Golden Moment Golden hour at Arches National Park. The back side of the sunset paints the landscape with the La Sal Mountains in the background. One of the Mighty5 in Utah #ArchesNationalPark #desert #goldenhour #LaSalMountains #landscape #mountains #nationalpark #nature #sunset #Utah #Mighty5

Nature’s Canvas Beautiful Blue Water Lily captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden #bokeh #colors #flower #lilypad #lilypond #Missouri #MissouriBotanicalGarden #nature #Nikon #photography #plant #StLouis #WaterLily

Ethereal Beauty of Notre Dame - Paris France Notre Dame's magnificent interior with amazing Corinthian columns, Gothic architecture, regal chandeliers, stained glass, and warm soft light #architecture #cathedral #Corinthian #France #Gothic #nikon #NotreDame #Paris #stainedglass #travel

Peaceful Feeling on Yellowstone Lake Yellowstone Lake with the Absaroka Mountains in the background in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming #AbsarokaRange #alpinelake #colors #landscape #mountains #nationalpark #nature #photography #sky #travel #Wyoming #YellowstoneLake #YellowstoneNationalPark

Bryce Spire and Light Bryce Canyon's surreal beauty manifests itself in many unique ways. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah #BryceCanyonNationalPark #canyon #clouds #colors #landscape #photography #nationalpark #nature #sandstone #sky #southwest #travel #Utah

Desert Glow Beautiful Sonoran sunset captured at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix Arizona #Arizona #cactus #colors #dbgphx #desert #DesertBotanicalGarden #landscape #nature #Phoenix #photography #saguarocactus #sky #SonoranDesert #sunset #travel

The Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals Great outlet for photos. My first photo is in 14 facilities around the world and recently placed 15 photos locally. Rewarding to provide comfort and hope to patients! Find it at www.healingphotoart.org, and my blog: www.michaelsmithphotoart.blogspot.com.

Evening On The Gulf of Naples View from Sorrento across the Gulf of Naples with the Naples metro area coastline and Mount Vesuvius in the background #cityscape #GulfofNaples #Italy #lowlight #photography #MediterraneanSea #MountVesuvius #Naples #night #seascape #Sorrento #urban

Wild Daisies Captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve #bokeh #botanical #colors #flower #Missouri #nature #ShawNatureReserve #photography

In honor of our service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country

Streaming Through The Rockies The Taylor River meanders through the Colorado Rocky Mountains #alpineriver #clouds #Colorado #ColoradoRockies #colors #landscape #mountains #nature #river #RockyMountains #sky #TaylorRiver #travel #trees #water

Cortez Beach Sunset Evocative sunset over the Gulf of Mexico and Cortez Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida #AnnaMariaIsland #beach #clouds #colors #CortezBeach #Florida #gulf #GulfofMexico #pier #seascape #sky #sunset #travel #waves

Virgin River Radiance The Virgin River reflects a beautiful lustre as it flows through Zion National Park, Utah #colors #landscape #nationalpark #nature #reflections #river #travel #Utah #VirginRiver #ZionNationalPark

Splendorous Spiderwort Captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve #bokeh #botanical #flower #GraySummit #macro #Missouri #nature #photography #plant #ShawNatureReserve #Spiderwort #travel

Courtyard of the Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles, constructed during the 17th and 18th centuries, was commissioned by King Louis XIV, making it the royal residence, the seat of his court and the effective capital of France. #France #PalaceOfVersailler #cityscape #travel #architecture

Rainbow Row - Digital Art Collection The colorful architecture and streets of historic Charleston, South Carolina, with a painterly rendering #architecture #Charleston #cityscape #cityscapephotography #colors #DigitalArt #historiclandmark #painterly #RainbowRow #SouthCarolina #travel #urban

New River Gorge Passage Tracks through the New River Gorge National Park and under the New River Gorge Bridge, West Virginia #autumn #bridge #clouds #colors #fallcolors #landscape #nationalpark #nature #NewRiverGorgeBridge #NewRiverGorgeNationalPark #railroadtracks #sky #travel #WestVirginia

