Sahalie Falls on the McKenzie River in Oregon. I usually like the soft effect of a slow shutter speed on waterfalls, but for powerful plunges like this, I think a somewhat faster shutter speed is more appropriate. #WaterfallWednesday #landscapephotography

Loving our first night at the Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver, BC.

Wahkeena Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon for #WaterfallWednesday.

Cracks me up. Article by bsky.app/profile/cntr... says the Columbia River Gorge is "the Pacific Northwest's Best Kept Secret". Hardly a secret when Multnomah Falls gets around 2 million visitors per year, and an advance permit is required to enter the parking lot from May to September. #Travel

Dawn's first light on Mount Baker from Boulder Creek near Baker Lake, Washington. #mountainmonday #landscapephotography #pacificnorthwest #bluesky

The Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Fingers crossed the fires will be out and the smoke cleared in three weeks when I return for another adventure rafting the river with @muenchworkshops.bsky.social

Iglesia Antigua, the old church in San Blas, Nayarit, #Mexico. #TravelPhotography #RivieraNayarit

Wildflowers in a meadow and the view to Tatoosh Range from Skyline Trail in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. #Wildflowers #NaturePhotography

Upland Larkspur; Gobblers Knob, Thompson Ridge, Okanogan National Forest, Washington. #WildflowerWednesday

Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa); Willamette National Forest, Cascade Mountains, Oregon. #Wildflowers #NaturePhotography

Last March I did a scouting trip around Tasmania, Australia's island state. One of the many highlights of the trip was a hike between Dove Lake and Cradle Lake in Cradle Mountain National Park. This view was near the crest of the divide between the two lakes. #Tasmania #Australia #NaturePhotography

Parlatuvier Bay on north coast of Tobago island, Trinidad & Tobago. #TravelTuesday

Sweet Creek in the Coast Range mountains of Oregon. #WaterfallWednesday

Brown Bear cub in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. @muenchworkshops.bsky.social

Just a few more days and I get to return to this amazing place in Vermillion Cliffs National Monument.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron; Nayarit, Mexico. #birdphotography

I'm excited to be heading back to White Pocket in Vermillion Cliffs National Monument for a very special photo workshop where we'll work on nightscapes with stars. We've got one spot left for you. Check it out at muenchworkshops.com/workshops/wh...

Sea Thrift blooming on the shore at Yachats on the central Oregon coast. #wildflowers #OregonCoast #naturephotography

Corn Lily or False Hellebore; Cascade Mountains, Washington. #lines #BlueSkyArtShow

Douglas's Iris (Iris douglasiana), Southern Oregon Coast. #Wildflowers

My friend and fellow Muench Workshops pro @mattpaynephoto.bsky.social has interviewed many photographers who I consider to be the very best in the nature and landscape genre, so it was a great honor when Matt asked me to join him on his F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. youtu.be/23hDkWciM0A

White-faced Capuchin Monkey in Manuel Antonio, #CostaRica.

PSA for those planning to visit Bandon on the southern #OregonCoast this Spring: the Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint parking lot and restroom will be closed for reconstruction through May 23. The stairs down to the beach will remain open, but you'll need to find parking along Beach Loop Road.

Are any of my photographer friends are going to the NANPA Summit in May. Let's meet in real time! nanpasummit.com

The Colorado River, deep in Grand Canyon. I am thrilled that I get to run the river through this incredible landscape again for another photography workshop adventure. Want to join me? muenchworkshops.com/workshops/gr...

Celebrating #EarthDay with a photo from #NewZealand, one of the most beautiful places on earth. I made this photo while demonstrating my field workflow to my @muenchworkshops.bsky.social group.

A bit of a long drive today, so I got to listen to a couple of podcasts. Here’s one from NPR’s Life Kit that I really enjoyed: “How to be a super communicator.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

@bsky.app When will you roll out an edit feature so we can correct mistakes after posting them?

Stewart Monument and the view from Calton Hill in downtown Edinburgh, #Scotland. #TravelTuesday

A bit of green for St. Patrick's Day: Moss-covered maple and hemlock trees; Umpqua National Forest, Oregon.

Latania fan palm in Culiacan Botanical Garden (Jardin Botanico Culiacán), Sinaloa, Mexico. #naturephotography

Today marks the 122nd anniversary of the US National Wildlife Refuge System, so here's a photo of snow geese and sandhill cranes at Bosque Del Apache NWR. Many thanks to the staff and volunteers at Fish & Wildlife Service refuges, providing havens for wildlife and protecting valuable lands.

Lake Matheson with Mount Tasman and Mount Cook in the distance; South Island, #NewZealand. I'm excited to return to the land down under next month for another photo workshop.

Braids of the Tasman River on South Island, #NewZealand. I made this photo while on a doors-off helicopter tour of Mt. Cook and the Southern Alps, part of a @muenchworkshops.bsky.social photo workshop. Looking forward to doing it again next month!

Sunrise clouds over Moke Lake on the South Island of New Zealand. I'm excited to be heading back to #NewZealand soon to co-lead another #MuenchWorkshops photography adventure.

If you plan to visit Olympic National Park in Washington in the next 6-9 months, note that you may not be able to get to the beautiful Hoh Rainforest. Check with the park service to see if the road has been repaired before you go. www.axios.com/local/seattl...

Chinstrap Penguins on an iceberg with the Antarctic Peninsula in the background. #wildlifephotography #Antarctica @muenchworkshops.bsky.social

A Leopard Seal yawns while resting on a small iceberg. Check out those teeth! These seals are second only to Orcas as predators in Antarctica, eating krill, fish, other seals, and especially penguins. @muenchworkshops.bsky.social #WorldWildlifeDay

Gentoo penguin and chick on a nest at Mikkelson Harbour in #Antarctica. Photographed during our @muenchworkshops.bsky.social adventure.

Paradise Bay, Antarctica. From my recent @muenchworkshops.bsky.social adventure.

Sunset Meditation. A lone tree grows from a small patch of dirt in a pocket of sandstone. I look forward to visiting this tree again when leading another @muenchworkshops.bsky.social adventure. #Scape #Landscape #photography

Don't stop traveling out of fear, but keep these points in mind. www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/...

What I'm packing for my Antarctica adventure with @muenchworkshops: Nikon Z8 and Z7ii Nikon Z 180-600mm Nikon Z 24-200mm NIkon Z 14-30mm 1.4x teleconverter Polarizing filter 6 batteries 8 memory cards 14" MacBookPro iPad Mini AirTags mini SSD hard drives All packed in a #MindShiftGear Backlight 18L

EUG>PHX>MIA>EZE>USH. On my way to Antarctica and honored to be one of the @muenchworkshops.bsky.social leaders.

Celebrating the birthday of Ed Abbey, one of our greatest writers. Noting that Ed would be horrified to see the number of people at this viewpoint every day. 😜

This weekend is the annual Festival de Aves (Bird Festival) in Chacala, Mexico. This is a pair of Golden-cheeked Woodpeckers (Melanerpes chrysogenys). Known locally as Carpentiro Cachete Dorado, they are endemic to Mexico's central and southern Pacific Coast. #RivieraNayarit #mexico #birdphotography

Photographer friends: #MuenchWorkshops is offering a free webinar on January 21, showcasing some of the very special locations we go to. How about rafting through the Grand Canyon, a horseback ride to Cirque of the Towers, or camping out under the stars in White Pocket? mailchi.mp/muenchworksh...

Black-winged Stilts at Los Barruecos Natural Monument in the #Extremadura region of #Spain. #WorldBirdDay #BirdPhotography

Narada Falls and cow parsnip; Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. #WaterfallWednesday #LandscapePhotography #Waterfalls

Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Hindu Temple, #Fiji. #TravelTuesday