There’s something that happens on the Colorado National Monument in the early morning. The canyon is still. The light is soft and angled. Swallows dip through the air. Ravens drift overhead without so much as a wingbeat. If you’ve spent any time up there before the rest of the world starts their day, you already […]

There’s something fitting about photographing a photographer in the act of observing. Jess Bidwell is based in the San Juan Mountains, and her work is rooted in something quieter than most people expect from an outdoor photographer: observation. The pause before the frame. The willingness to wait for something real to surface. It’s the foundation […]

Most people hear “branding photography” and picture a business owner sitting in a coffee shop, smiling at their laptop. And sure, that’s one version of branding photos. But it’s a narrow one. What I photographed for Garvey’s Gardens with their quarterly branding sessions this year looked nothing like that — and it ended up being […]

Kit and Joey’s engagement photos in Moab perfectly captured why I love when couples mix iconic landscapes with deeply personal locations. We started before sunrise at Arches National Park, then finished our session at Back of Beyond Book Store—a cozy, historic Moab bookshop that held special meaning for Kit. The combination gave us dramatic red […]

If you’re a small business owner who handles your own marketing, you already know the cycle. You tell yourself you’re going to be more consistent on social media this month. You open Instagram with the best intentions. And then you stare at a blank caption box, realize you haven’t posted in two weeks, and close […]