Image of the Month, March 2019: "Morning Mist"

Morning Mist is the Image of the Month for March.

I made this image on a beautiful and chilly summer morning at Trillium Lake, in the Mt Hood National Forest.

This is one of my favorite spots near Portland, and I'd drive over there many times before heading to work. It was a peaceful and unforgettable way to start my mornings (even though the drive was more than 2 hours round-trip).

This image is part of my work and current exhibition America Untitled.

artist contract

A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.

want to know more?

You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.

"Morning Mist" is available for purchase here.

Late Spring US Road Trip

It's been almost a year since I left the US, so I'm really excited to announce my upcoming late spring trip to America. These are the locations I will be visiting and the dates (might change slightly):

Apr 11-12              Los Angeles, CA
Apr 13-19             Phoenix, AZ
Apr 22-26           Santa Fe, NM
Apr 29-May 3     Salt Lake City, UT
May 6-25            Portland, OR
Jun 4-7                Nevada City, CA

In addition to these, I will also be visiting and spending some time in San Francisco, Chicago, Indiana, and a first for me, New York. No firm dates for these just yet.

I'm very excited about this trip, the photos I will make, and hopefully the people I will meet. If you happen to be at any of these locations during these dates and you want to shoot with me, let me know!

Image of the Month, January 2019: "Awakening City"

The first Image of the Month of 2019 is here: Awakening City.

Awakening City was the image I had in mind when I was heading to Chicago, almost a year ago.

It took me a bit longer than expected to find the perfect spot, and it was only on my last day in the city that I was able to make the image I wanted.

This might look like a peaceful and beautiful scene, but that morning of late January was one of the coldest I've ever experienced.

Tne effort was completely worth it, though. This is one of my favorite images I've ever made, and it's part of the work I'm currently exhibiting, America Untitled.

Note: I'm keeping the image of December 2018, Wild West, at a discounted price until 11:59PM PST on Sunday 6th, due to an unusual busy Christmas time.

artist contract

A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.

want to know more?

You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.

"Awakening City" is available for purchase here.

Image of the Month, November 2018: "Alpine Garden"

The Image of the Month for November is Alpine Garden. Buy it before November 30th to get a reduced price, it will never be this cheap again!

Watch the video where I made this image: "Mt Rainier National Park, shooting film: HP5, Pancro 400 and Arista".

Mt Rainier National Park is without a doubt one of the most beautiful places in the PNW. It feels like paradise, straight out of a fairy tale in every corner.

On this trip, though, the park looked and felt a bit different. The numerous wildfires in the region covered the beautiful landscapes in a thick layer of smoke.

While terrible in many ways, fires (the naturally occurring ones) are good for the forest, and they can be good for photography as well.

This is how I made this image. I saw those beautiful peaks in the distance, with a background that was free of any noise thanks to the smoke. I just needed to find a good composition, and those two trees gave me the framing I was looking for.

One of my favorite images, at one of my favorite places.

artist contract

A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.

want to know more?

You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.

"Alpine Garden" is available for purchase here.

Image of the Month, October 2018: "Moonrise over Mt Hood"

The Image of the Month for October is now available: Moonrise over Mt Hood.

Watch the video where I made this image: "Moonrise".

What a beautiful evening at the Mt Hood National Forest this was! I had only recently started shooting with my Bronica SQ-Ai when I found out about the full Moon rising behind the always stunning Mt Hood.

I spent almost three hours there, sitting in silence, first enjoying the sunset and then waiting until it was dark and the Moon high in the sky.

This image is the result of those three hours there, trying to capture what I saw. The interaction between the mountain and the Moon, the calmness of the moment, the beauty of it, the fragility of nature and the insignificance of humans.

artist contract

A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.

want to know more?

You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.

"Moonrise over Mt Hood" is available for purchase here.

American Road Trip Journal #31: Antelope Canyon

Last day trip of the American Road Trip Journal! There's just one episode left in this adventure.

This time, I visit the Antelope Canyon, in Page, Arizona (and Horseshoe Bend).

All the videos of the American Road Trip Journal

Fishermen, Lake Wawasee, Indiana, March 2018

Camera and Lens: Sony a6000, Meike 35mm f/1.7
Settings: ISO 100, 1/125sec, aperture unknown

Even though we had to call this boat ride short because everyone was cold, I loved that time on the lake that foggy evening.

Calm waters, no one around but a handful of fishermen... so relaxing and beautiful.

See more images of Indiana.

Mt Rainier Ntl Park, September 2016

Camera and Lens: Sony A7ii, Sony 16-35mm f/4
Settings: 16mm, ISO 100, f/5.0, 1/80sec

Mt Rainier National Park is one of those places that you have to see in person to believe they are real.

