The National Park Service has announced that the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park will reopen for the 2026 season on May 15th. This is news many of us have been waiting for.
Over the years, I’ve come to rely on a few weather apps that provide more detailed and reliable information than most standard weather apps. These tools are especially useful for understanding approaching storms, lightning activity, wind, and overall weather patterns...
For many years, I had quietly carried the idea of creating a photography coffee-table book devoted entirely to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It wasn’t a question of if, but when. The North Rim is a place I love deeply—not just as a photographer, but as a person—and I always knew it deserved its own dedicated body of work...
People often ask how I became known as a Grand Canyon photographer, and much of that story traces back to my time as an Artist-in-Residence at the canyon. I’ve written this journal entry, and the full article it links to, to share that experience and explain how those early days living in the park set everything in motion...
We had a great trip this year rafting 226 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. We spent 10 days shooting rapids, hiking into the numerous side canyons, and making photos. We were blessed with great weather for photography, plenty of good food, and we got every camp and photo location we had hoped for...
June 30, 2025 | Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to spend nearly two weeks exploring Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Parashant is located in what is known as the ‘Arizona Strip’, the area north of the Colorado River...
Arizona is renowned for its incredible landscapes and diversity of cultures. From the saguaro cacti-studded Sonoran Desert in the southern part of the state to the mighty Colorado River cutting through the depths of the Grand Canyon, there is no shortage of amazing scenery to inspire creative minds and energize the soul...
My favorite time of year to capture the majesty of the Grand Canyon is the summer monsoon, also known as the Southwest or North American monsoon. Why is the monsoon my favorite time of year to photograph the Grand Canyon? Simple, because magic happens during the monsoon...