Baker’s beach is the south end of Playa Guiones and is also known as “Beginner’s Beach” because the waves are much smaller than on the north end. So we spend quite a bit of time at Baker’s. It’s also the more epically beautiful end of the beach. At low tide, there are little tide pools …
Rainy season can be really tough in Nosara. We had a huge storm that flooded the main town and displaced hundreds of people just a few days ago. But just as fast as the water came it receded. And everyone is cleaning up what’s left and pitching in to help those that suffered severe damages. …
I have been moving away from super vibrant colors in my work in order to obtain a more documentary style, but these mountains can’t help it, they need to live in vivid color! Magic 272/365, In Vivid Color, New Zealand, 2016
When the sun falls below the horizon the cool blue tones of evening fall upon the distant mountains beyond Queenstown, New Zealand. Magic 271/365, I’ve Got the Blue Tones, New Zealand, 2016
New Zealand gets some of the most epic sunsets because of its position far south of the equator. The places I frequent are usually ON the equator so photographing beautiful mountain scenery painted by long lasting technicolor sunsets was a very special treat for me. Magic 270/365, Technicolor Sunset, New Zealand, 2016
Did you know that Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand? Yeah, I figured. Everyone knows that. But doesn’t it look like it was filmed RIGHT HERE. In Queenstown? It wasn’t. But this place as every bit of the sunshiney energy of the Shire. Magic 269/365, Where Hobbits Love, Queenstown, New Zealand, 2016
One morning on our New Zealand Photo Adventure with Trey Ratcliff, we woke up at 4 am as usual and took a shuttle down to the lake and spent a couple hours walking around the perimeter snapping photos. Looking at this photo you would think we were in some remote location but just behind was …
The Remarkables are the mountains that rise 1,943 meters over the valley where Queenstown sits in New Zealand. They are what make Queenstown one of the most photogenic places I have ever seen. Seriously, any direction you point your camera there is a beautiful shot just waiting to be taken. Magic 265/365, Sunset over the …
This is another of my photos from my remarkable adventure in New Zealand. Remember the magical moment I described yesterday. Well, this is what I saw when I turned my head to the left. It was a remarkable view no matter which way I turned my head. That’s New Zealand for you: remarkable. Magic 264/365. …
One evening during our photo workshop we drove up to the top of this mountain, set up our tripods, opened a few bottles of wine, and sipped and shot while the sun set over Queenstown. This was one of my favorite moments of the trip. A group of photo enthusiasts talking shop, drinking wine and …