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Description: Discovering more about Los Angeles, I found MacArthur Park is a beautiful view from just a bit above ground. I know this area is known to probably millions of Angelinos, Continue Reading →
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Description: Discovering more about Los Angeles, I found MacArthur Park is a beautiful view from just a bit above ground. I know this area is known to probably millions of Angelinos, Continue Reading →
Description: I’m falling in love with aerial panoramas again, so expect to see more in the future (months). This image is of Castle Crags, just outside the state park for Continue Reading →
Description: Bryce Canyon National Park is certainly one of my favorite places to visit in the US West. It has beautiful sandstone spires, meandering trails, vistas to last a lifetime. Mix Continue Reading →
Description: You’re not allowed to take photos inside Buddha’s birthplace but you’re not missing a lot. It’s an open excavation back thousands of years that is often hot and muggy. There Continue Reading →
Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Description: Butter lamps are a staple at Buddhist stupas and temples in Nepal. These are found outside of Boudhanath Stupa Continue Reading →
Description: Way up around 12,913′, give or take 10′, the morning sun fights with a hidden cloud somewhere near the horizon before it strikes the Himalayas. Title: The Sun & The Continue Reading →
Description: One of the most holy sites in Tibetan Buddhism, Boudhanath is an open and welcoming venue. Circle the structure three times to keep the good karma on your side. Title: Continue Reading →
Description: Mong La is one of my favorite places in the Himalayas because of this view. La means ‘pass’, as in ‘mountain pass’ but in this case Mong La is more Continue Reading →
Meet Kami. He’s a Sherpa guide in Nepal who runs all the local logistics for my photo tours in Nepal and he’s also my friend. He has a big heart, Continue Reading →
Description: Way up where the trees can no longer grow, around 15,373’/4686m, there’s an emerald lake and the flanks of the Machermo Range of the Himalayas. Along the shore of this Continue Reading →
Description: If you head to the Himalayas, bring your wide-angle lens. Scenes like this one from the middle of Gokyo Valley are as wide as you might imagine. The trail takes Continue Reading →
Description: Landscape photographers tend to desire a bit of clouds in their images. And if not in their images, nearby to create some mood. In this case, just the right amount Continue Reading →
Description: Hitting Swayambhunath Stupa at sunrise is a special time. The stupa is high on a hill that overlooks all of Kathmandu, giving it a commanding view. Plus, there are both Continue Reading →
Description: It’s funny what being told to stay in one place does to you. It makes you want to rebel, at least that’s the feeling I have as I look back Continue Reading →
Description: On the way up to Gokyo from Namche Bazaar in Nepal, there are many twist and turns on the trail. But few give you this view as you round them! Continue Reading →
Description: Gokyo Lake is an outstanding location for landscape photography and quite possibly my favorite location in all of Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal. Why? So many directions and so many Continue Reading →
Description: Our first day in Chitwan National Park netted us an up close and personal encounter with this beautiful Indian Rhinoceros (or Great One-Horned Rhino) as it was grabbing dinner. I Continue Reading →
Description: From the perch of Swayambunth Stupa in the Kathmandu Valley, sunrise is an excellent time to visit this storied pilgrimage site. That’s why I start any tour in Nepal with Continue Reading →
Description: We sat at 16,500′ in Nepal’s Himalayas to catch our breath, only to have it taken away by an incredible sunrise and views of Mt. Everest (high peak behind the Continue Reading →
Description: I never had heard of Mt. St. Helens until it blew up when I was 7 years old. I still remember the mushroom clouds to the South as we pulled Continue Reading →
Bonus Ford Photos Below Description: My interests in photography wax and wane and tend to jump all over. While I love travel and landscape photography, over the years different subjects have Continue Reading →
Title: Seemingly Alone In Paradise Location: Bailey Bay, Alaska, USA, North America Description: Continuing with my assignment in August to take photos of the Wilderness Discoverer for Uncruise Adventures, this day really Continue Reading →
Title: Punakha Dzong Location: Punakha, Bhutan, Asia Description: One of the most perfectly set fortresses (dzongs) in Bhutan, the Punakha Dzong sits at the confluence of two glacier fed rivers tumbling down Continue Reading →
Title: First Light On Cho Oyu Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Getting up early in the Himalayas is almost always rewarded. Join me in 2020 for Photo Tours to Nepal! Details Continue Reading →
Title: El Capitan Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Description: It’s a drive by location on the main road out of Yosemite, but it is always worth a stop. Continue Reading →
Title: The Specter Of The Mountain Location: Monjo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: To be honest, this is one of my favorite images from Nepal. It’s not high up, it’s not even Continue Reading →
Title: Landscape Photographer’s Paradise Location: Above Dingboche, Khumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: A crystal clear lake, puffy clouds, snow-capped mountains and practically no other humans in sight. Nepal’s Himalayas Continue Reading →
Title: Standing In Amazement At Machu Picchu Location: Machu Picchu, Cusco Region, Peru, South America Description: I love revisiting old images and the memories they bring with them. In this case, Continue Reading →
Title: Perfect Morning At Gokyo Location: Gokyo, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Down below the view from Gokyo Ri (yesterday’s photo) the terrain is equally appealing, with this lakeside Continue Reading →
Title: Mt. Everest & Lhotse Location: Gokyo Ri, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: The view from 17,000’/5181m up Gokyo Ri is spectacular. You are more than half way up Continue Reading →
Title: Kyajo Ri, Nepal Location: Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Kyajo Ri is just 30′ shorter than Denali/Mount McKinley in Alaska, standing 20,295′ above sea level. The approach takes Continue Reading →
Title: October Snows And Mount Baker Location: Mount Baker, Washington, USA, North America Description: When the sun is shining and the mountains are calling, not even the snow can slow us down. Continue Reading →
Title: Red Rocks Crazy Patterns Location: Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, USA, North America (36°9’45.449″ N 115°25’17.574″ W) Description: The patterns in the sandstone cliffs of the Red Rocks Continue Reading →
Title: Glorious Sunset Fog Location: Langley, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: It took all day, but yesterday there was finally the right amount of fog just as the sun Continue Reading →
Title: Thimphu’s Tashichho Dzong At Night Location: Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia Description: Thimphu is Bhutan’s capital and this fortress, or dzong, is where the head of its government resides. The king lives just Continue Reading →