Arizona

My Arizona gallery is my personal favorite. My time spent living in Arizona ignited not only a passion for getting outside, but it also fueled and shaped my love of landscape photography. I’m beyond grateful to have called Arizona home for as long as I did, discovering and exploring the vast outdoor playground that is the Grand Canyon state.

From the silhouettes of the mighty Saguaro cacti rising against a fiery sunset, the panorama of the Milky Way stretching across the nighttime desert sky, the vibrant autumn aspens of the northern Arizona high country, or fresh winter snow perfectly contrasting against the red rock canyonscapes of Sedona, each of these beautiful experiences encouraged me to venture outdoors and further immerse myself in the natural world that surrounded me.

As I refined my photographic eye over the years in Arizona’s grand backyard, I experimented with a number of different stylistic and editing mediums. As you meander through this gallery, you’ll likely notice varying looks and feels to my work.

Capturing the beautiful moments that Arizona put on display within a single frame was no easy feat, but it became my way of preserving those memories, and I find joy in sharing the imagery of my memories of this spectacular state with you. Enjoy :D

Orange desert poppies flowers blooming in front of a desert cactus, blue sky and clouds in the background. Arizona, USA, spring, springtime, desertscape, north Scottsdale, Phoenix, American Southwest.

A bright rainbow across a stormy, rainy desert mountain, saguaro cactus in the foreground, taken in Arizona wilderness, north Scottsdale, USA, Phoenix, Gateway Loop, Gateway mountains, American Southwest.

Sunset, sunrise. golden hour in the desert shines through the Saguaro cactus silhouettes, desertscape, Superstition Mountains, Arizona, USA, cacti, American Southwest.

Roaring waterfall, Grand Falls, Arizona, USA, desert, monsoon, monsoon rains, northern Arizona, chocolate waterfall, mud flow, American Southwest.

Soft lighting on the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, south rim, north rim, backpacking, Hermit Rapids Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, sunrise, sunset, desert, wonders of the world, hiking, Colorado River, American Southwest.

Red Rocks of Sedona, Arizona, at sunset, lightly covered in snow, high desert, Northern Arizona, USA, clouds, blue sky, hiking, American Southwest.

Sunset light rays illuminate a high desert forested canyon in Northern Arizona, Sedona, Arizona, USA, red rocks, Edge of the World, camping, hiking, desert, cliff edge, sunrise, golden hour, American Southwest.

Hot air balloons take flight at sunrise as morning light rays illuminate a high desert forested canyon and the red rocks of Sedona in Northern Arizona, Arizona, USA, Edge of the World, camping, hiking, desert, cliff edge, sunset, golden hour, America

A close up of aspens, white aspen bark amongst a forest of autumn yellow aspens in bloom, taken in Arizona Kachina wilderness mountains, Flagstaff, Northern Arizona, USA, Kachina Trail, hiking, Arizona Snowbowl, Mt. Humphrey's.

A forest of aspens, white aspen bark amongst a forest of autumn orange and yellow aspens in bloom, taken in Arizona Kachina wilderness mountains, Flagstaff, Northern Arizona, USA, Kachina Trail, hiking, Arizona Snowbowl, Mt. Humphrey's.

Snow covered mountains with a forest of gold autumn aspens in the foreground, taken in Arizona Kachina wilderness mountains, Flagstaff, Northern Arizona, USA, Kachina Trail, hiking, Arizona Snowbowl, Mt. Humphrey's.

Sunset on the Four Peaks mountains covered in snow after a desert snowstorm, Arizona, USA, 4 peaks, desert, saguaro cactus, cacti, desertscape, Beeline Highways, US Highway 89 AZ, American Southwest.

Sunset on the Four Peaks mountains covered in snow after a desert snowstorm, Arizona, USA, 4 peaks, desert, saguaro cactus, cholla cactus, cacti, desertscape, Beeline Highways, US Highway 89 AZ, American Southwest.

Sunrise illuminates a cliff face in the Superstition mountains of Arizona, USA, a large desert Saguaro cactus rises in the foreground, Apache Trail, Gold Canyon, Apache Junction, desert, saguaro cactus, cacti, desertscape, American Southwest.

Sunrise over the desert landscape of the Superstition mountains, layers, Gold Canyon, Apache Junction, Arizona, USA, desert, desertscape, hiking, Flat Iron hiking trail, summit, cliff edge, American Southwest.

An image of the sun setting behind a desert mountain, creating a sky colored in fiery red, crimson, maroon, and orange, silhouettes of power lines extending into the distance, sunset desertscape, Arizona, USA, saguaro cactus, golden hour, American So

The silhouette of a lone man stands on the top of Piestewa Mountain Peak at sunset, the city of Phoenix, Arizona, USA is illuminated in evening city lights below, hiking, hiking trail, Maricopa, sunset desert sky, Phoenix mountains, Squaw Peak, Camel

The silhouette of an Arizona century plant rises in front of the milky way, the city glow of Sedona is illuminated in the background, agave, agave bloom, starry desert night, astrophotography, northern Arizona, camping, canyon, Edge of the World, Fla

A fresh winter snowfall covers the Arizona Ponderosa pines on the backroads, road 532, in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, northern Arizona, Edge of the World, blue skies, blue sky, snowscape, off road, off roading.

A fresh winter snowfall covers the Arizona Ponderosa pines on US highway 89A, in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, northern Arizona, Sedona, road shot, snow covered forest, winter travel, high desert.

A lone hiker snowshoes on Mount Humprey's, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, winter hiking, snow fall, snowshoeing, winter backpacking, Kachina mountain wilderness, Mt Humprey's, sunshine, blue sky, frozen pines, northern Arizona, winter, snow shoeing, winte

Drone image of a lone hiker as he snowshoes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, winter hiking, snow fall, snowshoeing, winter backpacking, Drone photography, frozen pines, northern Arizona, winter, snow shoeing, winter trail, remote wilderness, ponderosa pin

Drone photography of a Red Jeep Gladiator on a cliff edge, Edge of the World, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, northern Arizona, Camping, high desert, Sedona, car camping, campsite, American Southwest.

Sunset, sunrise. golden hour in the desert shines through the Saguaro cactus silhouettes, desertscape, Arizona, USA, sunburst, cacti, Scottsdale, northern Phoenix, hiking, American Southwest.

Sunset, sunrise. golden hour in the Arizona desert shines on a distant mountainside cliff mesa, desertscape, Arizona, USA, sunburst, cacti, cactus, southern Arizona, hiking, American Southwest.

Orange desert poppies and purple flowers blooming in front of a mountainside forest of desert cactus, blue sky in the background. cactus, Cave Creek, Cave Creek Regional Park, Go John Trail, hiking, trail running, North Phoenix, North Scottsdale, Ari

Purple evening sky, twilight, stars rising over a camp site on the shores of Hermit Rapids on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA, south rim, river, twinkle lights, backpacking, hiking, tent, REI, evening glow, starry night,

View of a shooting star and the Milky Way rising from a camp site on the shores of Hermit Rapids on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA, south rim, astrophotography, river, backpacking, hiking, tent, starry night, desert, nat

Roaring waterfall edge, sunlight mist, Grand Falls, Arizona, USA, desert, monsoon, monsoon rains, northern Arizona, chocolate waterfall, mud flow, American Southwest.

A lone man, hiker standing on desert cliff edge overlooking Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, USA, desert, Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, northern Arizona, desertscape, blue sky, American Southwest.

A lone man, photographer and his dog on a desert cliff edge overlooking Grand Falls, Arizona, USA, desert, monsoon, monsoon rains, northern Arizona, chocolate waterfall, mud flow, sunlight mist, desertscape, blue sky, clouds, sun rays, American South

Monument Valley, Arizona, USA, desertscape, northern Arizona, blue sky, off-road, Monument Valley Loop Drive, 3 Sisters, Navajo National Monument, American Southwest, John Ford Point.

Sunset on the Four Peaks mountains, Arizona, USA, 4 peaks, desert, saguaro cactus, cacti, cactus forest, desert garden, rocks, boulders, desertscape, Beeline Highways, US Highway 89 AZ, American southwest.

Purple sunset sky light shines on the Four Peaks mountains covered in snow after a desert snowstorm, Arizona, USA, 4 peaks, desert, saguaro cactus, cacti, desertscape, Beeline Highways, US Highway 89 AZ, American southwest.

Starry night desert landscape of the Superstition mountains, saguaro cactus, Gold Canyon, Apache Junction, Arizona, USA, desert, desertscape, hiking, Flat Iron hiking trail, astrophotography, American southwest.

Starry night, milky way rises over desert landscape of the Superstition mountains, saguaro cactus, Gold Canyon, Apache Junction, Arizona, USA, desert, desertscape, hiking, Flat Iron hiking trail, astrophotography, American southwest.

Starry night desert landscape of the Superstition mountains, saguaro cactus, cacti, silhouettes, Gold Canyon, Apache Junction, Arizona, USA, desert, desertscape, hiking, Flat Iron hiking trail, astrophotography, American southwest.

A stormy desert sunset sky and a Saguaro cactus, Tucson, Arizona, USA, southern Arizona, desertscape, American Southwest, Saguaro National Park, blue sky, clouds.

Red Rocks of Sedona, Arizona, golden hour sunset, devil's bridge trail, high desert, off-road, Northern Arizona, USA, hiking.

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Two people inside Antelope Canyon, a slot canyon with smooth, orange sandstone walls, northern Arizona, USA, hikers, photography, desert, landscape, remote canyon.

Street view of a charming small town featuring colorful historic buildings, a visible "Antiques" sign, and string lights overhead. The street is calm with no people, leading toward distant hills, Bisbee, Arizona, sunset, southern Arizona, USA.

Three small dogs in the bed of a red Jeep truck in a forest, Jeep Gladiator, Pomeranian, Pomeranians, camping, off road, 4x4, dirt road, high desert forested canyon in Northern Arizona, Sedona, Arizona, USA, red rocks, Edge of the World, camping.

Red Rocks of Sedona, Arizona, at sunset, lightly covered in snow, high desert, Northern Arizona, USA, clouds, hiking, US Highway 89-A, Oak Creek Canyon.