As an astrophotographer, I had this dream of seeing the moonbow (AKA the lunar rainbow) one day in Yosemite, my favorite National Park in California. Every year, either water flow or cloud conditions prevented me from catching it.
But this year, my dream came true. The Sierra Nevada mountains received heavy snowpack this year that […]. petapixel.com
This week, Yosemite's El Capitan, one of its most iconic destinations for hikers and photographers alike, experienced its most notable rockfall since 2017 that originated near the point where the iconic "firefall" happens every year. [Read More]
A Yosemite National Park ranger has shared a heartbreaking photo and story about discovering yet another bear struck and killed by a driver in the park. The unnamed park ranger published the account on the park’s official Facebook page shortly after receiving the call last Friday.
Sotheby’s has announced plans to auction off one of the most impressive collections of Ansel Adams‘ work in existence. On December 14th, over 100 of the legendary photographer’s most iconic photos will be sold, headlined by an early print of Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico that is expected to fetch between $700,000 and $1,000,000 by itself. […]
My name is Aaron Chen, and I’m a photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area. I was in Yosemite for the 2019 Firefall and would love to share my experience so that others can do it themselves! Prep Work To start with, if you want to know why the Firefalls are so special, I would […]
Back in June of 2018, I was fortunate enough to make a 9-day trip to Yosemite National Park, California to capture the Milky Way galaxy over Half Dome. My entire trip revolved around capturing this image since I had captured nearly this same panorama two years prior during my first ever trip to the park […]
A couple tragically plunged to their deaths while taking a selfie at Yosemite’s Taft Point last week. The accident came just days after an engagement photo captured at the same spot went viral online.