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March 08, 2023 - My "Capitol Ceiling" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Photo of t...

December 07, 2022 - My "Gifford Homestead" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Photo of...

November 09, 2022 - My "Road Trip" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Photo of the Day...

September 15, 2022 - My "Blue Building" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Photo of the...

March 06, 2022 - President Clinton once said that he "still believes in a place called Hope." I visited Hope last month and captured a fe...

October 28, 2021 - I just completed my road trip to South Dakota (from Chicago). It was a 12 day journey that covered just under 3,000 mile...

September 15, 2021 - This morning, my "Prison Cell Block" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resou...

August 30, 2021 - I enjoy photographing prisons. So, when I discovered that private photography tours could be arranged at the Ohio State...

August 15, 2021 - Last month, I traveled to Des Moines. One of the locations that I visited was the Des Moines Art Center. The Art Center...

May 14, 2021 - This morning, my "Fajada Butte" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's...

March 20, 2021 - My travel plans for last year were canceled due to the pandemic. However, things are looking a little brighter for trave...

January 30, 2020 - During my road trip through New Mexico, I planned three days at Bosque del Apache. The weather wasn't very cooperative f...

January 23, 2020 - During my road trip through New Mexico, I allocated a couple of days to White Sands National Monument. Before I had a ch...

January 12, 2020 - I come across some very unusual things during my road trips. During my latest trip through New Mexico, I saw this massiv...

January 06, 2020 - It just came to my attention that my photograph of Angel Oak was published on National Geographic's website as part of a...

December 26, 2019 - I completed a three week road trip through New Mexico last month. It covered 4,240 miles over 20 days. I saw some amazin...

September 24, 2019 - During my last road trip, I visited the Heinz Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. This is a v...

September 09, 2019 - During my last road trip, I was tempted to remove some lenses from my bag to reduce the weight during long walks through...

August 30, 2019 - My next road trip is planned for November, 2019. This trip will include mostly New Mexico locations. It will cover appro...

August 01, 2019 - Two nights ago I wrapped up my road trip with a photograph of the Pittsburgh skyline. This was the final picture of my 2...

June 27, 2019 - This road trip was both a photography and a baseball trip. I coach a 12U baseball team and we played in a week long tour...

June 06, 2019 - This morning, my "Dog in the Window" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resou...

May 22, 2019 - During my road trip to Newfoundland, I visited Pictou in Nova Scotia. While composing a picture of the waterfront, I ini...

April 30, 2019 - One of my favorite subjects to photograph is architectural abstracts. During my road trip through Florida, I visited sev...

March 27, 2019 - During my road trip through Florida, I visited the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg to capture photographs of the...

March 18, 2019 - During my recent road trip through Florida, my plan was to stay two nights at Jekyll Island to photograph Driftwood Beac...

March 15, 2019 - This morning, my "Naples Pier" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's...

March 09, 2019 - When one thinks about photographing interior spaces, the lighting conditions outside isn't always top of mind. However,...

March 02, 2019 - During my road trip to Newfoundland, I visited the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada.

February 14, 2019 - Earlier today, my "Driftwood Beach" picture took first place for the month of January, 2019 in Imaging Resource's photo...

February 14, 2019 - During my road trip through Florida, I visited the Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia. Andersonville was a...

January 28, 2019 - During my last road trip through Florida, I captured this photograph of a gazebo at Washington Oaks Garden State Park in...

January 14, 2019 - Nearly every time I return from a trip, I'm asked about which lenses I used to capture the images. At the end of a trip,...

January 04, 2019 - This morning, my "Driftwood Beach" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resourc...

January 02, 2019 - During my road trip through Florida last month, I visited the St. Augustine Pier for a sunrise. Here is a sequence of sh...

December 18, 2018 - For my last night in Newfoundland, I reserved a room at a B&B about 30 minutes from Port aux Basques (the location of th...

December 12, 2018 - During my road trip to Newfoundland, I visited Signal Hill in the capital city of St. John's. Signal Hill offers spectac...

December 08, 2018 - During my recent road trip to Newfoundland, I visited the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site in Nova Scotia,...

November 24, 2018 - Over the past few years, I have photographed 49 of the 50 state capitol buildings in the United States. The only remaini...

November 09, 2018 - On my drive back to Chicago from Newfoundland, I decided to revisit the New York State Capitol in Albany. It was one of...

November 05, 2018 - Last weekend, I stopped in Fort Wayne, Indiana for a few hours to capture some architectural photographs in the downtown...

