How many Instagram followers would Ansel Adams have today?

The work of Ansel Adams has been key to the history of photography, and it's still influencing photographers today. But it was created in a very specific context, and that's why I believe someone starting from scratch, making similar work today, wouldn't get much traction at all. The masters of the past didn't become who they are by doing more of the same. They pushed the limits of the art further than anyone before them.

You don't need much to go on a mini photography adventure

I throw a few things in the car and head to the northern coast of Spain, where not only I get some relief from the intense heat but I also get to make some beautiful images. It doesn't take much to do these things.

Always be ready, and luck will follow

Timing is extremely important in photography, that's why we should always be ready. Just in case the conditions we were waiting for finally happen.

Fine art photography from my bedroom

A full moon and an intense storm were the perfect opportunity to create some images from my own bedroom.

My dream camera

I had to wait 4 years to buy my dream camera.

I waited 8 years to make this photograph

A location I had on my shortlist for a very long time, because I needed the perfect conditions to make the image I had in mind. After 8 years waiting, this was going to be my best chance, but will it be enough?

The only way I know how to make great photographs

Another day at the office, enjoying the process and the landscapes with a camera in my hands.

The photographs that matter

I recently lost my dog, Luna. She came with me on hundreds of hikes and trips, always by my side while I was making images. But I'd trade them all for the photographs that truly matter.

Fog and Mountains: back home

I'm back in Spain, and I get the best weather I could hope for.

My best photo this year isn't even a photograph

What is real photography?

This is a photographer's most important asset

It's not the camera, or the lenses, not even the experience or the vision.

Great photography in Montana... until everything went wrong

It was being a great day of photography in the Northern Plains... until everything went wrong. Car broke down, one of my cameras stopped working... but I tried to make the most of it anyway.

How (and Why) to do Long Exposure Photography ~ from the CA & OR Coast

I visit the northern California / souther Oregon coast, and I show you how I go with long exposure photography. From gear, to settings, to why.

One adventure a day keeps burnout away

I go up to Twin Peaks in San Francisco searching for a little photography adventure. It didn't dissapoint.

I wasn't inspired, so I bought a new camera

The way out of a creative rut is new camera gear. Or is it?

Photographing a snowstorm in Jackson, WY

After a 23 hour drive, all the way from the Midwest to western Wyoming, I am rewarded with three beautiful days of photography in and around Jackson.

Last chance for these old lenses

I have way too much camera equipment, and most of it I don’t even use, so I’ve been on a selling spree lately. I sold a few things including some lenses, but when I found these two sitting on a shelf in the closet, they made me pause. They are the Zeiss 16-70mm f/4 and the Sony G 70-350mm. I made so many good images with these two back in the day… but I haven’t touched them in a while. So, to decide whether I love them or list them, I’m taking both out to Lake Michigan to shoot some amazing winter scenes and see if they can still perform.

Embrace Imperfection and Creative Limitations in Photography

Fellow photographer Matt Payne had me on his show "F-Stop Collaborate and Listen". We had a very interesting conversation about photography, and how it can be more than an artistic pursuit and become a lifestyle.

The most intense day of my photography career ~ New York City snowstorm

A huge winter storm dumped tons of snow across much of the US, so I knew I had to go somewhere to photograph an event like this. When I found out New York City was going to get around a foot of snow, I knew what I had to do. I got in my car and drove 700 miles from Indiana to be there for the big day... and it didn't disappoint.

I made a rookie mistake

I visit Saint Joseph, Michigan, looking for some snow. I get incredible conditions, but I make a rookie mistake.