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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

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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

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Quick Trip Report: Bumpy Roads in the Southwest

Picture: Sunrise light over Lake Powell and Navajo Mountain, Glen Canyon NRA, Utah Have you ever had one of those trips where you felt like for one reason or another, your head just wasn't quite screwed on correctly. Well, I felt that way a few times on this trip. I've…

Gary CrabbeNovember 12, 2013

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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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High Over Utah

Picture: View from 36,000 feet over Utah One of the nice things about prioritizing some long overdue editing is finding shots you forgot had been sitting idle, quietly tucked away on a computer hard drive. This is one of those. If anyone recognizes the area, please let me know. I'm…

Gary CrabbeNovember 4, 2010

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The Sky is Falling Deja Vu

Picture: Dark storm clouds over Balanced Rock at sunset, Arches National Park, Utah Chicken Little said, "The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling!" I just saw that stock photo industy guru, Jim Pickerell wrote in his newsletter, "Selling Stock": "The stock photo industry is in turmoil. Never in more…

Gary CrabbeMarch 19, 2010

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RIP Kodachrome

Picture: Red rocks at Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah Today, the Kodak Company announced that it was retiring Kodachrome, its flagship slide film that it been producing for well over half a century. Take a look at any National Geographic Magazine circa the early 1990's or earlier, and that's all…

Gary CrabbeJune 22, 2009

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Announcement: Photo Business Workshop in Utah

Picture: Sunrise behind Thor's Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. I'm very pleased to announce that I will be co-teaching a workshop on The Business of Outdoor and Nature Photography in conjunction with fellow photographer Charlie Borland and Aspen Photo Workshops. The workshop will be held November 5th through 8th,…

Gary CrabbeJune 11, 2009

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Mega-Whoops! Target off by more than two miles

Picture: Tourist family photos being taken by mom while kids stand at the center of the Four Corners Monument, on the Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado borders. I just heard this on the news... It could only have happened in the days before GPS. Yes, I've been there. Yes,…

Gary CrabbeApril 20, 2009

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Spammed to death

Photo: Cow skull in window sill as western living decor, Valley of the Gods Bed & Breakfast Inn, Valley of the Gods, Utah. It finally happened. I threw up my hands in surrender, and labeled myself, "Spammed to Death". I ranted back in Feburary about how I was getting 200…

Gary CrabbeMay 23, 2008

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Unstick that photo mindset

Picture: Stormy sunrise over the La Sal Mountains and Washer Woman Arch from atop a mesa, Island in the Sky section, Canyonlands National Park, Utah I refer to the story behind this image to every single workshop client or at public speaking venue that I give. The concept I am…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 13, 2007

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Photo & Keywords: Yoga in the great outdoors

Picture: Yoga Teacher (in red) and student practice yoga outdoors at Red Mountain Spa in Ivins, near St. George, Utah The other day, a friend of mine sent me a really nice photo of his girlfriend practicing yoga on a mountainside in the Eastern Sierra. The only chance I ever…

Gary CrabbeAugust 31, 2007

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Photo & Keywords: Hiker in the Zion River Narrows

Picture: Hiker in the Zion River, Zion River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah. This is an image I took while my buddy, Michael Routh, and I trekked up the Zion River Narrows last fall. During our return walk to the valley, Michael ditched his camera and pack on some nearby…

Gary CrabbeJuly 13, 2007

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We’re on the Road to Nowhere; Come on inside…

Picture: Twisting dirt road below red cliffs, Canyonlands National Park, Utah Â Some of you might recognize the title of this post as lyrics from a Talking Heads song. This image always makes me think of that song. This image comes from a newly keyworded set of 160 images from Arches,…

Gary CrabbeApril 4, 2007

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New Assignment: The American West

Picture: Delicate Arch at Sunset, Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah. (Side note: Some of you may have seen this image last Fall. It was featured on the cover of The Territory Ahead catalog.) Friday afternoon, a day when business calls are usually light, I got a phone call from…

Gary CrabbeApril 1, 2007

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Photo: Hiker in Canyon, Utah

Picture: Hiker and pool of water in narrow canyon, Red Cliffs Recreation Area, near St. George, Utah. It's just about the perfect time of year for hikes like these. Not for me, not right now. I'm stuck in illness recovery mode. But my reason for posting this image today is…

Gary CrabbeMarch 28, 2007

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