October 23, 2018 - Lunenburg, Nova Scotia was one of my favorite stops during my long road trip to Newfoundland. I very much enjoyed walkin...

October 09, 2018 - Day 1: Murfreesboro, TN Day 2: Americus, GA - Andersonville National Historic Site Day 3: Simons Island, GA - Avenue o...

October 03, 2018 - During my road trip to Newfoundland, I planned two photo shoots for birds...the northern gannets of Cape St Mary's and t...

September 26, 2018 - Nearly every time I return from a trip, I'm asked about which lenses I used to capture the images. At the end of a trip,...

September 24, 2018 - During my trip to Iceland, I visited the Reykjavik Cathedral. As with many of my photographs inside places of worship, I...

September 15, 2018 - During my trip to Iceland, I participated in a photo tour led by Tony Prower. The tour was a five day trip along the sou...

August 06, 2018 - The Basilica of St. Josephat was the last stop of my trip to photograph Wisconsin architecture. I was very fortunate to...

July 20, 2018 - This morning, my "Diamond Beach" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource'...

July 11, 2018 - During my Iceland trip, I visited the Hallgrímskirkja church. This Lutheran church is located in the center of downtown...

June 26, 2018 - When shooting landscapes, most photographers prefer adverse weather to clear, cloudless skies. However, strong wind and...

June 13, 2018 - During my recent trip to Iceland, I visited the famous Hallgrímskirkja church in the center of Reykjavik. This church st...

June 07, 2018 - One of the first landscapes that I photographed during my recent trip to Iceland was of the Skogafoss Waterfall. Unfort...

May 28, 2018 - One of my goals during my recent Iceland trip was to capture a photograph of an ice cave. The ice cave was an optional...

May 14, 2018 - During my recent trip to Iceland, I visited a lake at the south end of the Vatnajokull glacier called Fjallsarlon. I'...

May 01, 2018 - The Vatnajökull Glacier is the largest in Iceland. This is Fjallsarlon Lake, a glacial lake on the south end of Vatnajök...

April 14, 2018 - It was a thrill to see one of my photographs featured in a full page of this month's Travel and Leisure magazine! I capt...

March 28, 2018 - During most of my time in Iceland, the wind was gusting and the rain was blowing--sideways rain. Late one afternoon, as...

March 19, 2018 - Now that I've returned from Iceland, planning is already underway for my next trip. I plan to drive from Chicago to Newf...

March 15, 2018 - I recently returned from a trip to Iceland. Click here to view my favorite images from this trip. One of the things I h...

March 07, 2018 - Last night, I finished processing the images from my Iceland trip. CLICK HERE to view my favorite photographs from the t...

December 30, 2017 - I was fortunate to visit some amazing locations during 2017. My travels started with a trip to Hawaii in January. During...

December 07, 2017 - Last month, I visited the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Milwaukee to capture photograph of the interior of the...

December 03, 2017 - Over the past several years, I've been taking road trips all over the country. Last month, I decided to take a much shor...

October 24, 2017 - While in Las Vegas during my last long road trip, I visited the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Since Frank Gehry is t...

October 12, 2017 - During my last long road trip through the western portion of the United States, I visited Tucson for a few days. While i...

October 01, 2017 - Nearly every time I return from a trip, I'm asked about which lenses I used to capture the images. At the end of a trip,...

September 18, 2017 - During my last long road trip, I experienced my most spectacular sunset. Over the years, I've seen and photographed many...

September 15, 2017 - During my last long road trip, I allocated a couple of days to photograph some of the amazing architecture in downtown L...

September 13, 2017 - One of the reasons I included Los Angeles in my long road trip was to photograph the most unusual Petersen Automotive Mu...

September 08, 2017 - When I arrived in Redding, California, I immediately drove to the Sundial Bridge. After capturing a number of black and...

August 15, 2017 - After 32 days on the road, I'm back home! This long road trip covered more than 7,500 miles (7,634 to be exact) and 16...

June 09, 2017 - This morning, my "Florida State Capitol" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging R...

April 06, 2017 - This summer's trip covers a wide loop around the western portion of the United States. The journey takes more than a mon...

March 16, 2017 - I recently visited the island of Oahu in Hawaii. In my last blog entry, I wrote about several instances of when I experi...

March 11, 2017 - I knew, of course, that Hawaii is the "Aloha State". But, until I experienced Hawaii, I didn't fully understand what tha...

March 03, 2017 - During my last road trip through " Three Southern Cities ", I stopped in Plains, Georgia. While in Plains, I visited sev...

February 24, 2017 - This morning, my "Big Four Bridge" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resourc...

