Did you know you can see the northern lights in North Dakota? It’s probably one of my favorite things about living in this frozen state. Well, that and how clear the night sky is during the winter months and a few other things. With the next solar cycle in full […]
Photography
A Beginners Guide to Manual Photography
Taking photos in manual mode isn’t as scary as it sounds. I pinky promise. For years I’ve shot on automatic mode, stubbornly believing that the camera knew better than the photographer on what settings it should be on to capture stunning images. I even shot on automatic all through my […]
Your Complete Guide to Visiting Antelope Canyon
You cannot visit the American southwest without visiting Antelope Canyon. Antelope is a slot canyon in northern Arizona. Known to the Navajo as “Tse’ bighanilini” or “the place where water runs through the rocks,” the canyon formed as a result of erosion from flash floods over millions of years. The […]
2018 From the Window Seat
My favorite seat on the airplane is the window seat. From it, I’ve almost seen the whole country. This year, yes, I’m very late in posting this, but I didn’t really know how I wanted to do it this time. I put this together months ago and wasn’t sure I […]
20 Photos That Will Make You Want to Move to Scotland
After seeing these photos, you will want to pack your bags and move to Scotland as soon as possible! For the longest time, I have always said the American Southwest is my favorite place in the world. I think I found my new favorite place. Don’t get me wrong, I […]
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Black and White
I have been sitting on these photos for the better part of a year struggling to edit them correctly in color. Then I remembered I love black and white photography. Theodore Roosevelt National Park in black and white is a simple photo series that doesn’t need many words. I’ll still […]
North Dakota’s Winter Weather
North Dakota’s winter weather is incredibly unique and unlike anywhere else I have been. We have extremely frigid days and more often than not our snow is powder. Read More: Surviving Winter in North Dakota The day I took these photos, the temps hovered in the -30 range and the wind chill […]
Desktop Backgrounds to Feed Your Wanderlust
These desktop backgrounds are perfect to feed your wanderlust whether you are at work or at home. Work recently got a set of brand spanking new computers, pretty cool considering the old ones might have been from the Stone Age. They were running Vista, so same thing, right? Actually, my first […]
Snow in North Dakota in October
On October 10th, we got well over a foot of snow. No travel was advised. And winter had officially arrived. Until it melted. These photos are in black and white (I like black and white!) but all of the leaves on the trees were still green! Have you ever seen it […]
Black and White in New Orleans
Way back when I first got into photography, I never thought I would say it, but I love black and white photography. And my photos from New Orleans were the perfect ones to remove the color from. I fell in love with desaturated photos during college when I took a […]