light, light, light.

I am a compulsive photographer. Many of you have experienced the endless click, click, click of my camera, sometimes one shot every second, framing, zooming in, laying open the panorama of some canyon or family party. For a long time I never understood or even thought about why I felt the need to take SO many pictures of the same things, why my summers were endlessly cataloged, and why I have thousands of pictures of sunsets and clouds, sun on red rock faces, and cloudscapes in the Salt Lake Valley. One reason is as artist and filmmaker Aaron Rose puts it, “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” 

I love what light can do. It changes the most banal subject (i.e. curtains) into something beautiful. It creates emotion and connection and surprise. 

Today I am sharing a few of my favorite "light" photographs. And these pictures are favorites for all of the reasons I love things, color and contrast, shape, composition, and emotion. Enjoy!

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Curtains: a study

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Southern Utah / Northern AZ

Cape Royal

LeFevere Viewpoint looking West.

Arizona Blue Sky

Sunset

Lees Ferry

Navajo Bridge

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Northern Utah

Sardine Canyon Fall

Deseret Ranch

Outside Logan