Travel Photography

The first flakes started to fall as I pulled into my hotel near Babcock State Park . By morning, the world was silent and muted under a heavy blanket of snow. I’d been dreaming of photographing the Glade Creek Grist Mill in winter for years. I’d seen it in autumn, surrounded by fiery leaves, but I wanted something quieter. Something still. Most visitors come here when the hills are painted in fall color. Few brave the roads when winter takes over. That’s exactly why I came back. Glade Creek Grist Mill in Winter The Drive Into Babcock State Park When I set out before sunrise, snowflakes were already swirling through the headlights. The park roads were untouched.  No salt, no plow tracks. If you ever try this yourself, all-wheel drive or 4x4 is a must . The narrow curves of Babcock State Park become slick ribbons of ice in the snow. As the tires crunched along the unplowed road, I could feel the anticipation build. The forest closed in, tree branches heavy with snow. I wanted o...

There are certain places that stop you in your tracks.  Locations where light, structure, and history align in a way that feels almost inevitable. DUMBO is one of those places.  Framed by the Manhattan Bridge, with the Empire State Building standing quietly in the distance, it’s a view that has been photographed countless times.  And yet, every time I stand there, it feels new.  This image was created with the intention of honoring New York’s soul.  Its grit, its scale, and its timeless presence. I wanted the photograph to feel grounded and monumental, as if the city itself were holding its breath for a brief moment in time.  Manhattan Bridge with the Empire State Building Recently, this photograph advanced into the Top 32 at the International Photographic Competition (IPC) and ultimately earned a Bronze award.  While bronze does not indicate a third-place finish, it does represent a strong score within an exceptionally competitive field, judged among ...

  2025 in Review: A Year of Travel, Light, and Lessons on the Road Some years are about distance. Others are about depth. 2025 was both. This wasn’t simply a collection of trips or a highlight reel of destinations. It was a year shaped by persistence, recalibration, and growth by missed flights and missed shots, long drives that replaced short ones, physical limits tested at altitude, and plans that unraveled without warning. In one case, an airline folded just weeks before departure, forcing a complete rework of an international trip. And woven through all of it were quiet affirmations: an image published in a magazine, work hanging in a gallery exhibit, and an image placing in the top 32 at the International Photographic Competition (IPC). Those milestones mattered, not as endpoints, but as reassurance that the early mornings, difficult conditions, and long stretches of uncertainty were shaping something real. Travel in 2025 became less about chasing icons and more about respondi...