Project 1: The elusive moose of Grand Teton
In August and September of 2018 I was on an eight week road trip to take 360-photos of National Parks. One of my stops during that trip was Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. I desperately wanted to capture the iconic moose in front of the Teton’s photo. At first I thought I could grab it at Shadow Mountain, but learned from folks that the moose were down low and I needed to aim for Schwabacher’s Landing. I was there at 5:30am on consecutive mornings. I tried again at noon, and then for sunset. The moose were never there. Finally, on my last day, I tried for one last sunrise at Schwabacher’s and caught the photo at the bottom of this gallery. (Please note that the black and white style of this website is an homage to Ansel Adams and his work.)
Project 2: Shooting in 360
These two photos were taken in Havasu Canyon while rafting the Colorado River. The blue water, the green cottonwoods, and the red/orange walls are astounding. That being said, I still don’t think that traditional photography truly captures the grandeur, and that’s how I got interested in 360 photography and giving people an immersive view of their surroundings to virtually transport them to the place.
Project 3: It’s never what you expect
This past summer I was on an eight-week trip to visit eleven different National Parks and take 360-photos of the parks. The best photo I took was not in a National Park. It was in the middle of nowhere Nebraska when I was driving by this sunflower field near sunset. I was trying to make it to Badlands to take some star photography. I saw this scene, stopped the car, turned around, and took photos for fifteen minutes. Out of every photo that I took this summer this was the only one to hit the top of its /sub on Reddit. One of the things that I’ve learned from photography is that you have to go with what you are given. I wanted Badlands stars, and I was given Nebraska sunflowers.
