Journal (Updates)

North Rim Reopening for the 2026 Season
March 25, 2026  |  North Rim of the Grand Canyon

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.

You can read the full announcement here:
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One Hundred Years of Arizona Highways Magazine
April 8, 2025  |  Arizona

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...

Arizona Highways January 2024 Cover Photo
December 23, 2023

I have exciting news to share! My photo Magic at Mohave is on the cover of the January 2024 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine! In addition to the cover, I have seven more photographs in this issue, including a 2-page spread and several full-page images...

What I have been up to the past few months
July 21, 2023

Hey, everyone! It has been several months since my last post here in the Journal, and if you haven't guessed, I've been staying busy with several projects lately. I've also been leading lots of private photography workshops, and I've spent time volunteering with the Parks in Focus program during their outings to the Grand Canyon...

2023 Nature Photography Summit
January 20, 2023

I'm excited to announce that I will be one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming 2023 Nature Photography Summit hosted by the North American Nature Photographers Association (NANPA). This in-person Nature Photography Summit runs May 4-6, 2023, in Tucson, Arizona...

Arizona Highways November 2022 Cover
October 25, 2022  |  Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon

I'm excited to share that one of my Grand Canyon photographs was selected for the cover of the November 2022 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine! The November issue celebrates Phantom Ranch which is turning 100 in November...

Nature Photography Day 2022
June 15, 2022  |  Grand Canyon National Park

Did you know that June 15th is Nature Photography Day? The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA, @nanpapix) created the day in 2006 to "promote the enjoyment of nature photography, and to explain how images are used to advance the cause of conservation and protect plants, wildlife, and landscapes both locally and globally...

Arizona Highways January 2022 Cover and More!
January 4, 2022

Happy New Year from my home in Flagstaff, Arizona! I hope 2022 is off to a great start for you and yours.

I'm excited to share that one of my Grand Canyon photographs was selected to grace the cover of the January 2022 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine! In addition to the cover photo, I have several additional photographs in the magazine, which can see on pages 20 & 21, 23, 27, and 32...

Arizona Highways The Grand Canyon - January 2021 Cover Photo
December 15, 2020

The January 2021 issue of Arizona Highways magazine is out, and the cover features my photograph Clearing Winter Storm at Hopi Point depicting a winter scene at the Grand Canyon. I made this photograph on New Years Day 2015 as a snowstorm was clearing from the canyon...