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Canadian Rockies Roadtrip: Originally Posted November 2010 Like most road-trips I ended up with the feeling that we spent too much time in the car and yet not enough time on the road to see every-thing I had hoped to see. By the end we drove about 4000 miles in 12 days, we covered alot of […]

I can’t believe it is almost Thanksgiving, where has the season gone?  My teaching and workshop schedule is continuing to grow. Most of the 2010 workshops were full or near full and 2011 promises to be equally as good. The Arrowhead Regional Public Library System, the University of Minnesota Split Rock Arts Program, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and

Photograph Newfoundland! Originally posted January 2011 I have been very fortunate in my photographic career I have managed to land some very interesting projects. These projects have taken me to some wonderful places around the globe and I look forward to expanding my travels and exploring many more new places before I hang up my

12 Locations of Light Originally Posted January 2011   This series is not intended to be a comprehensive list of places to photograph on Lake Superior, rather it is simply 12 of my favorite photography locations on the lake. Most of the locations listed I have been to several times–some so many times I can’t count. Ironically, however, I

  Originally posted January 2011 One of my favorite times of the year is the week in between Christmas and New Years. In the photography industry the busiest time of the year are the weeks leading up to Christmas. Once Christmas hits everything slows down. The week in between Christmas and New Years is like a vacation.

Originally posted March 2011 Ice Report for the North Shore So far this year the ice has been fickle. One morning last week after a day of strong southernly winds there was a thin mass of ice chunks forming along the shoreline, it hung just off shore for a brief morning and then it floated away. The harbors

12 Locations of Light Originally Posted March 2011   This is the third and final installment in the 12 Locations of Light series–12 of my favorite places to photograph on Lake Superior. We begin this portion of the Circle Tour in Wawa Ontario on the east end of Lake Superior. Lake Superior Provincial Park From

Originally posted March 2011 For most rural towns in out-state Minnesota the Community Library is the cultural center of the region. Money allocated by the Minnesota Legacy Fund (the 2008, 3/8th percent increase in the State Sales Tax) has allowed the Arrowhead Regional Library System to provide cultural and arts experiences to a wide range

12 Locations of Light Originally posted February 2011   This is the second part of a three part series called 12 Locations of Light. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of places to photograph on Lake Superior, rather it is simply 12 of my favorite photography locations on the lake. Most of the locations listed I have

Originally posted February 2011 Winter has settled in up here in the north country. And quite a winter it is turning out to be. Sub-zero temps and lots of snow. I don’t mind, in fact, it is shaping up to be a great winter for photography. I must also admit that every time the weatherman