SLOT CANYONS, THE COLORADO PLATEAU AND THE VALLEY OF THE GODS


The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." Lower Antelope Canyon is know as Hazdistazí or "spiral rock arches." Formed mainly by flooding, the slot canyons are some of the most dynamic and visually challenging photographic subjects in the American Southwest.

ANTELOPE SLOT CANYON - PAGE ARIZONA

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The Valley of the Gods is a quarter the size of its famed neighbor, Monument Valley, but it has dozens of equally spectacular eerie sandstone sculptures and spires. They are  brilliant in color and variety. This is my favorite place to shoot partly because you're unlikely to see a single tourist bus here.

THE VALLEY OF THE GODS - MONUMENT VALLEY - UTAH
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Monument Valley, is a vast, iconic desert on the Arizona-Utah border. Its plains are gorgeously interrupted by colossal sandstone monoliths, like bulky ships sailing an ocean of sand. It is one of the top photo destinations in the world because of its shear geological beauty and amazing light.
MONUMENT VALLEY - ARIZONA
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Horseshoe Bend or "King Bend" is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near Page, Arizona. It can be photographed at either sunrise or sunset and is easily accessed.
HORSESHOE BEND - ARIZONA

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Natural Bridges is one of the finest examples of natural stone architecture in the southwest. On a tree-covered mesa next to deep sandstone canyons, three natural bridges formed when streams slowly cut through the canyon walls. This is a great mid day photo journey into the canyon below the massive bridges.

NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT - UTAH
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Join me this August 10-14 for a photographic trip of a lifetime! Besides the locations above, we will also photograph Mexican Hat Rock, Cedar Mesa, Goosenecks, “House on Fire” Anasazi Ruins, Moki Dugway and more.
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The Eastern Sierras - June 15-19

Slot Canyons and Monument Valley - August 10-14