

La Paz Layers
Every adventure should begin with a gorgeous sunset over the ocean. Location: La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Ropey Lava
Description: It’s not all animals in the Galapagos. There is the natural forces that shaped the land, like this gnarly, ropey lava. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Continue Reading →

Eyerings Are All The Rage In The Galapagos
Description: Here’s a gull that I can finally appreciate (and identify, unlike some of our West Coast seagulls). That distinct eyeing makes the Swallow-tailed Gull a stand out in any crowd. Continue Reading →

Perched Red-footed Booby
Description: These birds just aren’t afraid of humans. A long lens helps to get even closer, safely. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing Continue Reading →

Nest Building Booby
Description: While one red-footed booby comes in with nest making material, can you spot the female in the brush? Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Continue Reading →

Small And Curious
Description: More Galapagos, more reptiles. This one, much smaller. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email)

Close Up With A Galapagos Land Iguana
Description: Let’s stay with this week’s theme of Galapagos critters, shall we? Today is a close view of a Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus). Not a very sexy name, I know, Continue Reading →

Frigatebird Flaunting It
Description: Puffing up his large, red neck pouch, hoping to attract a mate, this frigatebird scans the skies for a likely companion. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Continue Reading →

Baby Galápagos Sea Lion
Description: Young and cute and covered with a light fur, this baby sea lion is curious of all that is around them. The Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) is not totally Continue Reading →

Penguins At The Equator? Heck Yeah!
Description: The Galapagos are not as warm as you might think. For one thing, they have their own penguins, named Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). Like the other animals I’ve highlighted this Continue Reading →

Juvenile Lava Heron
Description: It sure looks like a lot of other herons I’ve seen, but I have to admit that Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli) is a pretty cool name. It’s not made of Continue Reading →

Happy New Year! Says The Sally Lightfoot Crab
Description: I hope your year is starting well and that you and your family are happy and healthy. I’m sure if this crab could talk, it would wish you a Happy Continue Reading →

Fall Stroll Through Yosemite National Park
Description: Yosemite National Park is a beautiful place to be when you hit the leaf-peeping season perfectly. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America

Eastern Sierra Torrential Downpour
Description: Brooding. This is what brooding clouds look like. These clouds, they brood. Location: California, USA, North America






Are You Ready For The Chaos Of Kathmandu?
Description: I can tell you from my last trip to Nepal in 2019 that not much has changed in the way of chaos in the streets of Kathmandu. This photo Continue Reading →

Find The Blues In Alaska
Description: Alaska is in a neck and neck competition with Utah for places I love visiting (but don’t really want to live in year round). In this case, a fjord known Continue Reading →

Freaky Looking Sunset Over The Sierra
Description: I don’t fly as much as I used to and this would be one of the things I miss about so many flights: chance encounters with natural beauty. In this Continue Reading →

Pottery Dipping
Description: Hand-dipped pottery painting in Nepal Location: Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore the world with Far Horizon Photo Continue Reading →

Sorry About The Panorama Cropping Of Seattle
Description: I realize the panorama I posted a couple of days ago presented weird to those who receive these blog posts as an email. There are about 1700 of you Continue Reading →

Los Angeles Sunrise From The Valley
Description: Trying to plan a photo like this might make me a bit bonkers so I am glad serendipity was on my side. After taking off from Burbank airport I was Continue Reading →

A Night On The Job
Description: Life on the road for a photographer/videographer is not always glamorous. But sometimes the rental car company upgrades you to a Dodge Charger (which is admittedly not too comfortable Continue Reading →

Seattle Sunset Aerial Panorama
Description: I like to try to obtain new angles on ‘classic’ photos, such as the typical view of Seattle from Kerry Park. Like this one. Drones, when used properly, are Continue Reading →

Mount Hood At Sunset From A Plane
Description: Mt. Hood is a beautiful pinnacle unlike most of its northern neighbors: sharp and pointy unlike the rounded contours of Adams or Rainier. Location: Oregon, USA, North America

Backup Power Comparison: AlphaESS BlackBee 1000 vs Jackery Explorer 1000 Pro
Still being a tech geek at heart after leaving the industry over 14 years ago, I have been enjoying these new battery packs that have come out in the last Continue Reading →

Can You Figure Out What Is Going On Here?
Description: That’s Mount Rainier in Washington and the tip of an Alaska Airlines jet wing, but what’s going on with the clouds? Guesses? Location: Washington, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter Continue Reading →

I Am Your Nightmare
Description: Just…..yikes! Location: Ellensburg, Washington, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore the world with Far Horizon Photo Tours. Small Continue Reading →

Lake Michigan, Black As Night
Description: Civilization, then, blackness. Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore the world with Far Horizon Photo Continue Reading →

Alaskan Hues
Description: Sunlight in Glacier Bay National Park. Location: Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore Continue Reading →

The Blueness Of Glacial Ice
Description: The Lamplaugh Glacier in in Glacier Bay National Park is receding and leaving behind a moraine. In this case, the moraine starts where the bay ends as the glacier used Continue Reading →

Drone Photos That Don’t Look Like Drone Photos
Description: This post might get a little too deep into the joy of being behind the camera, so if that’s not your thing, just click on through. I love that a Continue Reading →