Brilliant Shades of Blue The beautiful colors of a blue sky against the turquoise glacier fed Maligne Lake. Alberta, Canada, Jasper National Park. Photo credit to my wonderful wife. #Alberta #alpinelake #Canada #colors #JasperNationalPark #landscape #MaligneLake #mountains #nationalpark #nature

Luminescence Vivid Cosmos Flower captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve. POV beneath the flower on a bright afternoon gives it a luminescent effect #bokeh #botanical #CosmosFlower #flower #luminescence #luminescent #macro #Missouri #nature #plant #ShawNatureReserve

Rustic Charm of Honfleur The Old Harbor area of Honfleur France has many beautiful 16th to 18th century townhomes with inspiring historic facades. #architecture #cityscape #France #Honfleur #Normandy #street #travel #urban #window

Eagle Watching Late season Eagle watching in the upper Mississippi wetlands at the Alton Slough along the Mississippi River near St. Louis. First shot is a landscape of the sun rising over the Alton Slough followed by a shot of this regal bird. #Eagle #landscape #nature #reflections #sunrise

Thank you Gill and Kevin Roberts of Photography Masterclass Magazine for features in the Readers Gallery of the March 2026 edition. Check out PMM at your library, their website photographymc.com, or FB page #photographymasterclassmagazine #MonumentValley #RockyMountainNationalPark #MontSaintMichel

Avenue Of The Oaks Beautiful moss draped Oaks lining the road into the Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens, Mount Pleasant, SC #AvenueoftheOaks #BooneHallPlantationandGardens #canopy #CharlestonCounty #landscape #moss #MountPleasant #nature #OakTrees #SouthCarolina #SpanishMoss #travel #trees

Circle of Life Buds, bloom and withering of the beautiful Iceland Poppy. Captured in the garden of the Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina #bokeh #BooneHallPlantationandGardens #botanical #Charleston #flower #IcelandPoppy #macro #MountPleasant #nature #SouthCarolina #travel

Bocahenge Sunset While exploring the Florida Suncoast captured this wonderful sunset from Gasparilla Island State Park. The pilings are from an abandoned fishing pier, now called Bocahenge #abandonedpier #beach #bocahenge #Florida #GasparillaIsland #seascape #silhouette #suncoast #sunset #travel

Nubble Lighthouse This beautiful beacon, aka Cape Neddick Light Station, was constructed in 1879 and is located on Nubble Island just off Cape Neddick Point, Maine #architecture #CapeNeddick #CapeNeddickPoint #clouds #colors #lighthouse #Maine #NubbleIsland #NubbleLighthouse #seascape #travel

Painted A remarkable sunset accentuates the colors of the Painted Desert. Captured at the Little Painted Desert County Park, just north of Winslow, AZ #Arizona #clouds #colors #desert #landscape #nature #PaintedDesert #sky #southwest #sunset #travel

The Castle Amazing sandstone rock formation in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah #CapitolReefNationalPark #clouds #colors #desert #Landscape #nationalpark #nature #redrocks #sandstone #sky #southwest #TheCastle #travel #Utah

Emerging Beauty Springing forward from my archives with blooming Coneflowers captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve #bokeh #budding #colors #Coneflower #flower #Missouri #nature #plant #ShawNatureReserve

Saint-Malo Panorama This ancient walled commune in Brittany, France was originally founded by Romans in the 1st century BC, while the modern Saint-Malo" traces its origins to settlers in the 6th century #Brittany #cityscape #France #medieval #OldWorld #SaintMalo #travel #urban #architecture

Seiwa-en The Japanese Garden in the Missouri Botanical Garden, recreated in the tradition and philosophy of a “garden of pure, clear harmony and peace.” #botanicalgarden #colors #EarthenBridge #JapaneseGarden #Landscape #Missouri #MissouriBotanicalGarden #nature #StLouis #TeahouseIsland

Rocky Mountain High Colorado Rocky Mountain landscape overlooking Dillon Reservoir and Buffalo Mountain #Colorado #Landscape #mountains #nature #RockyMountains

