Tag: scenic photography

Devils Tower National Monument

Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 by Greg Vaughn

Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming. President Theodore Roosevelt declared Devils Tower to be the first National Monument in the United States on September 24, 1906. Interestingly enough, this was ten years before the National Park Service was established. The 867-foot...Read More

Sand dune at dusk; White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA.

My Top 10 Nature Photos of 2019

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Greg Vaughn

Another year's orbit around the sun is almost complete. And like last year and the year before, this one seemed to go far too fast. But it was a wonderful year – a year full of wonders and a...Read More

Stuff that works: Topaz Adjust photo editing plugin

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Greg Vaughn

Topaz Labs, makers of photo editing software for Lightroom and Photoshop, announced a few days ago that they're running a special on the newest version of their Adjust plugin. I'm a fan of plugins in general, and have found other...Read More

Summer Sale on Photography Guidebooks

Posted on July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 by Greg Vaughn

Trying to decide where to go and what to photograph in the Pacific Northwest? Here's a great deal: through the end of July, I'm selling my award-winning guidebooks with no charge for shipping. That's the equivalent of more than 20%...Read More

My Top Ten Nature Photos of 2014

Posted on January 7, 2015January 9, 2015 by Greg Vaughn

Like many of my photographer friends and colleagues, I find it fun, interesting and informative to review the photographs I made in the past year. In 2014, I concentrated on locations in western North America, with trips to California, British...Read More

Wandering Wins Again

Posted on December 2, 2014December 3, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[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

Photographing Oregon and Photographing Washington now available as ebooks

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1298" align="aligncenter" width="676"] Photographing Oregon and Photographing Washington, now available as ebooks.[/caption] For those who have been asking if my books Photographing Oregon and Photographing Washington are available as ebooks, I'm happy to announce that complete versions of both are now available in...Read More

Photographing Washington Wins IBPA Award

Posted on June 4, 2014June 4, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

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

Sierra Skies

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1431" align="aligncenter" width="686"] Sierra Nevada Mountains from Owens Valley.[/caption] Landscape photographers love the Sierra Nevada range not just for the majestic mountains but also because the skies are often filled with dramatic cirrus and cumulous clouds. I drove for miles...Read More

Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Report

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1419" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Lupine and balsamroot, Columbia Hills State Park, with the Columbia River and Mount Hood in the distance.[/caption] Want to photograph wildflowers at their peak in the Columbia River Gorge? Now’s the time. I’ve been wandering the...Read More