Greenland has been a place I had wanted to see my entire life. On the evening that it as taken, everything cooperated. The sky was clear, the solar activity was at high levels, and the wind and cold that had been present for the prior 2 days had improved. The contrast between the …

This image was taken during my first backcountry multi day hike. There is always a element of risk we have to take to achieve highest rewards. The risk that was taken to hike to this place makes it memorable for me and hence i consider this as my best image of 2016. See …

This is my favorite image from 2016 as Century Lakes Highway was still closed in May when this photo was taken. So, I packed up my photo and camping gear into a bike trailer and road down to this location and proceeded to enjoy a super peaceful night on Sparks Lake. Now if only Mountain Bikes were allowed in Wilderness areas I would disappear for weeks at a time.

This photo is my stars trail from the Mono Lake Workshop Brad held last June. This was my very first star trail so it is very special to me, both learning the technique of taking the photos and the processing. The intervalometer had totally confused me until that night! Not to mention it …

I picked this photo because it was the most challenging. I did not realize it at the time, but having these perfect conditions, no clouds, warm weather and full arch Milky Way was a gift not many folks get to see in their lifetime.

Mono Lake felt so other-worldly. We traveled from Lake Tahoe and started the night with strong moonlight which was great for seeing the incredible formations since we arrived after dark.

Old gnarled trees are my favorite foreground for a milky way nightscape. Being among trees that have been standing longer than I have been alive, together bathing in photons which left their origin stars many millennia before humans came to the Americas, always fills me with a sense of peace and serenity.

Quiver Tree Forest, Namibia

Milky Way over Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, July 29, 2016.

Here is my favorite photo of 2016. Why? It's difficult to articulate, but a big part is I enjoyed this particular night during our workshop and the Todd Lake location most of all.