GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN:

Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina

Situated in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Grandfather Mountain is the only private park in the world designated as a UNESCO International Biosphere Reserve. Every year it hosts the Nature Photography Weekend, in which participants can photograph some of America's most beautiful scenery, take part in an informal photo contest and learn from experts giving talks on various aspects of photography.

My Grandfather Mountain Photography DVD is now available. Details here.

Linville Peak Panorama: 5 digital photos combined into a single image.

I've been a guest speaker three times at the Nature Photography Weekend (2002, 2004 and 2006), and if't been a great experience every time. If you'd like to attend next year you can get sign-up information here. (Tickets go on sale on April 1 (no fooling) and usually sell out the same day.)

Of course, all the guest speakers at the Nature Photography Weekend take advantage of the opportunity to get some photographs in this spectacularly beautiful part of the country. Below are some of the photographs I've taken on or near Grandfather Mountain. Click on any of the thumbnail images below to see a larger version.

Many of the photos shown below are available in alternate versions — horizontal and vertical compositions, for example. If you want to buy an image and don't fint quite what you're looking for, please contact me.

Print prices.

Many photographs licensed under

Creative Commons
Attribution-Noncommercial License
(See individual image page)