Just around Thanksgiving in 2019, I visited Utah to experience some early winter landscapes. I wasn’t looking for anything specific – my desire then was to enjoy being out there. I went galavanting around the state with a friend from Salt Lake City.
Continue reading “Streaks of Gold”“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” Lewis Carroll Today is the first day of November. We have officially started … Continue reading Why snow loves the trees
When I see a landscape, all I see is a dreamscape. And that is when I know it is time for me to press the shutter. Here is a vintage photo from 2019, when I last visited Utah. I hope to go back soon. This is reimagined with a new preset I recently developed with … Continue reading A Salty Dreamscape
I traveled to Utah for Thanksgiving 2019. For a few minutes, I got a chance to experience a real snowstorm. And just like that, it was over. I made a handful of photos. Here is one of them. Continue reading Utah is a winter dream
A peak in Utah. Made with my Leica SL. Continue reading In fog, a peak hides…
A few months back — feels like an eternity now — I visited Utah, and it was somewhere out there, I took this photograph. I never got around to either editing or sharing it, mostly because I am fairly lazy when it comes to both those activities. I am using the necessary self-isolation as a … Continue reading [Photo] Stop.
I was quite captivated by the cows walking and grazing in the snow. There is but a hint of grass peeking out from under the snow, but then cows are nothing but specks themselves. These mundane snowscapes are my happy place. Continue reading Till the cows come home
“Utah’s mountains are not the Himalayas, but by one standard they are the highest in the country. According to a series of stories in The Salt Lake Tribune, the average elevation of Utah’s tallest peaks in each county is roughly 11,222 feet. Colorado ranks second, with an average county high peak elevation of 10,791 feet, … Continue reading Where mountains meet the desert
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.’” Lewis Carroll Continue reading Snow, Trees, Fields & Winter
Travel writing that resonates with me tends to be less formulaic and more poetic and personal. I love the works of Pico Iyer and Bruce Chatwin for those reasons. And very rarely do you come across a new talent just waiting to be discovered. I love this ode to the Utah deserts in winter by … Continue reading Utah native’s ode to snowy landscapes
