Journal
Behind the Lens
Stories behind the photographs, field notes, creative reflections, and insights into the craft of landscape photography.
Leshy - Forest Spirit Hidden in an Oak
I chose a rainy day on purpose. Soft light, intense green, and a forest almost to myself. A forest photography session in the Sowie Mountains that revealed a face hidden in the bark.
Moon Stacking in Astrophotography - A Practical Beginner Guide
How to photograph and stack Moon images step by step: camera setup, planning with PhotoPills, alignment, Smart Objects, Median stack mode, and final sharpening in Photoshop.
Electric Sky - Behind the Scenes
How one storm frame was built from hundreds of interval shots, careful selection, and layered compositing in Photoshop.
Blue Ice in Katla Cave
During a March stay in Iceland, an unplanned trip to Katla cave turned into one of my strongest detail studies from the Iceland Details series.
The Art of Minimalism in Landscape Photography
Less is more - how stripping away elements creates more powerful images, and why I'm drawn to compositions with almost nothing in them.
First Aurora
On our second trip to Iceland, we chased a maybe. The aurora was barely visible to the eye, but the camera revealed what the night was hiding.