Category: Pacific Northwest

Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon Coast

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="ps_captionIns" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Waves crashing on cliffs at sunset, Cape Kiwanda, central Oregon Coast.[/caption] Cape Kiwanda and the beach at Pacific City are unique among locations on the Oregon coast for several reasons. And each of those unique attributes...Read More

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

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[caption id="attachment_1885" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Sand dunes at Umpqua Dunes, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.[/caption] I recently posted this photo on my Facebook page and one of the initial comments was from a photographer wanting to know the location because he...Read More

Fall Color on Steens Mountain

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1825" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Aspen trees in fall color at Jackman Park on Steens Mountain, southeastern Oregon.[/caption] If you’re looking for a good place to photograph Fall Color, Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon is looking good right now. Overall, I’d...Read More

Primetime in the Palouse

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1770" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Dahmen Barn, Palouse Country, Washington.[/caption] I'm just back from leading a photo workshop in the Palouse country of southeast Washington state. I certainly wasn't the only one leading a workshop or photo tour there, at the...Read More

Wandering Wins Again

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[caption id="attachment_1437" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Rock art along the John Day River. What do you see?[/caption] Last Spring, after extensive research, hours of planning and an eye on the weather forecast, I visited the Columbia River Gorge, hoping to make some...Read More

Went looking for a waterfall, found a leaf.

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[caption id="attachment_1539" align="aligncenter" width="457"] Alsea Falls, Coast Range Mountains, Oregon.[/caption] Shortly after moving to Oregon a number of years ago, I visited Alsea Falls, a pretty little cascading waterfall on BLM land in the Coast Range mountains. I made a photo...Read More

Hiking Salmon Lakes Trail in the Oregon Cascades

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[caption id="attachment_1471" align="aligncenter" width="434"] Salmon Lakes Trail, Willamette National Forest.[/caption] Mention any place in Oregon you visited with “Waldo” in the name and anyone who knows the central Cascades will ask, “How bad were the mosquitos?” Waldo Lake, one of...Read More

Rafting the Wild and Scenic Rogue River

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[caption id="attachment_1454" align="aligncenter" width="650"] A calm stretch on the Wild & Scenic Rogue River.[/caption] Southern Oregon's Rogue River has long been a favorite of whitewater rafting and kayaking enthusiasts, fishermen, hikers and wildlife lovers. After a couple of inflatable raft trips...Read More

Photographing Washington Wins IBPA Award

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I am very happy to announce that my book Photographing Washington won Silver in the Travel category in the Independent Book Publishers Association annual Benjamin Franklin Awards. The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, which includes fifty-two categories recognizing excellence in book editorial and...Read More