| At face value, it’s not hard to understand why I'd say that I absolutely love photographing waterfalls. After all, waterfalls can be gigantic and convey a sense of relentless power. They’re truly something to experience in person, and they make for some of the most interesting photography subjects. But it goes beyond the fact that waterfalls make for cool photos. I think I'm being more introspective about waterfalls because it feels like a lifetime has passed since I had the chance to enjoy them.
After leaving Oregon in 2019, I moved to southern Utah for a little over a year. While I did have a few amazing opportunities to photograph actual waterfalls in the desert (you can see a few of those photos further down in this article), the frequency and number of waterfalls that I could easily visit was a fraction of what the Pacific Northwest offered. I did have some hope to photograph more waterfalls when I left Utah for northern Idaho. I found some smaller ones, but it was mostly massive lakes that served as my water-based subjects.
Now, I live in southern Florida, and the shift in landscape is especially dramatic. I traded in forests and mountains and waterfalls for palm trees and marshes and all sorts of exotic birds. I'm not complaining at all, only sharing a bit of introspection about how my photography has changed. Still, I will always hold waterfalls at the top of my list of favorite things to photograph. |
