
NATIONAL PARKS
Quarantine has given us all time to think about what truly matters. For me, it’s our covenant with the land in which we live.
Our national parks with their iconic forests, rivers, deserts, canyons, mountains and vistas are our most valuable resource. And today, those wilderness areas are under attack. Climate change, drilling, fracking and mining threaten their existence on a daily basis.
Driven by a sense of urgency and equipped with the most technologically advanced cameras Sony has ever produced, I set out to shoot all 62 national parks. My goal was to capture heart stopping images of a vanishing America and to achieve the level of precision and artistry that Ansel Adams predicted would be possible using digital photography.
The way I see it, the moment we’re collectively living through presents us with an unprecedented opportunity to initiate a virtual reset for all Americans. To reclaim our national birthright and underscore our moral purpose.
And most importantly, to see the beauty of America with fresh eyes.
#National Parks #Climate Change #Wilderness #Conservation #Ansel Adams #Digital photography
Calm Waters
Desert Rains
Goodnight
Empty Road
Cloud Rays
Jade Canyons
Cloud Down
Above It All Color
PAINTED CANYON
VEINS OF WATER
ICE AND ASH
ABOVE THE TREE LINE
BLACK PINE
SHADOWS RUN
BEFORE THE FREEZE
BLUE LAKE MORNING
STAND IN THE NIGHT
SWAMP REFLECTS
WHITE SWAMP
SOL MESA
THE SUN'S GUARDIANS
AFTERNOON SLUMBER
GUARD THE SHORE
SHADOWS SET SAIL
ACROSS THE VALLEY #2
JAGGED WHITES
MOUNTAIN SYMPHONY
ALERTING
BLUE BAYOU
CIRCLING UP TOGETHER
GLOW OF PINK
MANGROVE ALONE
PATIENTLY AWAITING
REACH DOWN IN TIME
CLOUDS FORMING
RAINBOW GLACIER
THE CARVING
THE FLOW
THE LAST HOLDOUT
THROUGH THE BLUE
VAPOR'S SLIDE
BLACK MESQUITE CONDUCTS
DEFINED
THE PHAROH'S HEAD
WHITE PEAKS
CRATER LAKE SUNSET
SUNRISE ON THE CRATER
THROUGH THE HAZE
OLD FACES
RED ROCKS
SUNRISE IN THE CANYON
A SHADOWED PRAIRIE
A DELICATE BALANCE
BREAKING THROUGH DARKNESS
COME DOWN IN TIME
SHOWING THE PATH
STRAINING TO SEE
THE TREE'S GIFT
WINDOW IN THE SHADOWS
THE EDGE OF GRAY
THE MORNING'S STEAM
AUTUM'S FIRST HELLO
RISE UP
SWAY WITH ME
WARMTH
ANCIENT WALLS OF RED
WARRIORS
RED HOLD'S OUT
RIDGE LINE
RUN IN HARD
STANDING ON EDGE
THE SLEEPING PLACE
PEEKING THROUGH
THE VIEWING ROCK
BARREN REACH
BLACK AND BLUE
SHADOW DANCE
RACE DOWN IN ICE
DESERT ROAD
MINERAL MOUNTAIN
MIRAGE
COLOR IN HARMONY
FOREBODING SNOWS
HIDING IN GRAY
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
RIVER RUN
LIGHT BOUNCES
THE GOLDEN GRAY
FRIENDS ALWAYS
GRAY CANOPY
HIDDEN IN WHITE
LACE AND LEAF
LOOKING NORTH
MIST DOWN #1
MIST DOWN #2
MOSS
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
WINTER'S ADVANCE
THE DAY'S WARMTH DEPARTS
DESERT TEMPLE
OPEN ARMS
EVENING GLOW
EVENING'S BLANKET
PASTEL PUZZLE
VALLEY COVER
FOR A MILLION YEARS
DEFIANT
CLOUDED ARCH
INTO THE MIST
THE ROAD TO THE SUN
RAINBOW OFF THE BEAM
FOR YOU
RIPPLES IN GRAY
ABOVE IT ALL
AUTUMN'S REFLECTION
BRILLIANT GRAY TETONS
EARTH CASTLES
GEYSER REACHING FOR THE SKY
HEART ROCK
LAST REFLECTION
RIVER'S STEAM
SUNDOWN
PRECISION
THE SUN'S RETREAT
WATER LILIES GATHER
FLOWS WESTWARD
THE EVENING ARRIVES
COLD BLUE STEEL
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
GOLDEN SPIRAL
BEAMS IGNITE
THE EVENING COMES ALIVE
SILVER SKY
THE LINE FORMS
THE DOCK
THE DESERT'S ALTAR
CURIOSITY IN SOLITUDE
In Good Company
Halfway There
THE DAY'S LAST LOOK
THE DEBATE
THE DIVE