September 2013

On August 30th, my friends Scott Stulberg, Holly Kehrt (both wonderful photographers) and I were driving from Sedona to the...

Dustin Penman's photo in the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada mountains wins the Summer Landscapes Assignment. Congratulations!

Raveesh Ahuja's beautiful photo of the waterfalls near Dunsmuir, California was submitted to the Waterfalls Assignment.

In January 2013 I volunteered at Modisa Wildlife Project in the middle of the Kalahari, Botswana. They take care of...

This image of Sam Reynolds was shot in Whistler, British Columbia during the Crankworx Red Bull Joyride on August 18,...

Michele Sons' photo of the Grand Canyon was taken in July, 2013. This is one of the most heavily visited and photographed location in the world and Sons did a fine job of getting an uncommon photo.

We had spent time photographing Denali from a backcountry campsite, then moved over to the Matanuska Glacier to photograph ice...

Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold...

Steve Perry's photography has been recognized several times as the OP Photo Of The Day. He sent this image, called After The Storm to the Summer Landscapes Assignment. Perry tells the story of getting this shot in the Smoky Mountains, "This is from one of my favorite overlooks in Smoky Mountains National Park....

This image was taken during the flooding of the Mississippi River in 2011. This image shows farmland that is underwater...

Snowstorms. Swampland. Rocky trails. Exploring the outdoors, you often run into inclement weather and difficult routes. This can be an...

Remarkable for the tech as much as the POV, YouTube user Srachi has uploaded this short video of an eagle...

The Big Sur coast was our destination and the premise of the trip was to find solitude: drive, surf, camp,...

SANTA CRUZ, CA, September 16, 2013. We are pleased to announce that Frans Lanting will receive the first Honorary Award...

Modern digital cameras and their  resolution and dynamic range available today amaze me! While in Glacier on this last trip,...

Olympus has announced the OM-D E-M1 mirrorless camera system with a dustproof, splashproof and freezeproof magnesium alloy body. Implementing a...

(© Ian Plant) It seems that Iceland has a large waterfall around every bend, but one clearly stands out from...

This image was made at an eruption from Sakurajima Volcano in southern Japan, Kagoshima province. Having waited for more than...

(© Ian Plant) I recently spent two weeks in Iceland—which should probably have been named Rainland instead—with entirely predictable results....

This project and the image specifically was the combined efforts of a small Modern Alternative Practices class that I teach...