Best of 2024

Here are some of my favorite photographs from adventures in 2024. I have included six of my favorite photos below, and if you’d like to view the full collection you can see them in this gallery on my website.

My biggest adventure the year was a trip to Scotland in October. We had wonderfully variable weather that brought with it dynamic light on the landscape. I also had a short trip to the Alabama Hills in the Eastern Sierra with a stopover in Death Valley. I made it to the northern California coast redwoods again and added a few more photos to my redwood forest collection. Locally, I had a one opportunity to go out to the San Diego mountains in the snow and add to my collection “Winter in San Diego.”

Land and Sea – Isle of Skye, Scotland
Edge of the World, The Quirang, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Farmhouse in Snow, Julian, California
Dogwood Blossoms on Palomar Mountain
Patterns in a Wash, Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park
Hope’s Dream, Quiraing, Isle of Sky, Scotland

Contest Winners

I was honored with several contest winners at the 2023 San Diego Fair. Here are some of them.

Mountain Revealed, San Diego, November 2019
1st Place in Waterscapes
This was a magical morning. I was thoroughly enjoying taking photos of these willow in the lake shrouded in fog. As the morning progressed, the fog cleared, revealing the snow covered mountains above the low-lying clouds. This is part of collection called Winter Willows which you can see here.
Afternoon Storm, Eastern Sierra Mountains, June 2020
3rd Place in Waterscapes
Bend in the River, Owens River Valley in the Eastern Sierra, December 2019
1st Place in Winter
This is an often photographed scene. I was determined to figure out where it was taken. It took me several years and multiple trips to the Eastern Sierra. Using google maps and the what the mountains looked like as I drove by, I was finally able to figure it out. It was a fun puzzle to solve.
Woodland Symphony, Del Norte Redwoods State Park, June 2021
3rd Place in Timeless
Dunality, Death Valley National Park, January 2022
4th Place in Timeless
Snow and Lake, San Diego, November 2019
Honorable Mention