ISSUE 33 - June 2024

IN THIS ISSUE:

• A busy month and life changes
• Hiking with Bill
• Print of the Month
• Changes to workshops and remaining spots open.

May started off with my backpacking trip with Bill to Southern Utah. Be sure to read my blog article all about the trip in this issue.

Barbara has been suffering with serious allergies for the past year. That means she has not been out in the field with me much, or even on her own. We have determined that it is best for us to move back to the California desert where junipers and oak trees don't thrive. There has been considerable work getting our house ready to put on the market. If any of you hear of incentives to get former Californians to move back, please let us know!

The Mother's Day Fine Art Festival was a super success, with the sale of many larger prints. I am still fulfilling orders from the event. 

"Every Photographers Guide to Photographing the South Rim of the Grand Canyon" will be completed this month. Editing has been sandwiched around all the other May activities, but it is nearing completion. It will be sold through Photographers Trail Notes.

We are heading out for a 17 day car trip to the Pacific Northwest coast, with a few stops to see friends along the way. It will be great to be in the field with Barbara again.

There is still space in the Grand Canyon Monsoon Workshop at the North Rim August 7-11. This will be a small group of photographers, but this is an ideal workshop to bring a non-photographer partner.

Because of the move back to California I have reduced the November Caddo Lake workshop to one workshop this year and am limiting it to dentists only. There are already four signups. Because we take small boats out, this size is perfect, but two more could come and we would add another small boat. This worked great last year. Let me know. Also, if you are interested, but not a dentist, I will put you on a list for 2025 or refer you to another good workshop this year.

Who is Bill, you ask? Bill is my next door neighbor and someone I would call a serious hiker. He has volunteered to build trails here in Prescott, recently served on Search & Rescue, and hikes multiple days a week. Since we get along well and do many activities with our wives, the discussion of going on a multi-day “guys only” outing eventually came up. There is nothing quite like a guys trip where there is space between sentences. We wanted something not too strenuous…in other words, fairly flat and not too long.  READ MORE...

I have taken many images of trees growing on the edge of the Grand Canyon. THE LIVING EDGE IS a clear metaphor for our own survival instinct during difficult times. To get to this one I had to hike quite a distance cross country, dodging cacti and overhanging branches. Then there was a three foot wide isthmus of land with cliffs on both sides...but it wasn't really that dangerous as long as care was taken. The jagged formation with this stubby tree really grabbed my attention. This tree sits precariously on a ledge where I would not consider standing, but I was able to find a good composition from a bit of distance with a short telephoto lens. I  hung around for the best light to do it justice. Then it was a quick trip back to my truck in before total darkness set in. 

SPIRIT RISING

All archival prints are limited edition. That means I can only sell 30 archival prints no matter the size and only 10 in the smaller sizes! Smaller standard prints are open edition. Use discount code BOOM0624 for this pricing. Click on the image above to order.

This month's special is 30% off this newly release print in any size. Signed and Numbered Archival Luster Print, rolled for framing,

Order from the website or contact me to order.

Do you have a wall that needs a large print? Send me a photo of the wall and I can show some samples on your own walls...similar to the one above. Call me for more info at 714-292-5238.

Pricing includes delivery in the U.S.

We are traveling to the Pacific Northwest during the first half of June, with stops along the way at Yosemite, the California redwoods and the Oregon Coast.

Private Workshops and Guiding - for one to three persons. Contact me about getting you to fantastic shots. Post-processing included if desired. Consider sand dunes (White Sands or Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Bisti Wilderness, Utah locations, etc.

The Caddo Lake workshop November 7-13 is for dentists or retired dentists only. It is nearly full as of June 1. There may be limited space. Please call me before making a deposit.