Northern Lights

It’s often said that photography is being in the right place in the right time and I couldn’t agree more.  So much of taking “great" photos is simply being out there in nature time and time again for the sunrises, the sunsets, the storms, etc.  Getting that perfect sunset shot is a matter of frequency....

Winter Collection

During the North Dakota winter, the tendency is to stay indoors as much as possible.  That's understandable as the season can be unforgiving with scouring winds and week-long snaps of sub zero temperatures.  However, the season also affords moments of profound beauty, stillness, and wonder.  A favorite pastime of mine is just going out and...

Missouri River in January 2

The weather this month has been unseasonably warm.  Certain days have felt like spring.  The sunsets have been incredible, like this one on the shores of the Missouri River mid July.  All of a sudden the dreaded season of winter in North Dakota doesn't seem so bad.  At times, it even feels like a hospitable...

Missouri River in January

For this first post of 2015 I would like to share a picture taken from the shore of the Missouri River right outside of Bismarck, North Dakota. While temperatures this day dropped below zero, with enough warm clothing I was able to stay toasty (except for my hands which I had to de-glove a few...

Missouri River Scenes

Every other year of so I take a canoe journey on the Missouri River.  I usually paddle from Washburn to Bismarck, a distance that takes about two and a half days at a nice leisurely pace.  For much of this stretch, the river feels wild and remote.  You don't see anyone else.  Cottonwood groves line...