The unique terrain of Moorten Botanical Gardens has awed and inspired many a visitor and should be on your Palm Springs to-do list. This amazing cactus garden in the desert is home to the famous Cactarium and takes you on a journey through several different desert regions showcasing some impressive species of desert plants and cacti including a greenhouse dedicated to some smaller, u[...]
The Kinney We’ve been to Venice Beach in California more times than I can remember. From visiting friends, people watching on the boardwalk, to getting in one last visit to the ocean before flying out of LAX we find ourselves gravitating towards this unique and sometimes odd city. While on a recent trip to Palm Springs we decided to finally stay in Venice Beach on our last night to b[...]
Just an hour outside of Palm Springs, California is one of the most unique and beloved landscape, Joshua Tree National Park. With two unique desert ecosystems, The Mojave and Colorado, and some of the weirdest rock and plant life you will see in the United States. While visiting Palm Springs in November we decided to visit the park for our second time having a perfect November day i[...]
Incredible arch entryway of the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles The Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles is in a restored historic building and the detail and charm are evident throughout the building and its facade. In its past life, the hotel was The United Artists Building, a movie mecca with a theater bringing in some of the top stars of the 1920s. The facade was designed in a Spanish[...]
An easy hike to Marymere Falls in Olympic National Park.
Why the lake is so crystal clear and blue Visiting the crystal blue waters of Lake Crescent is worth a spot on everyone's Olympic National Park's to-do list. It's a beautiful, 624 foot, glacially formed lake known for its crystal clear water and intense blue color. The lake owes its crystal-clear depths to its lack of phytoplankton, an algae-like plant that floats in lakes, due to low l[...]
Saw this at an amazing antique shop near Frenchman Street New Orleans is one of the most photogenic cities in the United States. As one of the most photogenic cities in the US, photographing New Orleans is one of my favorite things to do. I will take you through the 15 things I think are musts when photographing New Orleans from a photographer's pe[...]