Photo © Byron Jorjorian www.byronjorjorian.com

Photo © Byron Jorjorian www.byronjorjorian.com

I love hiking and being in the outdoors. Frankly, I even enjoy hikes that are strenuous. The hiking and physical part of getting to the locations that I photograph adds to the richness of the experience and clears my mind, setting the stage for the creative process to begin.  With that in mind here is an image I created when everything finally came together. And here is a Iphone photograph of the trail I hiked 6 times over 2 days seeking the right light.

I am back in off the road for a few days to sort through images from several of the shoots I have been on. Here is an image from the Cumberland Mountains.

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Just before sunrise in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee. The greatest thing about my career as a nature photographer has to be that sense of awe and wonder that washes over me when I come across a scene like this in nature.

“We can never have enough of nature.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods

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It is amazing to me how light can transform. This wonderful rock formation came alive in the extraordinary light this summer on a recent hike at Big South Fork National Recreation Area.

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While I was in Oregon I made a side trip to one of my favorite destinations, Redwoods National Park in California. I watched the weather as I approached the area from the north. The closer I got the brighter and clearer the day became. Bright contrasty conditions are generally terrible for photography in the forest. I pressed on anyway and when I arrived at the trailhead the light was so harsh that I considered not making the 4 mile hike I had originally planned.

“I’m here now might as well go for it and hope for another gift from nature” I thought. I hiked about a mile and a half  and just as I reached the ridge and began my descent toward the ocean a beautiful fog rolled in from the ocean. The forest was aglow with beautiful light, a gift from Nature.

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“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn…”- Henry David Thoreau

There is nothing quite like hiking a trail in the still cool air of morning. Here is an image from an early morning hike that I made this past spring in north Alabama.

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Recently made a return trip to Indiana. Hiking the gorge at Turkey Run State park is always rewarding.

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I am back from an 8 day whirlwind trip through the beautiful state of Oregon! My travels took me from the Columbia River Gorge area all the way down the Oregon coast. I am still sorting through the 3,700+ images I made there. Here are a few of the images!

To view more from the shoot click HERE

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