When travel wasn’t an option, I learned to find inspiration close to home. By shifting my focus from sweeping scenes to smaller details, photography helped me rediscover beauty in places I used to overlook.

A Mount Baker photography trip didn’t go as planned when wildfire smoke rolled in, but it became a valuable lesson in adapting, observing, and finding creativity when conditions don’t cooperate.

Light has the power to turn ordinary moments into extraordinary images. In this post, I share how learning to recognize and adapt to different types of light—golden hour, blue hour, fog, and everything in between—can reignite creativity and deepen your connection to photography.

As landscape photographers, it’s easy to believe great images require epic locations. But some of the most compelling photographs are found closer to home. This post explores how training your eye to notice light, patterns, and weather in everyday places can sharpen your skills and deepen your connection to the landscapes you photograph.