The star of the park is, obviously, Mt Rainier. But every corner looks like a fairy tale.

See more images of Mt Rainier National Park.

Monuments, Monument Valley, December 2017

Camera and Lens: Bronica SQ-Ai, Zenzanon PS 50mm f/3.5
Film stock: Ilford HP5+
Exposure: 800
Developer: Ilfotec HC

What a view. Enough said about this place.

See more images of Monument Valley.

American Road Trip Journal #29: Monument Valley

There are few places that feel like the Old West the way Monument Valley, Arizona, does.

We missed sunrise and sunset due to the long drive to get there from Flagstaff, but still enjoyed our time at this beautiful Indian reservation.

See images of Monument Valley, Arizona.

We're open, Monument Valley, December 2017

Camera and Lens: Bronica SQ-Ai, Zenzanon PS 80mm f/2.8
Film: Ilford HP5+
Exposure: 800
Developer: Ilfotec HC

They weren't. They hadn't for a while.

If there's a place in the US where you can feel like being in a western, that's probably Monument Valley.

See more images of Monument Valley.

Eagle Creek, Oregon, October 2016

Camera and Lens: Sony A7II, Sony 16-35 f/4
Settings: 16mm, ISO 800, f/4, 1/25sec

A year after I made this image, a wildfire that burnt a lot of the Columbia River Gorge started near this spot. As of right now, it's still closed.

I never made it to the end of this beautiful hike, but I hope the trail will be open next time I visit the Gorge.

See more images of the Columbia River Gorge.

Hikers caught in a snowstorm, Mt Hood, December 2016

Camera and Lens: Sony A7II, 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens
Settings: 70mm, ISO 500, f/5.6, 1/80sec

I don't know what I was thinking that day. From Timberline Lodge, I started walking up, and up. It was cloudy, but otherwise a nice day.

When I was close to Palmer lift, at around 8,500ft, the weather started to change: the clouds I had been photographing a while ago reached all of us up there, and it was like being in the middle of a blizzard.

Luckily, it's easy to find your way back from there, and after just a few minutes walking the weather got back to calm.

But in the middle of all of that, I got this image of two hikers coming back down to safety.

See more images of Mt Hood National Forest.

Newhalem, North Cascades National Park, October 2016

Camera and Lens: Sony A7II, 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens
Settings: 28mm, ISO 400, 1/40sec, f/4.5 (handheld)

Rain -a lot of rain- welcomed us on the first day of our first visit to the North Cascades National Park. This was one of the many images I made in this beautiful place during 4 amazing days.

Breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, hikes to the top of the world, lakes straight out of a fairy tale and, of course, the stunning landscapes covered by thousands of golden larch trees.

See more images of North Cascades National Park.

Yosemite, December 2016

Camera and Lens: Sony A7II, Sony 28-70 f/3.5-5.6 kit lens
Settings: ISO 640, 41mm, f/5.6, 1/60th

The first day we arrived, Yosemite welcomed us with a rainy and foggy day.

Our time in the park was very eventful: that same night, I woke up at 4am to get ready to shoot sunrise. I found ourselves in the middle of a snowstorm, with a foot of snow around us, and a flat (very flat) tire.

I still made it for sunrise, using the spare tire. We had to spend a day looking for a place to fix the flat, but as soon as the car was 100% again, we went back to Yosemite.

See more images of California.

Evening, California, January 2017

Camera and Lens: Sony A7II, Sony 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens
Settings: 70mm, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/800sec

I made this image on the way back from my first visit to Death Valley. I will never forget that sunset, I've never seen clouds like those forming above the Eastern Sierra Nevada that evening.

Still admiring the skies, something caught my eye on the side of the road: a lone Joshua Tree. I had to pull over and stop to take this exposure.

I pointed which at the time was still my camera, a Sony full-frame, and took the exposure. I knew I had gotten something special but for some reason I kept this image away for a while.

So many things have happened since that moment and still, it's been only a year and a half.

See more images of California.

American Road Trip Journal #28: Grand Canyon (part II)

Second day at Grand Canyon National Park.

Dock, Chain O'Lakes, March 2018

Camera: Holga 120N
Film stock: Ilford HP5+
Exposure: 800
Developer: Ilfotec HC

Rainy day at Chain O'Lakes State Park, Indiana.

See more images of Indiana.

Moonrise over Mt Hood, Sherrard Point, July 2017

An image of Mt Hood from the archives for today. I really can't wait to visit this beautiful place again.

This was a lovely evening spent at Larch Mountain watching the Moon rising above Mt Hood. I made several exposures with my Bronica, you can see some of them on the Mt Hood National Forest page of my archive.

I also have a short video about this evening that you can watch here: