Heart of the Cascade, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, 2025
While exploring an unnamed creek on the Olympic Peninsula, I worked from the larger landscape toward the movement of water and rock that became Heart of the Cascade.
Field Notes
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Why I Explore Instead of Scout for Landscape Photographs
I rarely head into the landscape with a photograph already planned. From Rocky Coulee to the Olympic Peninsula, curiosity and exploration often shape the photographs I make.
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Veiled Departure, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, 2025
Before dawn on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the Harvest Moon slowly disappeared behind mist and forest. Veiled Departure explores a fleeting moment between night and day, where soft light, drifting fog, and quiet stillness came together in a black-and-white photograph that reflects the peaceful transition from one day to the next.
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Within the Pull, Capital State Forest, Washington, 2025
After days of rain, Porter Creek in Washington’s Capital State Forest became a study in movement. Within the Pull explores the quiet tension between rushing water and moments of stillness, using black-and-white photography to reveal the fleeting patterns of light, shadow, and current that exist for only an instant.
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River and Rising Fog, Wind River, Washington, 2026
A black-and-white photograph of the Wind River widening into fog and winter trees near Carson, Washington.
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Rising from Quiet, Olympic Peninsula, Washington
A black-and-white landscape photograph of a forested mountain ridge rising above low fog on the Olympic Peninsula, exploring stillness, atmosphere, and structure.
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Held in Still Water, Deschutes River, Tumwater, Washington
Held in still water along the Deschutes River in Tumwater, Washington, this black and white photograph closes the series with a return to calm, where open space no longer needs edges to feel complete and balanced.
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Beneath the Winter Canopy, Wind River, Washington, 2026
Beneath the Winter Canopy, Wind River, Washington is a black-and-white fine art landscape photograph from Winter Along the Wind River.
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Standing in the Fog, Deschutes River, Tumwater, Washington
Standing in the fog along the Deschutes River in Tumwater, Washington, this black and white photograph introduces subtle movement within open water, where a gentle current begins to guide the eye through a quiet, expansive scene.
