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Remembering Travels and the Tactile Joy of Working with Non-Digital Images

Photo: (Above) Sunset and storm clouds over a dirt road and layered sandstone rock cliffs in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah Remembering Past Travels Through the American West and the Tactile Joy of Working with Non-Digital Images 2020 continues to be an 'interesting' year to say the least.…

Gary CrabbeNovember 11, 2020

Books National Parks Photographers Reviews

Book Review: Treasured Lands by QT Luong

Treasured Lands – A Photographic Odyssey through America's National Parks by QT Luong. – Forward by Dayton Duncan A book review by Gary Crabbe (First published on the NANPA blog.) It’s fair to assume that most of us have a bookshelf or two filled with titles that have become personal…

Gary CrabbeJune 26, 2018

California Mountains National Parks Photos Reflections Water Yosemite

Yosemite Valley Reflection – Which do you prefer?

Which one of these versions of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley do you prefer? Pictured Above; The original version: El Capitan reflected in the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California Can you help me, please? Over the last month I've been sharing images from my recent blog post…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 3, 2017

National Parks Panoramic Photos Yosemite

42 seconds on Half Dome; A year of Previsualization

This is the third post in a series about a recent visit to Yosemite National Park. In the first post, An hour at Tunnel View, Sean McLean and I wrapped up a quick overnight trip to Yosemite National Park. The second post, Two Hours on North Dome I dealt with…

Gary CrabbeNovember 11, 2016

California Mountains National Parks Photos Yosemite

Two hours on North Dome; A Great Hike in Yosemite National Park

Great Hikes in Yosemite: Spending two hours atop North Dome, waiting for sunset. This is the second post in a small series about some time spent in Yosemite National Park. I mentioned in the first post, An hour at Tunnel View, that my buddy and fellow photographer, Sean McLean, and…

Gary CrabbeNovember 3, 2016

National Parks Newsworthy Reviews

America’s National Parks at 100 – Upcoming TV Show Premier

I recently had a chance to preview an upcoming hour-long television show called America's National Parks at 100 which will premier this Sunday, August 28th at 8pm EST / PST on the Smithsonian Channel. Coinciding with the year-long National Park Service's Centennial celebration, the show features some excellent cinematography mixed with archival footage.…

Gary CrabbeAugust 24, 2016

California Mountains National Parks Outdoors Photos Travel Yosemite

Two of the best hikes in Yosemite; Part Two: The Summit of Half Dome via the Cables Route

Picture: Hikers on the subdome just before the cables section of the route up Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California (Click here to purchase a print or license for use in publications. - vly2-2744) New Photos added to my Image Archive Library from Yosemite National Park. I'm happy to announce…

Gary CrabbeAugust 12, 2015

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Volcanoes in the Grand Canyon

Photo: Steep rugged cliffs above the Colorado River at sunset, Toroweap, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona When you look at images of the Grand Canyon and you have any basic sense of geology, you think about eons of huge yet subtle geological forces at work, namely the continually erosive power…

Gary CrabbeMay 6, 2015

California National Parks Photos Travel Yosemite

Yosemite Valley in Spring; A mini-portfolio at Behance

Picture: Clouds on Half Dome at sunset from Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California I've recently processed a bunch of images from Yosemite Valley in spring. They are all images I shot over the course of several days while working on my last book project. Click here to see a…

Gary CrabbeMarch 30, 2015

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Panorama overlooking West Maui from high on Haleakala

Picture: Overlooking Central and West Maui from high on the slopes of Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii (See links below to see larger versions of this picture.) During our family summer vacation last month, I only had one very brief chance to visit Haleakala National Park. As I mentioned…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 23, 2014

California Death Valley Deserts National Parks Photos Presentations

Featured Google Plus Presentation Light Landscape and Personal Vision

Photo: Storm clouds and pastel light on sand dunes at sunset, Mesquite Dunes, near Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California Last week I was delighted to be a featured guest and give a special Google Plus Hangout version of one of my popular public and workshop presentations called, Light,…

Gary CrabbeJuly 23, 2014

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My Zion Subway photo featured on Nikon’s web site

Picture: Left Fork of North Creek at The Subway, Zion National Park, Utah It's been a bit of a crazy spring & early summer season for me, but there are a number of things which have been going on regarding my photography which deserve a brief mention. Sometimes being accused…

Gary CrabbeJuly 16, 2014

Mount Rainier National Parks Photos Sunrise Trees

Follow the Light

Picture #1: Sunrise light through trees, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (First let me say how thankful I am to have my blog back up and running normally after it had been hacked earlier this month. I'd also like to apologize to anyone who came to this site via a…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 26, 2014

California Mountains National Parks Photos Reflections Water Yosemite

A great but strange Yosemite experience thanks to the US Gov’t.

Picture: Vogelsang Peak reflected in Vogelsang Lake at sunrise, near the Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Yosemite National Park, California< This last Monday evening found me driving home from the Eastern Sierra along Highway 120, crossing over the Sierra via Tioga Pass Road through Yosemite National Park. It was truly one…

Gary CrabbeOctober 10, 2013

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The Day the Music Died

Picture: Sunset light through clouds over Lake MacDonald, Glacier National Park, Montana Well... not really the Music, but rather the day my D800 died... again. I'm finally getting a chance to dig into some of the images I shot this summer while on my extended family vacation. Included among those…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 23, 2013

Canyonlands canyons National Parks Newsworthy Photos Roads Travel Utah

What’s Ahead?

Picture: Driving into Shafer Canyon, Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah In my last two blog posts, I mentioned about my summer vacation through some of the west's best National Parks, and how I 'unplugged' from the business of being a professional photographer on more than a…

Gary CrabbeAugust 20, 2013

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