Tag: Washington

Mount Rainier and reflection in Upper Tipsoo Lake at sunrise;

Mount Rainier Timed-Entry Permits

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
Are you planning to visit Mount Rainier National Park this summer? As it has done with several other popular parks recently, the National Park Service recently implemented a reservation system for Rainier that requires a timed-entry permit. Here’s what you...Read More
Balsamroot at Tom McCall Preserve, Rowena, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge.

Columbia River Gorge Wildflowers

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_2133" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Balsamroot at Tom McCall Preserve, Rowena, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge.[/caption] Now is the time to head to the Columbia River Gorge for wildflower photos. I stopped for a check at the Nature Conservancy’s Tom...Read More

Palouse Photography Locations Update

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="ps_captionIns" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Palouse wheat fields from Steptoe Butte, Washington.[/caption] My photographer friends are reporting that the conditions in the Palouse area of southeast Washington are fantastic right now for photographing the rolling hills of wheat and pea fields....Read More

Summer Sale on Photography Guidebooks

Posted on 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

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

Photographing Washington wins NATJA Award

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The North American Travel Journalists Association has just announced the winners in their annual awards, and I'm very pleased to say that Photographing Washington was honored with the Bronze award in the Travel Book & Guide category. The NATJA award...Read More

Photographing Oregon and Photographing Washington now available as ebooks

Posted on 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

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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

Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Report

Posted on 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