Fried FeetThe enormous heat from this lava flow made facing the camera impossible, so we shot this scene essentially blind. After retreating to a safe distance, I noticed the soles of my shoes and the feet of my tripod had melted

Light pierces through the weather and falls upon the tundras of northern Iceland

"The Tree" in the Japanese Garden in Portland before it became crushingly popular

Dawn frequently breaks with wild colors over the Alabama Hills of California thanks to the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains and their effect on the weather

Mud cracks reflect afternoon light on a dried playa in Colorado

Fast moving clouds create an ethereal mood in this long exposure

Early morning in the Eastern Sierras brings a wonderful array of colors and moods

When a tube of lava makes its way to the sea

but it is eerily still

These salt flats in desert California rarely see rain

In tight confines without a GPS signal

Thunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest are extremely rare

I raced to find a composition and fired the camera as quickly as possible in an attempt to capture a lightning bolt