(Another) Grand Canyon Lightning Show
Earlier this month Don Smith and I traveled to the Grand Canyon for our annual Grand Canyon Monsoon photo workshops. I enjoy every workshop, but as a true weather nerd, these monsoon workshops are...
View ArticleThe Shocking Truth About Lightning
Every year for the last 10 (or so) years I’ve traveled to the Grand Canyon during the Southwest summer monsoon to photograph lightning. Not only have I captured hundreds of lightning strikes and lived...
View ArticleI Just Have To Share This
I don’t usually write a brand new blog in the middle of a workshop, but I have to share last night’s experience August 7, 2019 Scanning the southern horizon from the view deck of Grand Canyon Lodge on...
View ArticleMonsoon Madness
Every August for the last seven years, good friend and fellow pro photographer Don Smith and I have done a Grand Canyon Monsoon photo workshop where we attempt to, among many other things, photograph...
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A Lot Like Fishing—Until It’s Not
Diagonal Lightning Strike, Lipan Point, Grand CanyonSony a7RIISony/Zeiss 24-701/13 secondF/11ISO 50 Photographing lightning is about 95 percent arms folded, toe-tapping,...
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Vive la Différence
Summer Storm, Lipan Point, Grand CanyonSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/8 secondF/16ISO 50 I’m often awed by the powerful differences between the two locations I photograph most, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon....
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More Monsoon Magic
Lightning V, Grand CanyonSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/10 secondF/8ISO 160 Greetings from the Grand Canyon. It’s pretty hard to post a blog in the middle of a workshop, and downright near impossible when...
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(More) Lightning Lessons
Downpour and Lightning, Desert View, Grand CanyonSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/8 secondF/8ISO 50 This post is all about different aspects photographing lightning—some of the stuff I write about here is...
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Frozen in Time
Lightning Strike, Brahma Temple, Grand Canyon Sony a7RIV Sony 24-105 G 1/4 second F/8 ISO 250 I’ve always been intrigued by still photos’ ability to reveal aspects of the natural world that are missed...
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What Would Michael Scott Do?
Thunderhead and Lightning, Lipan Point, Grand CanyonSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/10 secondF/9ISO 100 “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. — Wayne Gretzky” — Michael Scott Rules are important. The...
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Grand Canyon Lightning 2024: Part 1
Fire in the Hole, Grand Canyon LightningSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 50f/181/6 second Back at it—the chase is on Every year I schedule one or two (and one time three) photo workshops for the peak...
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Grand Canyon Lightning 2024: Part 2
Bent, Grand Canyon LightningSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 50f/181/6 second When I returned from my Grand Canyon Monsoon photo workshop earlier this month, I was so excited about this year’s last-day...
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Happy Anniversaries to Me
Rural Lightning Strike, Southeastern WyomingSony a7R VSony 24-105 G.6 secondsF/8ISO 800 I just realized that January 2026 marks a couple of milestones for me. Twenty years ago this month, I left my...
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My Lightning Photography Reset
Complex Lightning Strike, Western Alberta, CanadaSony a7R VISony 12-24 f/2.8 GM1/60 secondF/9ISO 400 Fifteen years of chasing I’ve been photographing lightning for more than 15 years. Living in...
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