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Summer Wildflowers (and More) in Crested Butte, Colorado — Summer Wildflowers (and More) in Crested Butte, Colorado

October 23, 2025

Sarah shares her photos of summer wildflowers and other smaller scenes from Crested Butte, Colorado.

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Monochromatic Wasteland: Ron's Photos from Death Valley — Monochromatic Wasteland: Ron's Photos from Death Valley

April 25, 2025 | Death Valley

Ron shares a portfolio featuring his two most recent winter trips to Death Valley, along with an essay about the diversity of the park's landscapes.

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Deep Freeze: Revisiting Backyard Winter Ice Abstracts — Deep Freeze: Revisiting Backyard Winter Ice Abstracts

January 31, 2025

Sarah shares photos from an extended deep winter freeze when we created and photographed intricate ice details in our yard.

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2024 in Review #3 - Color Nature Photos — 2024 in Review #3 - Color Nature Photos

January 24, 2025

Sarah's third and final year-in-review post, featuring her favorite color photos from 2024 along with a review of some of our favorite travel experiences.

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2024 in Review #2: Portraits of Plants and Flowers — 2024 in Review #2: Portraits of Plants and Flowers

January 21, 2025

Sarah's second year-in-review post, featuring her favorite color plant photos from 2024, plus thoughts on including plants in her portfolio.

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Zion National Park: Two Perspectives and Two Portfolios — Zion National Park: Two Perspectives and Two Portfolios

December 6, 2024 | Zion National Park

In a new portfolio, Sarah and Ron share two ways of connecting with and interpreting Zion National Park's landscape.

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Backyard Abstracts: Photos From My Ice Farming Operation — Backyard Abstracts: Photos From My Ice Farming Operation

January 21, 2024

Sarah shares photos from an extended deep winter freeze when we created and photographed intricate ice details in our yard.

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Integrating Gratitude Practices Into Nature Photography — Integrating Gratitude Practices Into Nature Photography

November 26, 2023

Sarah shares how cultivating a practice of gratitude can enrich your life and help support your photographic practice.

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Beauty is Everywhere: A Lesson from Female Birds and Ground Squirrels — Beauty is Everywhere: A Lesson from Female Birds and Ground Squirrels

October 19, 2023

Sarah discusses the benefits of seeing beauty in all facets of the natural world and how this practice can benefit your photography.

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Photographing Botanical Gardens: 5 Tips For Nature Photographers — Photographing Botanical Gardens: 5 Tips For Nature Photographers

February 17, 2017

Ron shares five tips for photographing plants and flowers in botanical gardens, including a list of our favorite gardens.

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