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Why I Use Foam-Mounted Prints (And Why You’ll Love Them Too)
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If you’ve browsed my print shop, you might’ve noticed that all of my photos come foam-mounted. I wanted to share a little about what that means—and why I chose it.
A foam-mounted print is simply a photo printed on fine art paper and then mounted onto a lightweight but sturdy…
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The Viewer’s Experience: Open to Interpretation
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As nature photographers, we often spend hours chasing light, framing the perfect composition, and waiting for the ideal moment to capture a scene. In that moment, the photograph feels personal, an extension of what we see and feel—a mountain range that inspires awe, a rushing creek that soothes the soul,…
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Capturing the In-Between: Photographing the Shoulder Season
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There’s a certain quietness to the shoulder season, that time between the vibrancy of fall and the arrival of winter’s first snow. It’s a season often overlooked, where nature seems to be in transition—neither the colorful brilliance of autumn nor the pristine blanket of winter. But in this in-between time,…
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From the Macro to the Micro: Finding Beauty in Small Details
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When we think of nature, we often think of grand landscapes—the towering mountains, vast oceans, and endless skies that make us feel small in the best possible way. These sweeping scenes captivate us with their sheer scale and majesty. But another side to nature that often goes unnoticed: the small,…
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From Pretty to Profound: The Journey of Seeing in Nature and Photography
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“Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language.” - Aldo Leopold
There’s something undeniably universal about the way we first experience nature. It often starts with what’s simply pretty—the…