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Seaside Serenity Through the grasses and dunes on Siesta Key Beach #beach #sunset #SiestaKey #nature #Florida #clouds #coastalvegetation #colors #GulfofMexico #Landscape #landscapephotography #Sarasota #seascape #SiestaBeach #SiestaKeyBeach #sky #travel

Longing For Spring Anyone near my latitude ready for Spring too? Chinese Violet Cress, aka the February Orchid, captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden #bokeh #MissouriBotanicalGarden #flower #nature #ChineseVioletCress

Hidden Treasures On The Seine Seems everywhere you look in France you’ll find something old and beautiful. Captured this unexpected gem from the Seine, somewhere near Le Petit-Andely between Vernon and Rouen #architecture #church #colors #dome #France #Landscape #Normandy #Seine #travel #river

Classic Italian Cityscape View down Via Ricasoli with Giotto's Bell Tower in the background. Florence, Italy #architecture #architecturephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #colors #Florence #GiottosBellTower #Italy #streetphotography #travel #travelphotography #urban #urbanphotography

Happy New Year!!! As the New Year dawns, I hope yours brings good health, peace, love, friends, happiness and prosperity! Tapped my archives for this beautiful sunrise over Bryce Canyon #BryceCanyonNationalPark #goldenhour #hoodoos #landscape #nationalpark #nature #sky #sunrise #travel #Utah

Alpine Paradise Breathtaking landscapes on our Canada tour, circa 2023. This one captured at Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park #BanffNationalPark #Canada #CanadianRockyMountains #clouds #colors #lake #LakeMinnewanka #Landscape #mountains #nationalpark #nature #Rockies #travel #trees

Many thanks to Photography Masterclass Magazine for featuring my photos in the Sep edition. I am honored and appreciative of their support. I recommend you check out PMM at your local library or at photographymc.com. #photographymasterclassmagazine #Acadia #Banff #Florida #Canyonlands #Colorado

Dead Horse Point Sunset Captured in Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah #buttes #canyon #clouds #ColoradoRiver #colors #DeadHorsePoint #DeadHorsePointStatePark #desert #Landscape #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #redrocks #river #sky #sunset #travel #travelphotography #Utah

Nature’s Tranquility Late day soft light bathes exquisite water lilies at the Missouri Botanical Garden #bokeh #botanical #colors #flower #flowerphotography #lilypad #lilypond #Missouri #MissouriBotanicalGarden #nature #naturephotography #plant #reflections #StLouis #WaterLily

Old World Fortress Château de Fougères with the Saint-Sulpice Church in the background, Fougères, France. The Château is one of Europe's largest fortresses, built in the 11th century. #architecture #Brittany #ChâteaudeFougères #cityscape #fortress #Fougères #France #medieval #travel #urban

Normandy Mid-Morning Aura While on the road to Mont Saint-Michel in France, we were graced with this vista of a field with a windmill in the mid-morning light. #clouds #colors #field #France #Landscape #nature #Normandy #sky #sun #travel #windmill

Eiffel Aglow Yes, the Eiffel Tower is the most photographed subject in the world, but I had to take some shots. Captured from the Pont de Bir-Hakeim in the blue hour reflecting over the Seine #cityscape #colors #EiffelTower #France #lowlight #Paris #reflection #river #Seine #sky #sunset #travel

French Grandeur Medieval magnificence on Mont Saint-Michel, built in the Middle Ages, completed in the 12th century. A beautiful Dahlia from Claude Monet's Garden in Giverny. #MontSaintMichel #France #Landscape #Normandy #travel #flower #Giverny #nature #Normandy #ClaudeMonetGarden

Autumn Delights in Acadia With Fall waning I thought I'd post one more shot of the beauty that Autumn brings. This one from my archives of our trip to Acadia National Park in Maine, circa 2021. #fall #autumn #acadianationalpark #landscape #nature #travel #JordanPond #Maine #reflections

Here's my inaugural Bluesky post highlighting my inaugural blog post, Behind The Shots - Cityscapes in Black & White. michaelsmithphotoart.blogspot.com/2021/09/behi... #cityscape #urban #blackandwhite #stlouis #stlouiszoo