Colorado, March 2024.
From the video Ambient photography in the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado.
Dune, III
in photographs
Garden of Eden, III
in photographs
Utah, March 2024.
From the video Arches like I had never seen it.
The most harmful belief I had as a beginner photographer
in journal
I used to think that good photographers consistently take great photographs, and only rarely they make something subpar. Surely, their “keeper rate” was much better than mine.
This was one of the most harmful beliefs I held when I was taking my first steps in photography. Because when you don’t allow yourself to fail, you play it safe; and when you play it safe, there’s no growth.
Making a bad photograph is not the risk: the lack of experimentation and play is the real danger.
Dune, II
in photographs
Colorado, March 2024.
From the video Ambient photography in the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado.
Dune, I
in photographs
Colorado, March 2024.
From the video Ambient photography in the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado.
Garden of Eden, II
in photographs
Utah, March 2024.
From the video Arches like I had never seen it.
Shadows and dunes
in photographs
Colorado, March 2024.
From the video Ambient photography in the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado.
Ambient photography in the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado
in journal
Last stop in my spring road trip across the American West: the breathtaking Great Sand Dunes National Park, in Colorado. I only had a full day there, but so many things to capture and enjoy. From the howling coyotes that woke me up in the middle of the night under a full moon, to the relentless wind and menacing thunderstorms, this place is always a challenge. Which makes the images you make there the more rewarding.
Walls of Utah
in photographs
Utah, March 2024.
From the video Arches like I had never seen it.
Garden of Eden, I
in photographs
Utah, March 2024.
From the video Arches like I had never seen it.
First glimpse of magic in my new home
in journal
How rude of me. I broke the news on my Patreon page but I totally forgot to announce it here.
Anyway, here it goes: after years of a semi-nomadic life, I finally find myself in a place I can call home. That place is San Francisco, where I expect to be for the next 1-2 years.
I’ve been doing tons of exploring in the last few weeks, most of it on foot. We chose the Outer Richmond neighborhood, and what a good call that was! I still can’t believe I’m just minutes away from so many incredible spots, all of them accessible without needing to drive.
But the weather hadn’t been the best. I was promised fog and chilly temperatures, and all I got for the first month was sun and warmth. Which is fine... but you know I love a little bit of weather when it comes to my photography.
So, even though I did make a few photographs here and there during the last few weeks, it was this past weekend when I was finally able to glimpse the magic this place has to offer.
On Friday morning, I woke up to foghorns for the first time. A very eerie sound coming from the Golden Gate bridge, aiding the travel of the many vessels that go under the red structure every day and night. And now, aiding me as well: they are the sound of the fog, the sound of something magical happening just outside of my apartment.
I made dozens of photos on Friday and Saturday, but there was one particular moment that will stick with me for a very long time.
This may be a very common occurrence here in San Francisco, but it’s not every day that I see a coyote casually walking through a golf course on a foggy and peaceful morning.
There is no way I’d be out there if it wasn’t for photography. Once more, the pursuit of making good images had put me in front of something that reminded me more of a dream than real life.
It was my first glimpse of magic since I moved here. I hope to get many more in the months (and maybe years) ahead, here in beautiful San Francisco.
Sky over Arches
in photographs
Utah, March 2024.
From the video Arches like I had never seen it.
Balanced Rock, I
in photographs
Utah, March 2024.
From the video Arches like I had never seen it.
Arches National Park like I had never seen it
in journal
Less than ideal weather and some upcoming major changes in our lives led me to cut my road trip short and head back home, in the Midwest. However, the gods of photography had a very different idea in mind for me. A series of circumstances led me to Moab, Utah, where I found the best conditions (and images) of the whole trip so far.
Pillars of the lake
in photographs
Lake Michigan, April 2021.
Path on Mars
in photographs
Oregon, March 2024.
From the video The gift of the desert.
Bridging mountains
in photographs
Asturias, July 2023.
Simple Tree
in photographs
Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Lurking underwater
in photographs
San Francisco, April 2024.
Elgol, III
in photographs
Scotland, August 2023.
From the video Isle of Skye.