Fine Art Prints | Nature Photography

Photograph of a bird standing in water, reflecting beautifully in the water. Moody image taken in the winter in Maryland.

It’s undeniable that our surroundings directly affect our mood and state of being. This can be seen and felt every time you take a walk through a beautiful forest or even your local park. We as people naturally gravitate towards places that help invoke feelings of peace and serenity in us, and for me this was one of those places.

Harmonize

Beautiful orange and yellow sunset with the Los Angeles city skyline in the distance. The silhouettes of mountains and trees are in the foreground.

Days End

Taken as the sun began to set on sunny Los Angeles. The city is so lush and the sunsets are just so idyllic. I’m grateful to have been on a hike with my camera when this sunset began. If I ever forget what it felt like to be in this beautiful city during this perfect moment, all I have to do is look at this image and I’ll happily remember.

Breaking Through

Photograph of a tree log covered in beautiful vines and leaves changing colors from fall. Taken in upstate New York.

This image was photographed in upstate New York in the fall. Autumn is my favorite time of year. I make it a point to spend as much time as I can shooting outdoors, and shots like this is why. These tiny leaves resting gently on the log were just so idyllic and made for one of my favorite nature photographs to date.

Natural Elegance

Abstract photograph of a landscape depicting two people who are part of nature.

Balance of Nature

Photograph of a wooded area in Kyoto, Japan that’s orange and pink. Dream like colors.

If you can imagine drifting off to sleep under a tree, you might dream of the woods around you looking something like this. Those are the thoughts that inspired Abstraction. Although photographed in Kyoto, Japan, this enchanted forest won't be found in any visitors guidebooks to the city. It can only be accessed through an open mind and a vivid imagination. Both of which can take you anywhere, even here.

Abstraction

Photograph of blue and green water with a visible shipwreck under water

The water is filled with secrets, and sometimes you're lucky enough to see them from the surface. This is one of those times. There are so many stories that could be told from individuals possessions found underwater. Remnants like this remind me of that fact. What's the story behind the wreckage?

Sometimes we're just left to come to our own conclusions and create our own story from the few pieces of the puzzle that we're given.

Wrecked

There’s a whole world that’s asking to be seen if only we’d look. Sometimes you have to get close to see it, but when you do you’ll be surprised at how intricate and elaborate this seemingly simple entity truly is. I wanted to highlight that with this image.

Touch

Photograph of a bird blending into nature, surrounded by thicket on an overcast day.

This feathered creature did a great job at blending into their surroundings, and you can really see that in this shot. The color of this birds feathers, their natural shape, and even the birds stance all merged into this natural scene perfectly.

Thinly Veiled

Photograph of bright blue water. Trees are reflecting slightly in the water.

In See Blue I really wanted to narrow the viewers focus in on the water. All you can see in this shot are waves and a slight reflection from the woods surrounding the lake.

I’ve always been fascinated with water. To think that humans for generations have been looking off into the distance and seeing exactly what you are in the present moment is truly incredible.

See Blue

Willow

I was in the middle of Tokyo, Japan, standing underneath a giant Weeping Willow tree thinking “how did I get here?” It was an incredibly surreal moment to me and one that I never thought I’d have the pleasure of experiencing, yet here I was.

There were these plants with giant leaves surrounding the Willow tree and beyond these plants was a temple, and then the city.What an interesting mix of culture, faith, and nature. I was already so taken with Tokyo, but this moment sealed the deal.

Close up photograph of cement blocks with bright pinkish colors, very magical and other worldly.

Touch-2

Photographed in Kyoto, Japan while walking the grounds of an ancient temple, I came across these unique looking stones covered in moss.

They were miraculously harboring life, I thought it was such a unique combination of natural and man-made beauty, especially being in this ancient city surrounded by temples, trees, and one-story buildings that have been there centuries.

Photograph of the seaside, with rocks to the left, waves crashing on the rocks, and bright blue, colorful water.

Seashore Love

Humans and animals alike have always been drawn to water. Not just for survival, but also for the tranquil effects gazing out into the horizon has on the body and mind. Growing up I remember how much I’d look forward to a day at the beach and I still do now even as an adult. It seems like the best days are beach days, when everyone is happy to be there and having a great time. This image was taken in Rockaway Beach, New York City, a favorite spot of mine as a child and an adult.

