The Subtlety of Light
Description: At the end of the day, when the clouds are rolling past and the sun sinks low, every moment is unique. Location: Alaska, Washington, United States, North America Photograph Copyright Continue Reading →
Category: North America
Mt. St. Helens And Mt. Adams
Description: I am absolutely loving the new Canon EOS R5 with 24-105 L lens I picked up in June. Shots like this, with twice the pixels and a better sensor, make Continue Reading →
Safari Explorer and George Island
Description: Last week I had the pleasure of working aboard two UnCruise Adventures ships; the Wilderness Explorer and the Safari Explorer. It was aboard the second ship, arguably the finest of Continue Reading →
Orcas Up Close
Another shot from this week’s UnCruise trip in Southeast Alaska. Sometimes it’s best to be on the big (small) boat, sometimes it pays to be on a skiff. Location: Southwest Continue Reading →
Bearing Around The River
Part of the joy of small ship sailing in Alaska with UnCruise Adventures is the proximity to wildlife, like all these mama and baby bears chomping around a small river’s Continue Reading →
Tracy Arm Rock Structures
Way up a fjord known as Tracy Arm, in Southeast Alaska, is where glaciers still scour the land. Specifically, South Sawyer Glacier. Once joined with its other half, now known Continue Reading →
Olympic National Park Layers
Description: Not to be outdone by all those Alaska Layers yesterday and the day before, Olympic National Park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula holds its own. Title: Olympic National Park Layers Location: Continue Reading →
Wandering Juneau Without Large Cruise Ships
I have a few days in Juneau while on assignment with UnCruise Adventures, a small ship company, creating virtual tours (360° photos packaged into a specific website) for their advertising. Continue Reading →
More Alaska Layers
Description: Following on yesterday’s Alaska Layers post, there’s more in store in the land of the midnight sun! Title: More Alaska Layers Location: Alaska, United States, North America Photograph Copyright Peter Continue Reading →
Alaska Layers
Description: How can you not love these endless mountains and sea, winding into the glow up an Alaskan sunset? When my wife and I talk about where we would like to Continue Reading →
A Block Of Seattle
Description: This Photo Of The Day post has a few more images than normal and they are available as a gallery below. If you can’t see it in email, click here. Continue Reading →
California Scrub Jays Can Be Bullies
Description: Often simply called ‘bluebirds’ by those not in the know, California Scrub Jays, like the one pictured here, tend to scare all the birds away from the feeder. Then they Continue Reading →
Costal Layers
Description: It’s great to get back to teaching people outside and in person. This was a photo taken while instructing my first in-person photo instruction since March of 2020 and Continue Reading →
Los Angeles National Cemetery 360° Virtual Tour
I’ve been working on my 360° photo skills and it’s a work in progress. Next week I’ll be imaging one of UnCruise’s boats and in prep, I’ve been practicing. To Continue Reading →
Time And A Chemical Fire
Description: No, this isn’t an actual chemical fire. It’s good old white gas. But it’s a lot of fun to play with in Lightroom and Photoshop. This is also from a Continue Reading →
Burning White Roses
Description: As a creative person, it’s often a lot of fun to work with creatives in other fields because the energy is so different than when I’m out taking photos of Continue Reading →
Experiments in 360° Video
For this post you will want to go full screen, ideally on a computer but a phone will work too. Recently I purchased a 360 action camera and it was Continue Reading →
Aerial Footage That Sold In Quarter 1 Of 2021
For those curious about flying drones and making money…..I’m not fully onboard with releasing actual sales figures. BUT!! I will tell you what has sold in the first three months Continue Reading →
Beautiful Bryce Canyon In Perfect Weather
Description: Every landscape photographer’s dream: Sun shine on a National Park with beautifully contrasting colors and puffy clouds above. It helped that the temperature was around 72°. Title: Beautiful Bryce Canyon Continue Reading →
Thor’s Hammer, Up Close
Description: It looks a little lopsided to be a good hammer, but if this is where the God of Thunder left it, so be it! Title: Thor’s Hammer, Up Close Location: Continue Reading →
Covid Vaccine Line Around The Block
Description: A little switch from Bhutan and Nepal photos to cover what’s going on around LA. In this case, the LA Fire Department-run Covid-19 vaccination operation at Pierce College. It was Continue Reading →
Moon Over The Buggies
Title: Moon Over The Buggies Location: Algodones Dunes, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email)
Evening Colors – Rain Clouds And Sunset
Description: A lucky evening a couple weeks back saw passing storms in the San Fernando Valley right at sunset. The colors were bedazzling. Title: Evening Colors – Rain Clouds And Sunset Continue Reading →
Traffic Snake Into Infinity
Description: Sometimes it seems the traffic in LA never ends. Title: Traffic Snake Into Infinity Location: Orange County, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Continue Reading →
Multnomah Falls In Glorious Light
Description: Sticking to the Columbia River area, you have to swing by the grandest waterfall of them all, Multnomah. Title: Multnomah Falls In Glorious Light Location: Oregon, USA, North America Continue Reading →
Downtown LA Wandering
Yesterday I found myself in downtown LA working with a client on a beautiful, sunny day. Since having been transplanted to Los Angeles, I haven’t spent much time in the Continue Reading →
Columbia River Kiteboarding
Description: The Columbia River is famous for kicking up some wind and being an excellent place for all kinds of blustery sports, such as kiteboarding. Title: Columbia River Kiteboarding Location: Columbia Continue Reading →
The Hills Are Green In Spring
Description: Springtime along the Columbia River on an Uncruise adventure brings beautiful green hills into relief. Title: The Hills Are Green In Spring Location: Columbia River, Washington, no…Oregon, nope….Washington again, USA, Continue Reading →
Long Cast Shadow
Description: I love the perspective a drone affords in the right light. Title: Long Cast Shadow Location: Dorris, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Continue Reading →
Edmonds With A Ferry
Description: When the sun is shining in Edmonds and a ferry is at the dock, everything is a-okay. Title: Edmonds With A Ferry Location: Edmonds, Washington, USA, North America Photograph Continue Reading →
Castle Crags
Description: Castle Crags are on my list to climb one day. It’s just a hike, no technical equipment needed (unless you want a harder route). They are a singular chunk of Continue Reading →
Classic Empty Road Americana
Description: Highway 97 in Northern California has a straight shot that makes for perfect photos when the weather cooperates. New pavement, Mount Shasta, blue skies….ahhhh…. Title: Classic Empty Road Americana Location: Continue Reading →
Paint The Hills Like John Day Would
Description: John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Painted Hills Unit isn’t that large, but it has very interesting geology going on. Title: Paint The Hills Like John Day Would Location: Middleofnowhere, Continue Reading →
Stop Me If You’ve Seen This One
Description: I swear I’ve shared this image before but I can’t seem to find it posted on this site. Maybe I’m just missing something. Utah is one of my favorite places Continue Reading →
Sunset At The Algodones Dunes
Description: After all those Nepal and Canada photos, let’s warm things up and head to Southern California’s Algodones Dunes. My friend and fellow photographer Alex Kunz introduced me to this wonderful Continue Reading →