Earth Sky and You Photographic Art

03/11/2026

I've seen the Auroras and they are amazing. I've traveled farther than most people to see them. But Jessica Meir went waaay farther. To the International Space Station. See her time lapse of the Auroras here.

02/20/2026

Hmmm, does it look like the Star Trek emblem to you? SpaceX launch at Cape Canaveral, Fl.

12/21/2025

Painting the night with Hailey on the beach in Florida.

09/30/2025

Ever wondered what it takes to photograph the Aurora Borealis in one of the most remote places on Earth?
In my latest blog, I share the journey to Wiseman, Alaska—a tiny town of just 12 people, 62 miles north of the Arctic Circle. After 6 hours by plane and two 8-hour drives, we found ourselves standing in 5-degree temperatures on the Dalton Highway, surrounded by nothing but darkness, silence, and the most spectacular light show nature has to offer.
The Aurora were intense, coming right down on us—dancing lights in green and violet painting the Arctic night sky. And I captured a once-in-a-lifetime shot: a semi truck's running lights streaking past under the Aurora as it hauled its load north to Prudhoe Bay.
This is what it means to chase the light at the ends of the earth. 📷✨
https://www.earthskyandyouphotography.com/thoughts-about-capturing-earth-sky-you/opportunity-at-the-ends-of-the-earth

From Chicago there are direct flights to a lot of places in the world. A short flight will put you in some of Canada’s major cities. In 4 or 5 hours you can be at a beach resort in Mexico. In 6 hours you can be in Reykjavik, Iceland. Or you can go to one of the great frontiers on the planet, our

09/16/2025

Tomorrow night I'm going to do something I've never done before - giving an artist's talk about my work.
If you've seen the show at FreeForm Art Gallery and wondered about the stories behind the images, tomorrow's your chance to hear them. I'll be talking about the adventures behind getting these shots and some of the details about how they were possible.
It's tomorrow night, Wednesday, at 7 PM at the gallery in the office building across the street from Everybody's at 508 N 2nd Street.
Should be fun. Hope to see you there! :)

09/06/2025

I don't have words to tell you what last night meant to me. I wasn't sure what to expect. It was my first solo show. Maybe the only people would be Joan and a couple of close friends. But it turned out to be beyond my imagination. So many people came. The enthusiasm, the conversations, the questions, people talking about how one image or another moved them - all of this moved me very deeply. Not so much in the moment but after it was over, in the quiet of my car I was overwhelmed with emotion.
Thank you to everyone who showed up and asked questions and shared stories and your emotions. People I admire and look up to, people I didn't even know cared, were all effusive.
If you missed the opening the show runs through the 27th of Sept at FreeForm Gallery, 508 N 2nd Street. These images look even better in print than on my computer screen.
Feeling very grateful today ❤

09/05/2025

Tonight's the night!
This is another piece from the show. I dropped by the gallery this afternoon and I have to say I'm getting very excited. These are images I captured in the middle of nowhere and are now printed and hanging in a gallery.
The opening starts at 6 tonight at the FreeForm Gallery in the Tetra Building at 508 N 2nd Street. Come by if you can.

08/30/2025

Hanging the show! Leslie Hollis works on arranging my prints before they go on the wall. It's really sweet to watch it take shape and here Leslie's mutterings as she works. The show opens Tuesday at FreeForm Gallery, 508 N 2nd Street. We're having a reception Friday evening from 6 to 9 during Art Walk. Sure hope you come see it!

08/29/2025

Today I launched a new blog on my new website! It's called Getting The Shot in which I discuss aspects of capturing a specific photo. It's completely non-technical. It's the the story behind the photo.

Getting The Shot The first time I saw a picture of this place I wondered if it was some kind of combination of photo and painting fantasy. An artist’s rendition of a fantastic place. When I learned it was real, I wanted to go there, but doubted that I ever would. And then, maybe 20 years later, th...

08/23/2025

Something I never expected to say, I'm having my first solo gallery show.
You probably know I've been a wedding and portrait photographer, but I've been sneaking away to chase sunrises in the mountains and staying up way too late photographing the stars. What started as a passion has become a show that's now on the walls at FreeForm Art Gallery.

The show opens Sept 2nd and runs to the 27th. There's an opening reception on Sept 5th during Art Walk if you want to come say hi and see what I've been up to when I disappear with my camera.

Oh and I've launched a new business - Earth, Sky and You; Photographic Art. You can now get prints of these landscapes and astrophotography images at www.EarthSkyandYou.com.
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10/08/2024

So we took a trip. To date, I think Joan would agree this was the best trip of our lives. We went aurora hunting in Alaska and captured some landscapes too. A wonderful adventure that made us quite travel weary but so very happy. , , , , , , , , , , , , , photos from Alaska Photo Treks