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My 5 favorite photos from 2024

Sometimes we need to be reminded the of the lessons we teach others. Welcome friends! As I say every year, it is my favorite post of the year! Generally I start these off with a bit of a family update, but if you'll humor me a conversation about photography first, I promise I'll get to the family update (though I have no idea if anyone actually reads these, or just come to look at the pictures - either is fine, really). Every year when I sit down to pick my 5 favorite images, it is really such a time of celebration for me. It is a reminder of all the neat things I've seen and...

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Autumn along the Blue Ridge Parkway

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Autumn along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Well, the leaves are almost gone from the trees here in East Tennessee, so I guess that means it's time to start sharing the images I've been capturing this fall here in the Smokies! I have to be terribly honest and say I don't have much of a plan together yet, so...

Eagle Ridge and the Lagoon Nebula

A couple of weeks ago I shared an image of the Milky Way over Happy Valley. As I was working on that image, it occurred to me that something would line up with Eagle Ridge as the Milky Way set (Eagle Ridge is the mountain on the far right side of that image). I...

The Big Dipper Sets Behind the Cable House

Are we allowed to have a historic structure as a nemesis? Assuming that's okay, I feel that way about the Cable house in Cades Cove. Nothing against the structure itself - I love it - it's just that I've attempted to photograph it at night multiple times, only to get...

Henry Whitehead Cabin Under the Stars

I always seem to forget about this cabin! The Henry Whitehead cabin is a bit off the beaten path inside Cades Cove. It sits along the side of Forge Creek Rd, which ultimately leads out of the back of the Cove via Parsons Branch Rd, an often overlooked area of the...

Rich Mountain View at Night

Teamwork makes the dream work, so they say! I mentioned last week that my buddy Ryan Yoder and I had gone to Cades Cove together to photograph the fireflies. While we were hanging out, I enlisted him to help me sometime with an idea I'd been kicking around - one...

John Oliver’s Fireflies

Every year I try to capture the fireflies in the Smokies. There's just something fun about the process. Their light is so faint you don't really know if you're getting anything (unless one flies right by the lens, as in this case) or not - you just sort of have to...

Happy Valley and the Setting Milky Way

Back to East Tennessee, and back to the night! Picture of the Week has spent a pretty big chunk of time in the dark this year, which I think is reflective of my passion for this time of imagery. I just really get a lot of enjoyment out of doing these types of...

The Lost Dutchman Photo Essay – 2025

My goodness, it's October! That means colorful leaves are on their way (and indeed, are already here at the higher elevations), and as such, we should head back east to the Great Smoky Mountains! Well, we've got one last stop here on Picture of the Week before...

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