Arches National Park in Utah is a playground for photographers, hikers, and dreamers alike. With more than 2,000 natural stone arches and a landscape of red rock fins, pinnacles, and spires, it’s a place where light and shadow transform every moment into a new photograph.

I’ve had the privilege of exploring the park with my camera in hand, and what continues to amaze me is how each visit feels new. The same arch can look completely different depending on the time of day, the season, or even a passing cloud. In this blog, I’ll share not only a little history and fascinating facts about Arches, but also my personal experiences photographing some of its most iconic and sometimes surprising locations.

“In photography, the landscape is never just a backdrop, it’s a living, breathing subject.”

That guiding principle propelled me deep into the heart of Capitol Reef National Park, where every curve of red sandstone, every whisper of Fremont petroglyph, and every golden sunset spoke volumes. Over the course of my journey, Capitol Reef revealed itself not as a passive subject, but an active collaborator, challenging me to frame its vastness, texture, and secrets through my camera lens.

A few years ago I got serious with my waterfowl photography. I initially made a number of mistakes, read hundreds of articles on how to photograph waterfowl, practiced what they preached, discovered the good, discarded the bad and what follows is my approach to waterfowl photography. Hopefully you can avoid making the same mistakes and go right to the rewards.