There's something about fall in the Colorado mountains that is difficult to put into words. The crisp mountain air. The possibility of fresh snow dusting the highest peaks. Entire mountainsides covered in brilliant gold as the aspens put on one final show before winter arrives. And when the sun disappears behind those mountains, we turn our cameras toward the stars. This October, I'm heading back to Southwest Colorado for Mountain Gold & Milky Way, and I'd love for you to join me. Due to a...

There are photographs you plan, and then there are photographs that become part of your story. "Galactic Waves" is one of those images. For years, The Wave in northern Arizona sat at the very top of my photography bucket list. Like many photographers, I entered the lottery time and time again, only to come up empty. This past May, thanks to a little teamwork and a lot of luck, that finally changed. My good friend Jason Perry and I were fortunate enough to secure a permit and experience one of...

If there is one thing I've learned from photographing nature and teaching astrophotography workshops, it's that Mother Nature always has the final say. Our June Capture the Cosmos workshop in Big Bend National Park was a perfect example of that. The week started with the familiar heat of a West Texas summer. Warm temperatures, dramatic clouds, and plenty of anticipation as we welcomed another amazing group of photographers to Big Bend. As always, our goal was to get everyone under some of the...