In 2024 I left social media, part of the reasoning was I didn’t want to have to post often and take as many photos. That way I could focus on taking only very select images and not feel like I have to always capture something. In 2025 I am doing two things different. I am not going to produce a 2026 Calendar and I am not going to shoot for publication in mind. I might still submit an image, but shooting for publication is not a goal. My goal in 2025 is to focus on a special edition calendar for 2027 or 2028 ‘Lighthouses of the Great Lakes” and build a fine art style portfolio.
About: My photography emphasis is on the Blue Ridge Mountains. I spend the majority of my free time roaming Appalachia. I aim to share and document the beauty I have witnessed in my journeys throughout the Blue Ridge. If I could, I would spend all of my days up here. When someone looks at one of my images they might see a beautiful scene, but for me that image will always be second to the moment. Within every one of my photos I can see a story. I can still feel the atmosphere, see the sights, hear the sounds and smell the Earth. The camera is merely a vessel that connects me to that landscape.
My images have been published in magazines and travel guides. My main goal is to capture and share the beauty of the entire 469 mile Blue Ridge Parkway and 105 mile Skyline Drive from the Smokies to Shenandoah as well as Monongahela National Forest in WV.
I am a proud supporter of the Blue Ridge Parkway foundation and a member of their André Michaux Society.
Covers:
Publications:
“East Tennessee Beauty” Blue Ridge Country Magazine, July/Aug 2018 (30th Anniversary Edition)
"Golden Hour at Great Falls” 2019 Virginia State Travel Guide & National Parks Week promotion.
“Shaprtop Autumn Day” Virginia.org/Promotional, Oct 2019
"Supper Time" Blue Ridge Country Magazine, May/June 2019
"Autumn Day Skyline Drive" Blue Ridge Country Magazine, Sept/Oct 2019
"Fiery, Sharptop Mountain" Inside cover Blue Ridge Country Magazine, Nov/Dec 2019
"The Essence of Winer 2" Blue Ridge Country Magazine, Jan/Feb 2020, inside cover)
“Metaphor" BRC Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Guide Cover 2020
"Fiery 2, Sharptop Mountain" Smith Mountain Lake Travel Guide 2020, full spread
"Blue Hole" Blue Ridge Country Magazine July/August 2020
"Elakala Falls" Blue Ridge Country Magazine July/August 2020
"Days Gone" Blue Ridge Country Magazine Sept/Oct 2020
“A Walk at Sharptop” State of Virginia Promotional, 2020 Virginia State Travel Guide
"Looking Glass Inversion" Blue Ridge Country Magazine Nov/Dec 2020, inside cover
“Sharptop Hike”
“October with Polly”
“Autumn Mornings in Shenandoah”
Virginia Tourism Company, future publications, November 2020
"West Virginia Winter" Blue Ridge Country Magazine Jan/Feb 2021
"Appalachian Forest" Blue Ridge Country Magazine March/April 2021
"Spring Storms" Blue Ridge Country Magazine March/April 2021, full spread
"Day Trip, Appalachian Trail” 2021 Virginia State Travel Guide
"Butterly at Soco" Blue Ridge Country Magazine May/June 2021
"Almost Heaven" Blue Ridge Country Magazine Sept/October 2021
"Cathedral Falls" Blue Ridge Country Magazine Cover Jan/Feb 2022
"Black Water Canyon" Blue Ridge Country Magazine March/April 2022, full spread
"Keeping Black Water Canyon Green" Blue Ridge Country Magazine Cover March/April 2022
"Peaks of Otter" Blue Ridge Country Magazine May/June 2022
"Falls of Hills Creek" Blue Ridge Country Magazine Sept/Oct 2022
"Shenandoah" Full Spread Blue Ridge Country Magazine Sept/Oct 2022
"Blue Ridge Parkway" Superior Visa Debit/Credit Cards 2023
“Mauve, Purple, Pink “- Blue Ridge Country Magazine, May/June 2023
"Mount Rogers" Blue Ridge Country Magazine July/August 2023
“Grayson Highlands” BRC Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Guide 2023
“Peaks of Otter” - BRC Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Guide 2023
"Spring Storms" Full spread Blue Ridge Country Magazine May/ June 2024
"Water Rock Knob" Blue Ridge Country Magazine May/June 2024
“Black WaterFalls " Blue Ridge Country Magazine July /August 2024
"Trail Cabin" Blue Ridge Country Magazine September /October 2024
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