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North Rim Reopening for the 2026 Season
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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The Genesis of North Rim: Wild and Enduring
The Genesis of North Rim: Wild and Enduring
January 29, 2026

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...

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Grand Canyon & Beyond ~ The Magic of Light and Atmosphere: Video
Grand Canyon & Beyond ~ The Magic of Light and Atmosphere: Video
August 27, 2024  |  Grand Canyon National Park

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...

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Photographing Monsoon Storms & Light at the Grand Canyon - 2023
Photographing Monsoon Storms & Light at the Grand Canyon - 2023
September 17, 2023

It has been another great year photographing monsoon storms, rainbows, and light at the Grand Canyon.

Since late July, I have led several photography workshops on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, and I've made numerous personal trips to both the South Rim and the North Rim of the park...

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A Moment in Nature - Sailing Amongst the Clouds
A Moment in Nature - Sailing Amongst the Clouds
April 7, 2023

The rain has just stopped, and the sun is slowly breaking through the clouds, illuminating the sublimity of the ever-changing landscape of the Grand Canyon. The air is crisp and fresh, and the scent of wet earth and trees fills your senses...

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Light & Layers at the Grand Canyon
Light & Layers at the Grand Canyon
November 2, 2022  |  Grand Canyon National Park

As 2022 begins to wind down, I have come to realize that I am way behind on developing the photographs I have made over the past year. I've been very productive and have lots of new photos to share including these from the Grand Canyon...

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Exploring the Forest on the North Rim
Exploring the Forest on the North Rim
October 30, 2022  |  Grand Canyon National Park

When we think of Arizona, our mind wanders to visions of flat deserts populated by the Saguaro cactus and the occasional roadrunner. What may not come to mind is rolling terrain and dense forests with numerous types of trees, but the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is just such a place...

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Photographing Monsoon Storms and Lightning at the Grand Canyon - 2022
Photographing Monsoon Storms and Lightning at the Grand Canyon - 2022
September 30, 2022  |  Grand Canyon National Park

What a year 2022 has been for photographing the monsoon season at the Grand Canyon. After several years of weak monsoonal showers, or what some had come to refer to as the “non-soon” the rain has returned and with it came the lightning, rainbows, and dramatic skies...

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Monsoon Season at the Grand Canyon - 2021
Monsoon Season at the Grand Canyon - 2021
December 4, 2021  |  Grand Canyon National Park

After two years in a row of experiencing very dry monsoons, also known as a "nonsoon" in which there was little to no storm activity, we finally had a decent season this year in northern Arizona.

I made several trips to both the South Rim and North Rim of the Grand Canyon to lead photography workshops and personal trips to create new photographs for my portfolio...

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Photographing Lightning at Grand Canyon
Photographing Lightning at Grand Canyon
March 2, 2020  |  Grand Canyon National Park

Having grown up in the plains state of Iowa, I have always been fascinated with thunderstorms and lightning. Every year, I would eagerly look forward to the storm season. My mother and I would race to the windows or the front door at the first crack of thunder, eager to see the next lightning bolt rip across the sky...

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Moonlight at Cape Royal
Moonlight at Cape Royal
August 18, 2019  |  North Rim of Grand Canyon

The view from Cape Royal on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring vistas in the park. Under the moonlight, it takes on a mystical and other-worldly feeling, especially as the first light of the dawn breaks over the horizon behind you painting Wotans Throne in subtle light...

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In Review, the August 2019 Desert Thunder Workshop at the Grand Canyon
In Review, the August 2019 Desert Thunder Workshop at the Grand Canyon
August 11, 2019

I've wrapped up a great workshop here at the Grand Canyon. Over the past 5 days we have photographed the canyon from both the South Rim and the North Rim. The group was absolutely fantastic and lots of fun to work with as we chased light, learned new photographic techniques, and made new friends...

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