February 20, 2017 - During my January trip to Oahu, I captured a sunrise at Waimanalo Beach in Honolulu. It rained throughout my hour long d...

February 12, 2017 - During my last road trip to California, I had an opportunity to photograph some surfers. My first attempt was near the S...

February 06, 2017 - During my most recent road trip through " Three Southern Cities ", I stopped in Louisville for a couple of nights. I arr...

January 15, 2017 - While visiting San Diego during my California Missions road trip, I planned a photo shoot at Scripps Pier. This experien...

January 04, 2017 - Last summer, I visited the 21 Missions of California. The most remote mission was Mission San Antonio de Padua near Jolo...

December 16, 2016 - While visiting Denver, I walked to two historic churches in hope of photographing the interiors. The first church, the C...

December 05, 2016 - During my recent trip to Las Vegas, I hoped to photography some of the impressive hotel interiors. One of those interior...

November 20, 2016 - While in Des Moines, I captured a variety of cityscapes from various locations. One of my favorite vantage points is fro...

November 11, 2016 - During the summer, I took a 32 day road trip from Chicago to California and back. This trip covered 6,717 miles. My Priu...

November 06, 2016 - This morning, my "Mission Staircase" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resou...

October 25, 2016 - As I've stated in past blog entries, a tripod is an essential tool for my photography. A tripod helps me in the followin...

October 14, 2016 - This morning, my "Des Moines Bridge" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resou...

October 09, 2016 - Nearly every time I return from a trip, I'm asked about which lenses I used to capture the images. At the end of a long...

October 05, 2016 - During my last road trip, I captured thousands of images. The majority of those pictures involved taking more than one e...

September 20, 2016 - I think a photograph is more interesting when it portrays a subject in a different way. During my recent photo shoot at...

September 16, 2016 - This morning, my "Bonsai Rock" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's...

September 12, 2016 - There's no question that traveling can be a lot of fun. But, it can also be exhausting! I recently returned from a long...

September 07, 2016 - I captured this basic photograph of the exterior of the Carmel Mission during my last road trip: Although this pictur...

August 23, 2016 - Last week, I posted a blog entry about how moving over to view a scene from a different perspective can help bring more...

August 03, 2016 - When traveling great distances, it can be frustrating to arrive at locations that are closed. It's equally frustrating t...

July 15, 2016 - A tripod is an essential tool for my photography. A tripod helps me in the following ways: It stabilizes the camera...w...

June 30, 2016 - During my photography trip to St. Louis, I hoped to capture some images of the Gateway Arch. To my surprise, the area ar...

June 20, 2016 - When driving through South Dakota, you can't hardly miss seeing the billboards for Wall Drug. The billboards can be foun...

June 15, 2016 - Next month, my longest photography road trip (32 days and more than 6,000 miles) will begin! The foundation of my itiner...

May 27, 2016 - During my road trip through South Dakota, I spent a day in Sioux Falls. During my stay, I photographed the spectacular C...

May 04, 2016 - Nearly every nature photographer dreams of visiting Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona. These slot canyons offer so many...

April 21, 2016 - This morning, my "Dakota Barn" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's...

March 28, 2016 - I'm sure some people wondered why I was lugging around a couple of very long lenses while walking the grounds of Mount R...

March 08, 2016 - For my next photography project, I will be visiting the 21 Missions of California: My plan is to visit each of the 21...

February 22, 2016 - One of the advantage of a road trip is seeing unusual and unexpected "attractions" along the road. While driving from Cu...

February 13, 2016 - I spent a night in Deadwood as part of my recent road trip through South Dakota. It's been a long time (July, 1993) sinc...

February 09, 2016 - After completing my road trip through the states of the Northeast, I have now visited all 48 state capitols in the conti...

January 22, 2016 - During my recent road trip through South Dakota, I spent a few days visiting Badlands National Park. One of the benefit...

January 15, 2016 - Earlier this year, I completed my quest to visit each of the state capitol buildings in the continental United States. T...

January 11, 2016 - While visiting Bear Country, USA, a young red fox caught my eye. He was curled up on the grass in a position almost dire...

December 23, 2015 - In a recent blog entry, I wrote about my experience photographing the young animals at the Babyland exhibits inside of B...

December 18, 2015 - During my recent road trip through South Dakota, I decided to spend my last day visiting some tourist attractions in Rap...

December 14, 2015 - Whenever possible, I use a tripod. However, sometimes it's impossible to set up a tripod for certain shots. This is ofte...

December 11, 2015 - During my last road trip through South Dakota, I visited the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Mount Rushmore is one of...

