Creeks, streams, and rivers captured in their quietest moments. These images focus on the interplay between moving water and reflected light.
Pre-dawn mist rising from the water surface while first light reaches the old-growth canopy above. Shot at 1/2 second to capture the mist movement.
A quiet stretch of Silver Creek where the current slows around a gravel bar. The fallen leaves create a natural colour palette on the water's edge.
Part of an ongoing series documenting small cascades in the Columbia River Gorge. This image captures the glassy curtain effect of water over basalt.
Still water as a mirror. These images play with symmetry, colour, and the blurred boundary between landscape and reflection.
A rare windless morning at Trillium Lake. The reflection is so complete that the image works equally well rotated 180 degrees.
A mountain pool formed by snowmelt in the Cascades range. The deep blue-green water provides a rich backdrop for the surrounding Sitka spruce.
Shot during a backpacking trip in the San Juan Mountains. The alpenglow lasted just twelve minutes before clouds moved in from the west.
Broader views of the wild places where creeks begin: mountain basins, old-growth valleys, and untouched ridgelines.
The last ten minutes of direct light on a glacial basin in northern Montana. The warm tones contrast with the blue shadow creeping up from the valley floor.
Storm clouds approaching the Wallowa Mountains. Shot with a graduated ND filter to retain detail in both the threatening sky and the sunlit meadow below.
The headwaters of a small creek system, fed entirely by snowmelt percolating through volcanic rock. The water clarity here is extraordinary.