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My old journal/blog commenced in 2006 and was retired in early June 2021. Fifteen years worth of posts - articles, gear reviews, announcements, trip reports, photographs, environmental issues, and much more - can be found here. Please subscribe to my Journal to stay tuned (I recommend Feedly). Thank you for reading.

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Desert Light: Landscape Photography in Joshua Tree National Park

August 13, 2026

Please join me for this special workshop and experience, in and around Joshua Tree National Park, March 17-22, 2027.

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Moab Photography Symposium: April 26-29, 2027

June 24, 2026 | Moab, Utah

In April 2027, I am joining seven other talented photographers and instructors in Moab, Utah for the Moab Photography Symposium — and I'd love to see you there.

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Nature & Landscape Photographers Masterclass

June 16, 2026 | Idyllwild, California

Many THANKS to the Professional Photographers of California (PPC) for bringing me on board again to teach for the second year in a row at their 2026 West Coast School - their 70th! Many thanks as well to PPC administration, staff, and volunteers for making my Nature & Landscape Photographers Masterclass a resounding success...

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2026 L.A. Center of Photography Print Auction

February 25, 2026

My photograph Manifestation of the Spirit is open for bidding at the 2026 Los Angeles Center of Photography online print auction.

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Published: San Bernardino Sun Newspaper

December 26, 2025

A few of my photographs were published in the San Bernardino Sun newspaper on December 26, 2025.

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Season's Greetings!

December 26, 2025

Happy Holidays to one and all! May your holiday season be bright; may your houses be holy; and may the heights of your prosperous new year be dizzying. May you and yours feel the warmth and peaceful embrace of the season...

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Ask Me Anything!

August 6, 2025

Join me on September 4, 2025, for a 24 hour long Ask Me Anything Q&A session (AMA) hosted by Nature Photographers Network (NPN). NPN's AMA's present a unique opportunity for photographers to engage directly with some of the world’s most renowned nature photographers...

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From RAW to AWE

July 22, 2025

Creative Expressive Editing with Michael E. Gordon and Chuck Kimmerle
August 21, 2025 6pm PST

Editing photographs can be frustrating. While learning how to make basic adjustments is relatively easy, knowing where to begin - or where to end - can be far more challenging...

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Nature and Landscape Photographers Masterclass

June 29, 2025 | Valencia, California

Many THANKS to the Professional Photographers of California (PPC) for bringing me on board to teach recently at their 2025 West Coast School - their 69th! Many thanks as well to PPC Executive Administrator Mel Carll, and to my wonderful and amazing assistant, Sharon Lobel, for making my Nature & Landscape Photographers Masterclass a resounding success...

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The Artful Black & White Landscape Photography Workshop

March 21, 2025 | Death Valley, California

Chuck Kimmerle and I completed yet another highly successful Artful Black & White Landscape Photography Workshop on March 14, 2025.

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How to Follow This Journal and Receive Automatic Updates with New Content

January 29, 2025

As you may have read in this journal or in a recent Facebook post, I am slowly exiting the use of social media. The big social sites belong to democracy-busting oligarchs who no longer want to be in the business of providing factual information...

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Moab Photo Symposium, September 25-28, 2025

The Moab Photography Symposium (MPS) successfully presents known leaders and new voices in the field of landscape-based fine art photography. The MPS goal has always been to motivate people to personalize their personal photography, which is accomplished via entertaining and enlightening presentations, small field workshops, technical sessions, and the well-loved evening photoJAM! where attendees share their work...

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Welcome!

January 22, 2025

Welcome! Whether you're here at the Journal for the first time or a repeat visitor, I sincerely thank you for reading. My goal is to steal attention away from social media platforms and divert it back to my Journal, where there are no ads, fake users, stupid AI photos and videos, nor an oligarchic owner spying on your use behaviors for monetary or political gain...

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How to Help Those Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires

January 17, 2025 | Los Angeles, California

My heart grieves for and is with the thousands of Angelenos who have been affected by the devastating wildfires that have destroyed their lives and Los Angeles communities over the past week. I dearly hope that all readers of this newsletter are safe and were out of harms way...

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Outside Magazine: A Driver’s “Reckless Joyride” Damaged the Eureka Dunes in Death Valley

January 15, 2025 | Death Valley National Park, California

Because of my long connection to and expertise on Death Valley National Park, I am often contacted by media to provide information on happenings and incidents in the park. On Monday, January 13, the National Park Service revealed that a motorist (aka asshole) had illegally driven onto Eureka Dunes sometime in late December or early January...

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NEW Collector's Folio: DENIZENS

September 11, 2024

I am excited to announce the release of my beautiful new Denizens Collector's Folio.

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Michael on We Talk Photo: The Podcast for Landscape & Nature Photography

August 1, 2024

It was a pleasure to be with Jack Graham and John Pedersen again on their wonderful podcast We Talk Photo!

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New Book: DENIZENS

July 11, 2024

I am excited to announce the release of my newest book, DENIZENS

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Join me on August 7 for my Summer Speaker Series Class!

July 8, 2024

Please join me August, 7, 2024 for a live Zoom session with *Nature Photography Classes Summer Speaker Series!*

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On Exhibition: DENIZENS - February 7 - March 2, 2024 - Sacramento, California

December 15, 2023

I'm excited to announce that my exhibition Denizens opens on February 7, 2024 and runs through March 2, 2024, at the Viewpoint Photographic Art Center in Sacramento, California

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Published: ELEMENTS #34, Special Black & White Double Issue

December 15, 2023

It's an honor to have my article Strange Worlds and thirteen of my images appear in the December special double issue of Elements Landscape Photography Magazine, dedicated exclusively to Black & White photography...

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Published: Nature Vision Magazine #2

October 2023

My article Perseverance and eight of my images appear in Issue #2 of *Nature Vision Magazine*

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Published: LensWork #161

February 2023

It is an honor and thrill to have a Featured Portfolio in LensWork #161 (February 2023)!

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Published: Outdoor Photographer Magazine

November 2022

My article and images appear in the November 2022 Special Black + White Issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine

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It Ended With a Bang

03 November 2021

My last morning in Denver ended with a bang. I had driven from my home in Southern California to Denver over the course of two days to visit with my brother and sister in law, Sara, their young Labrador pup, Sadie (my new dog niece), and my longtime friend, Katy, before I would carry my camera high into the Rockies...

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