December 07, 2015 - It's amazing what you get to see when you travel! Back in 2010, I participated in Raymond Barlow 's very first photogra...

November 30, 2015 - Before leaving for my road trip through South Dakota last month, I planned at least one or two photos shoots for each da...

November 20, 2015 - After returning from a photography trip, I like to analyze how often I use each lens. During my last trip through South...

November 09, 2015 - I enjoy capturing cityscapes whenever I visit a new city. Sometimes, it can be challenging finding the right location fo...

November 04, 2015 - New Jersey is the most challenging of all the State Capitols for photography--primarily due to limited access. It's the...

October 16, 2015 - While visiting Acadia National Park in Maine, I planned to photograph the sunrise from the peak of Cadillac Mountain. Du...

September 19, 2015 - During my road trip through the Capital Cities of the Northeast, I visited the Old North Cemetery in Concord, New Hampsh...

September 02, 2015 - After returning from a photography trip, I like to analyze how often I use each lens. During my last trip through the Ca...

August 28, 2015 - During my recent road trip through the Capital Cities of the Northeast, I stopped in Boston for a few days. While in Bos...

August 14, 2015 - June 24, 2015 was the longest (and most productive) day that I've ever had for photography. In the end I processed and k...

August 08, 2015 - While visiting Holland, Michigan, I entered Veldeer's Delft Factory and DeKlomp Wooden Shoe Factory. I asked if it would...

July 22, 2015 - While walking the Capitol grounds in Columbia, South Carolina, I noticed a couple of men washing windows on a high rise...

July 05, 2015 - During May, I took a brief photography trip to St. Louis. I like to capture pictures of Places of Worship, so my first s...

June 17, 2015 - I am pleased that Apogee Photo Magazine featured my "Gateway to the Moon" photograph in its "Image Talk" column for this...

May 26, 2015 - Earlier in the week, I made a short trip to Holland, Michigan. My original reason for visiting was to photograph the tul...

May 23, 2015 - During my brief visit to Holland, Michigan, I visited three churches: Hope Church, Pillar Church and the Dimnent Memoria...

May 19, 2015 - Last week, I took a short trip to Holland, Michigan. My plan was to photograph the tulips. The Tulip Time Festival ran f...

May 15, 2015 - Earlier this week, I took a short trip to Holland, Michigan. I timed my visit to coincide with the prime season for the...

April 15, 2015 - Apparently, I'm not the only Prius camper out there. Thanks to Gregory Overcashier for bringing this to my attention. Al...

March 23, 2015 - Last Fall, I took a photography trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains for the first time. Unfortunately, just days befor...

March 08, 2015 - While visiting Raleigh, North Carolina, the historic downtown churches were a pleasant surprise. I visited Raleigh to ph...

February 13, 2015 - I've taken an interest in photographing libraries. Click here to view some of my favorite images from libraries througho...

February 07, 2015 - "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed...

February 04, 2015 - Scouting is an important element of capturing good photographs, particularly when traveling to new and unfamiliar places...

January 30, 2015 - During my last photography road trip, I visited Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia. I planned to be at...

January 26, 2015 - While visiting Montgomery, Alabama, I hoped to capture an image of the skyline. I thought that the Alabama River would m...

January 15, 2015 - During my last road trip through the Capital Cities of the Southeast, I photographed ten churches. The people in most of...

December 10, 2014 - So far, I've photographed 31 State Capitol buildings. Click here to view the photographs by state. Following is a map wi...

November 29, 2014 - I'll be leaving home early tomorrow morning for my last photo trip of the year... 2014 will conclude with a December ro...

November 26, 2014 - Over the past few years, I've been visiting State Capitol buildings throughout the United States. The Colorado State Cap...

November 23, 2014 - During the planning stages, I referred to my last trip as the "Fall Colors Road Trip." By the time the trip was over, I...

November 12, 2014 - I recently visited Columbus, Indiana for some architectural photography. Click here to view the images from my trip. Wh...

November 08, 2014 - This morning, my "Mesa Arch" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Ph...

November 05, 2014 - During my travels throughout the United States, I've enjoyed photographing places of worship. Please CLICK HERE to view...

October 28, 2014 - During my last road trip, I visited Hodgenville, Kentucky to visit the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. It was a very enjo...

October 01, 2014 - I replaced my Generation II Prius with the latest Generation III Prius after my last Prius was totaled while I was parke...

September 27, 2014 - During my last road trip, I visited Horseshoe Bend while I was in Page, Arizona. I've traveled to a lot of places throug...

