my annual October trip to the BWCAW and the gear that I brought
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Today, I posted my essay about how Republicans removed protections from the Boundary Waters while voting for pollution, and what you can do about it.
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They Put the Boundary Waters in Harms Way
During a recent vote in Congress, Republicans removed protections from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the most used wilderness area in the country with over 1,175 lakes and interconnected ...
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April 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Today, I posted my essay about how Republicans removed protections from the Boundary Waters while voting for pollution, and what you can do about it.
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A brief return of a rare winter phenomenon and how changing conditions and crowds reshaped the way I photographed one of Lake Superior’s most fleeting landscapes.
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Photos From the Apostle Island Ice Caves
A brief return to a rare winter phenomenon and how changing conditions and crowds reshaped the way I photographed one of Lake Superior’s most fragile and fleeting landscapes.
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February 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A brief return of a rare winter phenomenon and how changing conditions and crowds reshaped the way I photographed one of Lake Superior’s most fleeting landscapes.
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Recently, several photographers have written about photographing iconic spots, and how it doesn't excite them or that it is becoming an issue of a “bucket list” mentality. I thought that I'd re-up this essay that I wrote on the topic.
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Photos that Echo Photos that Others Took
I was recently going through some of Galen Rowell’s old essays and came across “Beyond Coincidence” in the Inner Game of Outdoor Photography. Rowell was an inspiration for me when I was learning photo...
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March 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Recently, several photographers have written about photographing iconic spots, and how it doesn't excite them or that it is becoming an issue of a “bucket list” mentality. I thought that I'd re-up this essay that I wrote on the topic.
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