Golden hour. It’s the photographers dream. And as much as we all love shooting during golden hour, I’m going to make a case that between the two golden hours everyday, sunrise is the absolute winner.

I’m an avid planner, but I wasn’t prepared for Iceland. This didn’t mean I didn’t spend hours pouring over maps, locations guides, researching secret spots, and crafting an intense daily itinerary. I most certainly did. Yet none of that mattered when we actually got moving, because I overestimated the population density, and underestimated the daylight hours.

I love meeting new creatives, and I recently got to hang with an incredible photographer from Sacramento named David Thuman. Check out his work here. My friend Jacob and I headed to Monterey to meet up with David, and the three of us went down into Big Sur.

As I’ve become more and more seasoned as a photographer, I’ve realized how fickle a moment is. Everything about a moment is pretty much a singular event.

I don’t want to be the guy who complains about National Parks. I don’t.

Don’t ruin the National Park experience for others. Here are five things to NOT do when you’re in the parks, or anywhere for that matter.

Thinking about heading to Zion National Park this year? Let me share with you what it’s been like compared to other years, and recommend an alternative.

One of my favorite aromas is the smell of a campfire. It awakens an ancient part of me.

It's five in the morning. Dark outside. Dark inside. I had the alarm quietly set for this exact moment, but I've been awake for nearly an hour, waiting.

And as someone with diverse creative endeavors, I’ve leveraged everything in my abilities to travel. Let me share an example.