Tajikistan offers several drives through its stunning mountains, which are sometimes called “The Rooftop of the World.” Along with The Himalayas and the Tibet area these mountains comprise the High-Mountain Asia region which would take a lifetime to even begin to explore. A day-trip from Dushanbe to Panjakent gives a beautiful taste of this area. […]

My image of Clifden was considered so iconic that one calendar publisher used it as the cover of their Ireland calendar six years in a row. With the Ten Pins Mountains beyond, and seen from a ridge where the church spire points to the beautiful Irish sky, it was a very lucky shot indeed. The […]

A UNESCO World Heritage site in the center of the coastal town of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia is a colorful look at historical Saudi city life. I think if Saudi Arabia opened itself more to tourism, photographers would find it has world class landscape, nature, and historical sites galore. I’ve also included some desert images […]

I hesitate to publicize one of my favorite get away from Moab places that is not on many photographers radar, but here it goes… Though not known as an outdoors or photography hot spot, Farmington, New Mexico has everything except hordes of tourists. These wonders include a whole panoply of natural arches, amazing ruins, including […]

This place is certainly a little off the beaten track. Continental Airlines used to fly the Micronesia route because of our closeness to these islands after World War II, but I believe now United has taken up the route from Honolulu. Although I had the toughest reception for my 4×5 equipment on Pohnpei I have […]

Heading out from Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan on your tour to the Monastery (tours are compulsory in Bhutan), you’ll reach the top of the pass in most cases and spend the night there. This is great to give you time to shoot the panorama of the snowy Himalayas in the distance at sunset and […]

The only other Moab area sites I have on my 301 Landscapes to Photograph Before You Die are Delicate Arch and Mesa Arch. It’s time to add another site from the area that we locally call Postcard Alley. It’s the narrowing of the canyon along Highway 128 just after Hittle Bottom as you are going […]

Cathedral Beach on the North Coast of Spain is home to one of the world’s largest concentrations of natural sea arches, with about half a dozen in less than a few hundred yards. The best time to shoot the area is in the summer because the arches mostly occur on a north facing wall, and […]

There are many great waterfalls in Costa Rica, some require long hikes in rough country to visit and shoot, while others, like Catarata Del Toro Waterfall, are easy to get to. It’s in a National Park and and a Conservation area, so another great thing about this waterfall is the extensive rainforest that surrounds it. […]

I have included many religious sites in my list of landscapes to photograph before you die, but this time we’re looking at the big Buddhas that are so large they are part of the landscape. I saw the first one when I was watching the Olympics in China—the Leshan Great Buddha. Carved from a cliff […]