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November 23, 2023 - Born and raised in the Chicago area, I left Illinois to attend college but returned after graduation. I liked Chicago....

October 19, 2023 - One can find beauty in nature throughout the year. For many landscape photographers, though, the autumnal foliage displa...

September 21, 2023 - That's me on a beautiful early October day at the Saco River in the White Mountains. Unfortunately, I won't be in New H...

September 14, 2023 - Autumn in New England is a spectacle of unparalleled beauty. It's a sight the likes of which you won't see anywhere else...

June 01, 2023 - Portsmouth, New Hampshire is celebrating its quadricentennial this year. The city's big birthday parade takes place this...

March 23, 2023 - There is beauty everywhere in nature. It doesn't matter where you live. Admittedly, some places tug at the heart a litt...

December 29, 2022 - The hours are ticking down until we close the book on 2022. Father Time waits for no one; the years fly by. Happily, ou...

November 24, 2022 - This Thanksgiving Day, I hope you're enjoying family, or friends, or both. There is always much for which to be thankfu...

August 31, 2022 - I don't know about you but I'm certainly not thinking a lot about autumn in mid- to late-August, or even the first few d...

August 03, 2022 - I wonder if you can figure out what the images posted below have in common (aside from the fact that I was the photograp...

June 01, 2022 - Late spring is a special time of year in New Hampshire's high country: lupine season. It is also true that this is blac...

March 23, 2022 - Photographs are everywhere. Whether or not we can recognize the nearly limitless potential is another matter. One of th...

January 27, 2022 - I love a good sunrise; watching one makes for a great start to the day. Photographing one is even better. Of course yo...

December 02, 2021 - For many, Thanksgiving weekend is synonymous with holiday shopping. While I prefer to pass on the retail mania I look fo...

November 18, 2021 - Anyone who owns an SLR camera knows there's a lot to learn if the goal is to produce something more than snapshots. Beyo...

October 13, 2021 - I enjoy showing people the extravaganza that is New England in autumn - especially first-timers. They nearly always run...

September 08, 2021 - The curtain is about to go up on one of the greatest shows on earth. Not meaning any disrespect to winter, spring or su...

August 04, 2021 - I've been corresponding this week with someone overseas who will be visiting New England in early October to see and sho...

July 21, 2021 - If you didn't realize New Hampshire has an ocean coastline, it's understandable. At under 20 miles, it's the shortest of...

July 07, 2021 - Nobody wants to come back from a photo shoot empty-handed, but it happens. Nature photographers can't control the condi...

May 12, 2021 - During the course of my career in corporate America I spent a lot of time on the road (or more accurately, in the air) a...

March 04, 2021 - It's funny how you sometimes remember people whose paths crossed yours in only a tangential way. A guy who sat behind me...

February 25, 2021 - Not long ago I wrote about a snow deficit here in Teton Country. Most everyone had been wishing for more: farmers, winte...

December 03, 2020 - Part fine art, part photojournalism - and 100% festive. Though The Christmas Project didn't begin as an assignment, it q...

August 26, 2020 - “How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.” — Alexander Smith This is certainly tr...

August 12, 2020 - New England has a wonderful, unique character. There you'll find rich colonial history, picturesque villages filled with...

October 22, 2018 - When I think back to my earlier years as a photographer, it's with a measure of both bemusement and regret as far the re...

September 13, 2018 - It's time for the "foliage show!" As I prepare to photograph the color in Grand Teton National Park - before heading ba...

July 23, 2018 - Regular readers will know I was based in New Hampshire for 20 years and spent a great deal of time working in the White...

October 20, 2017 - For my money, there's no better place to enjoy the spectacle of autumn than New England. It was my home for more than 20...

October 20, 2016 - The colors of autumn are a sight to behold. And while there are many wonderful locations from which to enjoy the annual...

June 09, 2015 - When I arrived in the Granite State at the end of 1994, I had no idea I'd still be here in 2015. Let's just say that my...

May 21, 2015 - I've spent many, many hours at this large tidal pool in Rye, New Hampshire over the past five years - most of them at da...

November 16, 2014 - Those of us who live in far northern areas are accustomed to significant changes in the position of the sun from mid-sum...

October 10, 2014 - This time of year, fog often develops over lakes in and around the White Mountains overnight. With temperatures forecast...

August 03, 2014 - Sail Portsmouth is an annual event which brings a tall ship or two into the harbor for a weekend visit. This year, it's...