We’ve waited for a good wildflower season for several years. Finally, El Nino spent a Winter and Spring hanging out with us for the last six months. With the on-and-off rain this weather pattern has provided, this wildflower season turned out to be a slightly above average...

I’d been to Caddo Lake a few times previous to this past Autumn. Many springtimes ago I was hired by Texas Highways Magazine to photograph the tulips near Gladewater. On another trip, I was fortunate enough to have friends who had a house in the Caddo area show me around from the dry confines of their boat...

South Padre Island is a special place for many Texans as well as out-of-staters. The beaches and clear waters are the best on the Texas coast, and the food is pretty darn good, as well. I’m lucky to have a few friends who grew up in this area - and who speak a little Spanish - show me around and share their favorite haunts...

Finally, Palo Duro Canyon and Caprock Canyons called me back. I enlisted the company of a friend and outdoor enthusiast (my friend, Ross) and we were off for a mid-week trip to these panhandle parks...

Last week I had the opportunity to spend some time with a friend (Ross) in Palo Duro Canyon and Caprock Canyons. With our wives and kids back at home, we headed to Palo Duro for a few days and nights (in another blog), then my buddy and I drove into Canyon, Texas, and had a high-carb and gluttonous lunch at Feldman’s Diner...

Wimberley is a quaint community in the Texas Hill Country. Folks make the drive here from Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and so many other areas to enjoy local dining, relaxing strolls along Cypress Creek, shopping during Market Days, and a dynamic music and art scene...

Pedernales Falls is close to home, so I frequent this area whenever I can. I’ve wanted to photograph one particular cascade for a while now. For the perspective I desired, I had to cross the river’s path, but either the river has been too high - not safe to cross – or too low, and the trickle over the limestone rocks would have barely shown up in a long exposure...

I’ve always liked black and white images. To me, they can often bring a sense of nostalgia – a return to the good ‘ol days when things were simpler, and sometimes both harder yet more rewarding...

While we are a few weeks away from the advent of wildflower season, I thought I’d spend a few words reminiscing about my favorite sunrises I’ve been fortunate enough to both witness and photograph...

Last week I was in Houston and took the opportunity to photograph a little of the Houston skyline one cold evening. I don’t seek out locations much in the winter months because the grass is usually brown and the trees bare...

This past Autumn, I had an idea of photographing the Red Star Hoodoo of Palo Duro Canyon with a backdrop of stars. From where this lesser known structure sits just off the trail, it is relatively easy to downclimb into a valley and shoot upwards toward the hoodoo with the twinkling of a million stars overhead...

Several weeks ago, I set off for Colorado, eagerly anticipating photographing Autumn’s splendor in the Rocky Mountains for ten beautiful days. But I also recognized that I’d be driving right by Palo Duro Canyon as I made my way north...

Not long ago, I was able to take a quick trip to one of my favorite places in Texas, Palo Duro Canyon. This time, I did not explore any new places, but instead opted to shoot some familiar locations...

Not far from my home, the picturesque Pedernales River flows over limestone rock down gentle cascades, and winds through the state park area, creating a great place for exploring. The water levels change with the rain – either in the area or upstream – and always seem to create different scenes and perspective for photographing this unique landscape...

When I think about my home state, hiking lofty mountain peaks doesn’t immediately jump in my mind. But Texas does have a few hikes that, while not necessarily Rocky Mountain standards, do offer some great views and some nice elevation gain...

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is more than just a granite dome in the northeast portion of the Texas Hill Country. Several other small peaks flank the more famous rock, including Turkey Peak and Little Rock...

I don’t like driving. I’m the first to admit that. However, living the life of a photographer means road trips, especially when trying to cover all that Texas has to offer. This past week, I had the opportunity to shoot for a client in Houston, then swing south to hang out with a friend in San Antonio and look for early spring wildflowers...

I am ready for Spring. We've survived Snowpocalypse 2021, I took the Moderna vaccine (the second shot kicked my arse), and now I'm ready for things to warm up. This has been a challenging last few months, and I'm hopeful we're rounding a corner...

The last ten months have been a struggle for many folks, and I am sure most of us are ready to say goodbye to 2020. Before moving forward, I'd like to share my favorite photographs from this year. Business was slow in the spring, but seemed to pick up in early November...

Thanksgiving week is upon us, and I have time to reflect now on the beautiful scenes I experienced traveling through the Texas Hill Country over the past few weeks. The fall colors were a bit of an anomaly for 2020 - vibrant and full color and worthy of celebration - a nice change...

Caprock Canyons has had my attention for a few years, but I’d always driven just a bit further west to Palo Duro Canyon. A few weeks ago, after several days with a friend exploring the Palo Duro area, I was both tired and excited as I finished a good cheeseburger and departed Braums in Canyon, Texas, to make the 1...

Slenderman Slot Canyon, a slot canyon just on the outside of Palo Duro Canyon, had been a place I’d heard about, and finally, thanks to my friend, Todd (aka the Caprock Canyoneer, I would at long last be able to witness this natural creation for myself...

I was not made to sit inside. The outdoors calls me – is my happy place. And my photography is was allows me to seek out adventures across Texas and beyond. The last time I had my camera out was to photograph the comet NEOWISE, and that was in late July...

I remember my grandmother, God rest her soul, saying "You get what you get and you'll like it."

And so it was with the bluebonnet season of 2020. While not a prolific year for Texas’ favorite wildflower - actually pretty subpar - there were still some patches of blue to be found...

The week before Thanksgiving, a friend and I set out for a quick hiking and photography trip to Palo Duro Canyon. This gem in the Texas panhandle is one of my favorite areas as well as one of my best-selling locations for prints...

My friend, Mike and I, set out on a cold gray Wednesday in mid-November to seek out the Autumn colors of our Texas Hill Country. We do this every fall, and a few years ago one of the images from Garner State Park ended up on the cover of Texas Highways Magazine...