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#Photographer and visual opportunist. #blogger and #writer who has shared daily #photographs for over two decades at gdanmitchell.com. #photography #travel #nature #streetphotograhy #landscapephotography 📸📷
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“Winter Desert Sky” — Evening clouds fill the winter sky above Death Valley.

We were in Death Valley just before Christmas 2025. Winter…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/11/w...

#Cloud #Sky #Nature #sky #desert #deathvalley #nationalpark #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #photo
January 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
From the archive:

"Building Detail, The Getty" — Curving windows and overhang on a building at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

This "archive" photo is unusual in that there is no post for it on my website! I was going through old images and found this one today.

#monochrome #photograph #getty
January 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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“The Old Oak Tree” — An old oak tree with autumn foliage, Yosemite Valley.

While this big oak tree grows in a meadow filled with cores of …continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/10/t...

#Autumn #Outdoors #Nature #Forest #yosemite #nationalpark #fall #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
January 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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“Virgin River, Zion Canyon” — The Virgin river, trees and sandstone formations, Zion National Park.

Judging from the muddy water, a substantial amount of Utah…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/09/v...

#zion #nationalpark #soutwest #utah #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
January 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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“Autumn Flowers” — Autumn flowers scattered across a Yosemite Valley meadow.

The fall colors brought me to Yosemite Valley…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/08/a...

#Nature #yosemite #yosemitevalley #nationalpark #autumn #fall #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #sierranevada
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
From the archive:
“Reflections, Rocky Shoreline” — Huge rocky slabs meet the shoreline of a subalpine Sierra Nevada lake (gdanmitchell.com/2019/09/20/r...)

#sierranevada #mountains #wilderness #reflection #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #photo
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Graffiti and Barred Window” — Colorful wall, window, and metal grate in Ghent’s “graffiti alley.”

An alley in Ghent, Belgium is called the “graffiti street”...continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/07/g...

#graffiti #ghent #belgium #europe #travel #street #urban #art #colorful #window
January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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“Eglise de Notre-Dame Des Victoire Interior” — The interior of the Eglise de Notre-Dame Des Victoire, Brussels.

During our visit to Brussels near the beginning of…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/06/e...

#brussels #belgium #europe #travel #historic #hcurch #architecture #photography
January 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Slot Canyon Walls” — Soft light penetrates the depths of a slot canyon.

The material making up the walls of Southwest slot canyo…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/05/s...

#utah #slotcanyon #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #photo #photography
January 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Autumn Foliage and Red Rock Cliffs
“Autumn Foliage and Red Rock Cliffs” — Cliffs above autumn color and creek, Capitol Reef NP.

It took several visits…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/04/a...

#capitolreef #nationalpark #southwest #utah #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
January 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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“Capitol Reef” — Early morning view of the peaks of Capitol Reef from the east.

A friend and I met up in Capitol Reef National Park…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/03/c...

#capitolreef #utah #southwest #nationalpark #nature #landscape #landscapehphotography #photo
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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“Tables and Columns” — Tables between pillars under a portico, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

On a cool May Day, these tables…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/02/t...

#Architecture #travel #santiagodecompostela #spain #europe #streetphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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“Canyon Hikers” — Hikers walk down a desert wash between high walls in Death Valley.

It seems to me that when most people…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/01/c...

#deathvalley #ourdoors #hikers #canyon #desert #nationalpark #nature #landscape #landscapephotographpy #photography #photo
January 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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“Manly Lake, Mountains and Clouds” — Mountains and clouds reflected in Manly Lake, Death Valley.

Lake Manly, the ancient body of water...continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/12/31/m...

#deathvalley #nationalpark #desert #lake #mountains #reflection #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #photo
December 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
From the archive:
“Room for the Big Deep Bend” — Scowercroft’s Never Rip Overalls – Room for the Big Deep Bend. (gdanmitchell.com/2013/02/14/r...)

An interesting sigh in Koosharem, Utah. (Which is an "interesting" place with some history.)

#utah #southwest #sign #travel #southwest
December 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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“Wading Lake Manly” — A person wades Lake Manly, with Death Valley mountain reflections.

After photographing for decades,…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/12/30/w...

#Landscape #Mountain #Nature #Outdoors #deathvalley #nationalpark #desert #lakemanly #landscapephotography #photography #photo
December 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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I'm getting closer to a determining the finalists for inclusion in my list of favorite 2025 photographs. I'm now down to two dozen, though I'd like to cut the number in half if possible... or at least get it down to 15 or 16.

As the number of remaining photographs gets smaller, the decisions...
December 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
From the archive:
“Roll-Up Door, Night” — A metal roll-up door, old windows, and buildings in multi-colored night light. (gdanmitchell.com/2018/12/14/r...)

An older photograph from my early night photography days.

#nightphotography #industrial #urban #night #photography #photo #mareisland
December 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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“Peaks and Clearing Storm” — Clouds move to the east and sunshine lights desert peaks, Death Valley National Park.

We almost came home early…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/12/29/p...

#Landscape #Mountain #Nature #deathvalley #desert #nationalpark #landscapephotography #photography #photo
December 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
From the archives:
“Man With Ice Cream Bar” — A man eating an ice cream bar on a Manhattan night (gdanmitchell.com/2019/05/18/m...)

Perhaps not my usual landscape photography...

#nyc #manhattan #streetphotography, #urban #icecream #Manhattan #nightphotography #photo #photography
December 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The winnowing continues...

As I work toward selecting my favorite 2025 photographs, I have eliminated half of the candidates in my previous post. Now to eliminate 2/3 to 3/4 of those that are left!

It isn't easy!
December 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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“Lake Manly Sky” — Sunrise clouds and Panamint Mountains reflected in Lake Manly, Death Valley.

As a landscape photographer I spend…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/12/28/l...

#deathvalley #nationalpark #desert #sunrise #lakemanly #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #photo
December 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“A Door” — Etched glass door to outdoor light. (gdanmitchell.com/2016/04/19/a...)

Why I almost always carry a camera — while visiting someone a few years ago I looked up and saw this intriguing pattern in one of their windows.

#glass #window #etched #leaves #photography #photo
December 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
2025 Favorites — Yes, I'm working on it!

It is a tradition among photographers to to share a set of annual "favorite" (the term I prefer to "best") photographs. I'm starting with a large set... and beginning the difficult job of winnowing them down to a dozen or so.

Have a fave? Let me know!
December 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Panamint Sunrise, Lake Manly” — Winter solstice sunrise on the Panamint Range, reflected in Lake Manly.

We were in Death Valley...continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/12/27/p...

#deathvalley #DEVA #sunrise #desert #lakemanly #nature #landscape #reflection #landscapephotography #photo #photography
December 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM