And then you remember that this wonderful palace was stolen from its earlier owner by a fat tyrant who ruled with an iron fist and who robbed from the treasury to enrich himself and his family. History doesn't repeat itself but it certainly does rhyme. #travelphotography #midieval #nokings

Hampton Court Palace, Greater London, UK. I've been to Hampton Court Palace a few times. As a Canadian, I'm fascinated by the preservation and integration of such old buildings. #photography #travelphotography #midieval #London #blueskyphotography

Sunset in the mountains Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta www.johncodyphotography.ca

Spectacular concentric zoning and twinning of large titanaugite in essexite (nepheline monzogabbro) from Lennoxtown, Scotland. Plagioclase inclusions within the phenocryst align with zoning just as proximal groundmass plagioclase align with its edge. #ThinSectionThursday 🧪⚒️

Do you ever trust the weather forecast? This video was of the time leading up to photograph the Milky Way in Banff Aug 2025. The weather forecast was for clear skies. I admit...I was skeptical #photography #landscapephotography #astro #astrophotography #Alberta #landscape #bluesky

Back in August 2024, I was busy looking south taking photos of the Milky Way but I kept getting a red cast on my photos, washing out the stars. Southeastern Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta #Astro #aurora

Milky Way over Red Rock Coulee, Southern Alberta, August 4th, 2024. The red rocks are cemented siderite concretions in shale and remain as large boulders when the soft shale is eroded. #photography #landscapephotography #astro #astrophotography #Alberta #landscape #bluesky

Sunrise over the Western Main Ranges of the Rocky Mountains, Columbia Valley Invermere, BC, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #beautifulBC

Prairie sky South Saskatchewan River, SE Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta

Hope for the harvest South Saskatchewan River, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta

Prairie river valley South Saskatchewan River, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta

Back in August, when I was busy taking photos of the Milky Way in Banff we were surprised by a brief appearance of Aurora in the North near the Big Dipper Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta #Astro

The Dusty Road Hwange, Zimbabwe #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersOfBlueSky #TheRoad #Photo #Desert #BlueSky

The Road to Victory. Berlin #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersOfBlueSky #TheRoad #Photo #Desert #BlueSky

The Road #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersOfBlueSky #TheRoad #Photo #Desert #BlueSky

Autumn is the best time of the year for spider webs #nature #spiderwebs #gettingclose #bluesky #blueskyphotography #photography

Autumn is the best time of the year for spider webs #nature #spiderwebs #gettingclose #bluesky #blueskyphotography #photography

Red Deer Valley, Alberta The Red Deer River cuts through Southern Alberta, exposing wonderful outcrops of Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary (paleo gene) strata #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta

Moraine Lake near Lake Louise in Banff Park, Alberta, Canada on a fall evening from a few years ago. #landscapephotography #Morainelake #Alberta #Banffpark

This is the Rundle mountains catching the morning light. They are between Banff town and Canmore, Alberta along the Trans Canada Highway One. #landscapephotography #Rundle #Albertan #Canmore

I'm going through some of my recent edits and updating them. This is from Herbert Lake, Banff. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Milkyway #Alberta #Astro www.johncodyphotography.ca

Today I'm leaving for the wild, majestic Canadian Rockies to run my annual photography tours, specifically timed for peak fall colors! I can't wait to see what this amazing wilderness has in store for us this time! #photography #landscapephotography #landscape #travel #nature #bluesky #mountains

I’ve had a few people reach out ask about some of my photos. I have finally got a few print-proofs that I am happy with. You can find these photos and others at my photography website: www.johncodyphotography.ca

This is another Milky Way over Mount Rundle from Two Jack Lake in Banff. It’s similar to one I posted earlier but this stack has reflections. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Milkyway #Alberta #Astro

I am an explorer. I have been for most of my career. I make the most of walking over territory walked by others as seeing something different. I ask myself "What if?? Why not??" I think it was growing up and watching Carl Sagan who used logic and reason but never diminished the wonder.

One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle… Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.

This is a Milky Way image from Writing on Stone Provincial Park. The park, also called Áísínaiʼpi National Historic Site, is one of the largest collections of rock carvings and paintings on the prairies. This image is a stack of over 20 images, a process to reduce noise. #milkyway #astro #Alberta

Makes sense to me!

"The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space." - Carl Sagan

On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.

Focus, Focus.... August 2024 Aurora Event, Southern Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #aurora #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography

Berries in the Rain Calgary, Alberta, Canada. #nature #lnaturephotography #nature #sunrise #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #mountains

A Ruby Throated Hummingbird Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. #nature #naturephotography #nature #sunrise #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #mountains #birds

Fun with a macro lens. An Orchid blossom #maco #macrophotography #gettingclose #bluesky #blueskyphotography #photography

Fun with a macro lens. My wife's fountain pen nib. #maco #macrophotography #gettingclose #bluesky #blueskyphotography #photography

Fun with a macro lens. A delicate snowflake caught on my sweater. #maco #macrophotography #gettingclose #bluesky #blueskyphotography #photography

Fun with a macro lens. Detail of a gold ring #maco #macrophotography #gettingclose #bluesky #blueskyphotography #photography

Fun with a macro lens. Detail of a gold ring and epidote (?) gem #maco #macrophotography #gettingclose #bluesky #blueskyphotography #photography

Sunset over the Rockies and Lake Windermere. Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. #lanscape #lanscapephotography #nature #sunrise #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #mountains

This Bald Eagle soared around for a while until finally taking to the top of a tree. It appears that I may have interrupted its meal. Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. #lanscape #lanscapephotography #nature #sunrise #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #mountains

Sunrise over the Rockies and valley clouds over Lake Windermere. Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. #lanscape #lanscapephotography #nature #sunrise #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #mountains

In honour of International Dog Day....Dogs of my past

Thinking about Mount Rundle (my second fave mountain), it's just as picturesque in the winter. This was taken in January from Vermillion lake. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta #winter

While out taking photos of the Milky Way over Rundle, I turned my camera northward - Aurora!! Faint and fleeting but definitely there. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #aurora #Alberta #Astro

Ok...one more Milky Way photo. This is looking at Mount Rundle from Two Jack Lake. You can see the glow from Banff (right) and Canmore (left) Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Milkyway #Alberta #Astro

Now calling at Lake Louise. The Rocky Mountaineer operates luxury scenic trains on the CPKC mainline through Banff. Absolutely top notch service. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta

Takakkaw Falls Just across the provincial border from Banff, in Yoho National Park, are the Takakkaw Falls. At 373m, they are the tallest falls in the Canadian Rockies. Yoho National Park, BC, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #BC

Bow Lake is the headwaters of the Bow River, the source of much of Calgary's drinking water. The colour is due to very fine rock "flour" from nearby glaciers. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta

Moraine Lake and its iconic canoes Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #bluesky #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #Alberta