National Parks

These adjacent national parks offer some of the most stunning scenery in the country and offer both easy-access and backcountry opportunities

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Discover diverse landscapes among the ancient forests, abundant wildflowers and resplendent fall colors surrounding majestic Mount Rainier

Fairfax County, Virginia

With smaller crowds, limited development and fewer regulations, our national monuments are ideal destinations for adventurous photographers who want to make images in rarely photographed places

Travel advice, gear recommendations and camera technique for photographing brown bears in this awe-inspiring destination

A selection of my most-recommended parks for nature photography from across the U.S.

New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia is a wonderland of waterfalls

How photography helped me find a renewed, deeper appreciation for my home on the edge of wilderness

Olympic National Park, Washington

North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

A photographer’s guide to one of our newer national parks, a unique landscape in central California forged by ancient geological forces still active today

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah

Minnesota and Wisconsin

Though they may not be the most famous national parks, each of these has something special worth a visit

They’re not too hot, not too crowded and they offer tons of summer-specific photographic opportunities

For a new photo perspective on this iconic landscape, take a trip down the Colorado River

A photographer’s guide to prime landscape locations in the Northern Rockies

Deschutes National Forest, Oregon

Photographing the epic porcupine caribou migration to highlight the singularity of—and importance of protecting—the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge