Sunrise over Steens Mountain
Steens Mountain and the mud from the Alvord Desert came together for a beautiful sunrise in early April.
That morning was so hard for me to get up and shoot. Why? Well...I stayed in a bunkhouse close by the desert playa and kept having issues getting the door to fully lock. Fast forward into the dead of night when the winds pick up and BOOM I hear a giant slam. I opened my blurry eyes and think to myself that's weird I can see my car and why am I so cold? Was my door haunted...I don't know but holy crap it was loud as it swung wide open I never got the bunk house warm again that night so at about 2 am I hopped in the car and decided to keep it running so I could keep my toes. In my sleepy stuper I set an alarm to shoot sunrise that I most happily hit the snooze on and when I did finally wake it was literally minutes before the light was going to go off. I dashed out onto the playa, found my frozen mudcracks and witnessed some pretty cool light shortly after. This was my favorite moment from that morning.
Steens Mountain and the mud from the Alvord Desert came together for a beautiful sunrise in early April.
That morning was so hard for me to get up and shoot. Why? Well...I stayed in a bunkhouse close by the desert playa and kept having issues getting the door to fully lock. Fast forward into the dead of night when the winds pick up and BOOM I hear a giant slam. I opened my blurry eyes and think to myself that's weird I can see my car and why am I so cold? Was my door haunted...I don't know but holy crap it was loud as it swung wide open I never got the bunk house warm again that night so at about 2 am I hopped in the car and decided to keep it running so I could keep my toes. In my sleepy stuper I set an alarm to shoot sunrise that I most happily hit the snooze on and when I did finally wake it was literally minutes before the light was going to go off. I dashed out onto the playa, found my frozen mudcracks and witnessed some pretty cool light shortly after. This was my favorite moment from that morning.
Steens Mountain and the mud from the Alvord Desert came together for a beautiful sunrise in early April.
That morning was so hard for me to get up and shoot. Why? Well...I stayed in a bunkhouse close by the desert playa and kept having issues getting the door to fully lock. Fast forward into the dead of night when the winds pick up and BOOM I hear a giant slam. I opened my blurry eyes and think to myself that's weird I can see my car and why am I so cold? Was my door haunted...I don't know but holy crap it was loud as it swung wide open I never got the bunk house warm again that night so at about 2 am I hopped in the car and decided to keep it running so I could keep my toes. In my sleepy stuper I set an alarm to shoot sunrise that I most happily hit the snooze on and when I did finally wake it was literally minutes before the light was going to go off. I dashed out onto the playa, found my frozen mudcracks and witnessed some pretty cool light shortly after. This was my favorite moment from that morning.
All of my photos are available in 4 of my favorite mediums: Canvas, Paper, Metal, and Acrylic.
Paper prints are printed on Fuji Pearl paper which is my absolute favorite paper and has a beautiful glossy shine with incredible depth and contrast that has a pearlescent sheen that is noticed as you move about the picture.
Canvas prints are printed on a thin-wrap canvas which minimizes loss of the edges and is covered with a metallic finish for an extra POP of color! All canvas prints come read to hang and float a 1/2" off the wall creating a light 3D shadow effect.
Metal prints are printed directly on aluminum and are very contrasting with rich colors. All metal prints come read to hang and float a 1/2" off the wall creating a light 3D shadow effect.
Acrylic is my absolute favorite medium to print on and is the grandest way to display my work! Why? It is a metal print encased within 1/4" thick plexiglass that is not only incredibly vibrant and deep in color but also has literal and perceived depth from all viewing angles from that 1/4" thickness. Acrylic photos come ready to hang with a French cleat attachment.