taos time

 Always a lovely visit

Those funny looking houses in the distance are earthships - sustainable and ecofriendly houses that are always a constant 70 degrees in the desert heat.

The border

denver fire

This week I had the opportunity to photograph and hang out with the cadets at the Denver Fire Academy for this story: https://red.msudenver.edu/2022/cities-and-suburbs-face-growing-wildfire-threat.html

An especially important job considering climate change and the dry American West. I had carte blanche access to wherever the firefighters were going.

Typically in a work day I am managing photographers and videographers, attending meetings, scheduling shoots, responding to questions and emails, editing photos and video, sending photos... the list goes on. It was a treat to shoot an assignment and so much FUN! 20 years into my career I feel very lucky I enjoy it as much as when I first started, and that I get to make a living taking photos, which to me is really just creatively observing.

I too climbed this ladder... with gear...

favorite nature moments 2021

Aspens near Salida, Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park

Sedona, Arizona

Elm Road

On the way to Taos, New Mexico

Backpacking in Wyoming

Fall near Salida

Ithaca, New York

Skiing in Steamboat Springs, Colorado - Photo by Justin Edmonds

Camping in Nebraska

work photos from 2021

Some favorites from the past year. And, the best from RED https://red.msudenver.edu/2021/the-best-of-red-2021.html