Photograph of a surfer getting ready to walk into the water. Waves are crashing on the rocks violently and the sky is dark and menacing. Taken in Rockaway Beach, New York City

Fear Less

Photograph of two birds gently walking across water in their natural habitats on an overcast, winter day.

Simple Symmetry

Photographing wildlife can be a challenging endeavor, but subjects like these made it easy to capture this stunning scene. These birds moved slowly across the water and didn’t seem to mind my presence at all. As I stood there watching them I felt as calm and easy going as these birds seem to have felt as well. It was a cloudy, cold day in winter when this shot was photographed, but I couldn’t pull myself away.

Photograph of vast open sky taken in the evening in the winter while in Maryland. Some beach can be seen.

Omission

This photograph has very few elements in it, but it’s because of it’s simplicity and it’s overall mood that I decided to capture it. It feels like a memory somehow, taking me back to a place I haven’t visited in a long time. It might not necessarily be good or bad, but just a feeling that’s asking to be remembered.

Photograph of a natural scene taken in Maryland in the winter. Moody photograph with trees reflecting in the water, birds, and other wildlife are in the image.

Natural Impressions

Photograph of a tree seemingly at war with a concrete building representing people and industrialization. Taken in Tokyo, Japan.

Man Against Self

I was walking through Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan when I saw a scene I was very anxious to photograph. Being in Japan you automatically feel closer to nature than you might in many other cities. There’s just such an abundance of trees and natural beauty there, so much so that you almost forget you’re in a very active, busy city. I chose to name this photograph Man Against Self because when you think about nature, it’s not a separate entity from us. We are nature as much as the trees are and as much as all the wildlife that lives within the forests is. When we cut down more trees than we plant and hurt animals unnecessarily, we’re really hurting ourselves and the planet as a whole is paying the price.

Ready

It was early in the day when I came across this surfer preparing to get into the water in Rockaway Beach, New York City. The sun reflecting on the sand and ocean waves were nothing short of spectacular and made me feel like I was exactly where I wanted to be.

Panoramic view including a bright sun, mountains, and fields. Taken in Ronda, Spain

Field of View

I was on my way to visit Ronda, Spain, when I came upon this breathtaking view. The road to Ronda was like one I've never driven before. Driving up and down winding roads, between mountains and landscapes. Passing fields that go on for as far as the eye can see with layers of mountains on the horizon. To say this journey was astonishing would even be an understatement.

Photograph of colorful trees in the fall, taken in upstate New York

On a Trip

New York is notorious for it’s lush, colorful leaves the city displays in the fall, which is when this photograph was taken. It was on one of my trips to upstate New York while on a hike, I remember looking up and being awe-struck by the colors of the leaves around me. There was a slight fall chill in the air, and all I could hear around me were birds chirping and small woodland creatures rushing across piles of dry leaves that had fallen from the trees above.

Black and white photograph of a small bird walking across marshland alone, feeling very melancholy and lonely.

Walk Away

This little bird has a home here in Maryland, but not all animals are as lucky. Since the 1960’s almost half of the world’s rainforests have been destroyed. To quote Conservation International, a nonprofit environmental organization founded in 1987, ”Every day, about 81,000 hectares of rainforest – an area nearly 14 times the size of Manhattan – are burned around the world.”. Numbers like these are deeply disconcerting, but there’s hope.

There are ways to support environmental initiatives ranging from staying informed and spreading the word to more hands on opportunities. I believe anything is possible, all you have to do is try.

Nature photography to me is an all encompassing area of photography. It brings together water photography, sky photography, and tree photography as well. Nature itself is so unifying, connecting animals, humans, and the earth to each other elegantly and delicately. That’s why it’s so important to live a cruelty-free lifestyle. It helps you, animals, and the rest of the planet live the best life possible. By making simple meal changes and moving closer to a vegetarian lifestyle, you can save thousands of animals lives. Each individual has strength beyond measure, and collectively we are able to make a difference.

Spending time in nature has always felt right to me. With more and more studies coming out confirming the benefits of time spent in nature on the psyche, it’s no wonder. When you go for a hike to a tall mountain top or visit the beach and watch the waves crash against the short, you’re going back to where we all came from. It feels like home to me and really, it should.

Being a photographer, I’ve been lucky enough to capture some incredible moments out in the wild. From hiking soaring mountains in India to photographing ancient trees and temples in Japan, there are no limits to the number of places a love of nature might take you to.