Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images

Picture: Kids swimming in the Sacramento River at Mossbrae Falls, near Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California
Imagine sitting by yourself, or hanging out with a couple friends at such a peaceful and special little location. Then imagine a class of 30 high school students show up while on a class field trip. No imagination needed here, and [...]

Picture: Stormy morning over the Snake River and Mount Moran, from Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Why did I post this image today?
 
 
WY not?
 
 
Sorry, I couldn’t resist…

Picture: Waning Gibus Moon over rock pinnacle on the rim of Yosemite Valley in pre-dawn light, Yosemite National Park, California

Tuesday nights are “Pool Nite” (as in billiards) for me. It’s my current form of therapy and stress relief, as well as one of the few other things I consider myself fairly decent at. Mind you, [...]

Picture: Morning fog clearing along hills above vineyard, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County Wine Growing Region, California

A look ahead, as I’ll be paying a visit to the famed Alexander Valley wine growing region this weekend. This photo was taken for my book, Backroads of the California Wine Country. I’m a bit unsure how the weather will [...]

A whole heck of a lot, if you’re name is Getty Images. Over the last week or so, photographers have gone up in arms over Getty’s announcement that they would be offering a new price point for images used on web sites. The amount that set off this ire; $49.00. Not such a big deal [...]

Picture: Stormy sunrise over the La Sal Mountains and Washer Woman Arch from atop a mesa, Island in the Sky section, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
I refer to the story behind this image to every single workshop client or at public speaking venue that I give. The concept I am trying to teach is to not [...]

I’ll admit to being pretty jaded when it comes to looking at photos, primarily due to paying attention to millions of photos since I started working for Galen Rowell back in 1990. To really get my kudos, an image has to shout out the story immediately, and be in tune with a strong personal vision. [...]

TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) presents a speech by James Nachtwey. If you’re not familiar with who he is, he’s probably one of the best documentary war photojournalists on the planet. This speech touches on his belief that a good war photo should become a powerful anti-war message, and that by highlighting a social injustice [...]

Picture: Surfer riding the breaking waves below coastal rock in fog at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur Coast, Monterey County, California

This image was chosen as photo of the month as it reminded me of our local extremes. Last month we had a pretty good heat wave, so my family and I took a day trip to [...]

Preface: I isn’t no lawyer.
Tonight I was reading over at StockPhotographer.info an article about Featurepics new Blog Use License. But what caught my attention was the immediate assertion of these words as a Trademark. Now, I’ve trademarked my own company name. I did that myself, so I’m at least a little familiar with the process. [...]