And the Winner Is…
Heather told me I was crazy. No one was going to be able to guess the location from this last post. Yet the first comment from Robert Levy was pretty close. Then comment after comment got closer and closer. I was in fact in Canada, and in Vancouver earlier that day, but when the image [...]
Take a Guess and Win!
On Monday friend and fellow photographer Yuri Choufour snapped this image of my daughter Jade and me. If you guess where we were and what we were photographing, you will get a print of the subject. Answer coming next week.
Well–We’re Back in the Plane–Again
Hawaii in November equals RAIN. Then, more rain. And then, some more rain. What most people don’t understand is that the island of Hawaii has two massive volcanos that rise over thirteen thousand feet bisecting the landmass and thus bisecting the weather. These peaks are so high that in “man bar speak” they would be [...]
The Wilds of Alaska Will Change You Forever
An extended version of this article was published over ten years in a magazine that is no longer in publication. It was actually only the second time I had ever been published in addition to being my second feature article. It still brings back all of those emotions. Three weeks in Alaska changes a man’s [...]
Deconstructing Zion
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I was an architect–not a marine biologist. Even further from that point, I was in school to become an architect. My parents figured architecture would be a great major for me because I loved to draft in high school. What my parents didn’t realize, and [...]
Monochrome – China
Photography began as a monochromatic system. This because of the fact that the technology did not exist to create color images until much later. Looking at the history of photography, many call the early days out as a black and white period, although this is not a true representation of the art form. These types [...]
The Journey is Worth the Experience – China
Have you ever wondered why a certain grandparent goes beyond your parent’s ability? I am not criticizing my parents by any means, they are still raising me to this day, even when I think they shouldn’t be. Something happens though when a person takes over the role of a grandparent. It is like they [...]
Cultural – China
Culture. My first thought was that cultural photographs would have to contain people in them, right? You can’t have a culture without people? That’s correct, but does a cultural photograph need to have people in it to be successful? Culture is about customs, art, food, clothing, etc. This very concept is something that would [...]
Work–Workshops–and Travel
Many of you have been wondering where the heck I have been. It has been how many weeks since my last post? I know, I know, inconsistency is not good for Google, SEO, PPO, CPS, NPS, LLC, INC, and whatever other abbreviations you can come up with. Seriously though, I have been working like a [...]
Vacation or Not I am Taking Photos!
I can’t stop. You understand. Don’t you? As I wrote yesterday on the Outdoor Photographer blog site I am supposed to be on vacation, but the colors where I am staying here in Mexico are in the words of Seinfeld’s Kramer, “Outta Control!” It is a color palette so rich that the raw image files [...]
Art Wolfe Workshops
Art Wolfe has just announced a new workshop website in which he and a few others will be leading tours and workshops around the world. Click here to have a look. I am one of the five instructors he has selected to help with the mission. Stay tuned for more updates and future plans.
New Workshop/Tours for the Summer of 2010
We are proud to announce two new workshop/tours for the summer of 2010. For more information click the links below to see all of the details of the trips. The Bears of Lake Clark National Park, July 21-27, 2010 The Altiplano of Chile, August 6-13, 2010
Jay is an internationally published and celebrated photographer and writer. His work focuses on architecture, nature, and adventure. His clients have included fortune five hundred companies, trade publications, national and international magazines and books, graphic designers, architects, builders, commercial printers, and many others.