My trip report for visiting some off-trail waterfalls and natural arches in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky.

Not only is aperture an essential component of the exposure triangle, but it is also a camera setting that gives you a great deal of creative control. As such, every photographer must understand how it works!

Being able to read a topographic map is an essential skill for anyone going into the backcountry. This guide will teach you all of the basics you need to know!

When photographing the Milky Way, we want to let as much light hit the sensor as possible, but we can't go too slow or the stars won't be sharp. Let's learn how to calculate the slowest shutter speed we can get away with!

Ever wonder how to get low-noise images of the Milky Way (even with a crop-sensor camera)? One method is stacking. This tutorial will teach you how to do it on a Mac with Starry Landscape Stacker.

During my last trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, I decided that I wanted to night hike up Mt. Leconte to Myrtle Point to attempt to photograph the sunrise. This is a trip I’ve been trying to do for several months, but the weather has never been particularly cooperative! 

Kentucky is just packed full of natural arches. In fact, it’s ranked either second or third in the United States for the most natural arches. We are behind only Utah and possibly Arizona. East of the Mississippi, however, we are ranked number one! These are 5 of my favorites from the Bluegrass state.

It has been a few weeks now since my last trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, but I’d like to take a moment to share the trip with you. 

Shooting in the rain can be a real pain in the rear! Here are four tips to make it a bit less painful.

It's no secret that I have an obsession with waterfalls. Luckily, my home state has plenty of them!