September 17, 2014 - This morning, my "Blue Swallow Motel" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Reso...

September 17, 2014 - While driving sections of Route 66 through New Mexico, I remembered that Rick Sammon had once posted a photo of the hist...

September 02, 2014 - After spending a few days in the desolate Chaco Canyon, the crowds at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado came as a qui...

August 24, 2014 - It was drizzling and overcast during one of my days at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. So, I searched for s...

August 17, 2014 - During my last visit to Salt Lake City, I spent a day at Temple Square. The Square is located in the heart of Salt Lake...

August 06, 2014 - This morning I visited the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. I now reached a milestone of photographing every state capi...

June 26, 2014 - Earlier this week, I started preparing for my upcoming trip to the Desert Southwest. As part of this preparation, I purc...

June 08, 2014 - My plans for a summer photo trip to Southern Utah once again included several nights of " Prius Camping." Prius camping...

May 14, 2014 - Last week, my "Adobe Mission" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". This photograph was captured back in...

April 19, 2014 - In recent years, I have traveled quite a few miles to photograph locations throughout the United States. Before arriving...

April 04, 2014 - During my quest to photograph the state capitols, I will usually arrive in town in time to catch the late light just bef...

April 01, 2014 - Recently, I received a message from a viewer that I found amusing. The message was referring to this photograph of Centr...

March 04, 2014 - I visited 28 State Capitol buildings in the past two years. While visiting the Capitols, I am often asked which one is m...

February 26, 2014 - The Mississippi Capitol was the 26th Capitol that I photographed. I usually don't have to deal with the challenge of hav...

February 07, 2014 - In my quest to photograph the State Capitols, I've captured my share of domes! As time goes on, I'm learning more about...

January 28, 2014 - One of the first things I do after entering a State Capitol building is to position myself in the center of the rotunda...

January 25, 2014 - In a scene such as this one, it can be challenging to keep everything in the frame in focus. Downtown Austin is far away...

January 22, 2014 - During my Texas trip, I visited the San Antonio Zoo. It was a pleasure shooting in the San Antonio Zoo because animals r...

January 19, 2014 - During my recent road trip to Texas, I added four more state capitols to my list! In addition to the Texas State Capitol...

November 25, 2013 - Earlier today, I scanned the photos in my website to determine how many places of worship that I've photographed. I foun...

November 12, 2013 - Whenever I'm out taking pictures, I always try to remember to put the camera settings back to my default positions. Fort...

November 05, 2013 - I had some free days last week, so I made a last minute decision to visit the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. My itinerary...

October 15, 2013 - Initially, my plan was to spend most of the trip in Seattle, Olympic National Park, the Oregon Coast and Crater Lake. Si...

September 26, 2013 - During recent photography trips, I find myself camping in my Prius more frequently. In fact, during my most recent road...

September 22, 2013 - During trip last summer, I stopped by Sacramento to photograph the California State Capitol. During my short visit, I no...

September 20, 2013 - Many photographers hope to find their unique style. I strive to shoot a wide variety of subjects and haven't thought too...

September 17, 2013 - Often times, I share photographs on internet photography forums. Viewers frequently ask what lenses I use the most. Of c...

September 03, 2013 - During my last road trip from Chicago to Seattle and back, I visited 9 state capitols, including South Dakota, Idaho, Wa...

August 19, 2013 - During one of my recent photography trips, I spent the better part of a day in Las Vegas. Las Vegas, New Mexico that is!...

June 25, 2013 - Tomorrow, I leave for Cooperstown and Gettysburg. As part of my final preparations, I logged onto the Gettysburg Reenact...

May 07, 2013 - While visiting Niagara Falls, I hoped to capture photographs of the falls at sunset and sunrise. My first photo shoot wa...

April 06, 2013 - This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battles at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Each year, thousands of peop...

March 25, 2013 - Last August, I posted an entry about my experience with Prius camping during my trip to the Greater Yellowstone region....

January 07, 2013 - Often times, it's the little touches that make a photograph work. During my recent trip to New Mexico, I noticed the Inn...

December 26, 2012 - I just returned from my trip to New Mexico. Now, it's time for the overwhelming task of processing the images! I though...

November 22, 2012 - I captured my first photograph of a full rainbow while visiting Niagara Falls a couple of months ago! This picture was t...

October 09, 2012 - I recently posted some information about my Prius camping experiences over the past year. While most aspects of Prius ca...

August 19, 2012 - Following was my itinerary for my recent trip to four sensational national parks. I left Orland Park (a southwest suburb...