Our photographic interests, and what you'll find in these galleries, are an undisturbed and idealized vision of the natural world. From deep space to towering mountain peaks, from sand dunes to rolling prairies, from the endless horizons of the sea to the guiding bounds of a river, from redwood forests to a lonesome cactus, wildlife as big as a whale and as small as an ant, right down to the less tangible aesthetics of light or the naturally artistic flourishes created by the forces of wind, water, heat, and pressure.

All of our photographs are made with modern Nikon DSLR and mirrorless cameras and an ever-growing ensemble of lenses ranging from an ultrawide 14mm and through to a telephoto 300mm. We employ a variety of on-camera physical filters such as circular polarizers, neutral density filters, and infrared filters. These filters allow us to more easily transcend the literal representation of our subject matter and achieve photographic translations that are more artistic, more expressive, and more digestible.

We believe that the realization of a photograph only begins in the field with the camera and the filters. Equally important are the steps taken in post-production and in the final presentation of the photograph. To that end, we make digital photographs in a RAW file format, and utilize RAW processing software such as Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and the Topaz suite for sharpening and denoising. We also use specialized software like Sequator and DeepSkyStacker to compile large quantities of captured astronomy image data into a single workable image file.

With the advent of "AI" (Artificial Intelligence) image production, we feel compelled to make a statement regarding it's impact on our photographic work.

We do not use AI in any meaningful capacity to create our photographs.

It's very easy to muddy the waters of understanding with regards to this topic, but the heart of the modern AI debate has to do with the production of an image that did not originate in-camera. In layman's terms, "It's fake." It is using self-adaptable "learning" software to create a new aggregate image by recombining images scraped from the internet. Sidestepping the ethics of such image repurposing, we believe it is fair to classify AI art as Art, but it is simply not photography, and to reiterate, it is not what we do here. While AI-produced images can be expressive and evocative to the viewer, they also deprive the artist of the lived experience that is the very heart and soul of our craft.

Among our core beliefs about photography, and especially nature photography, is the belief that it is a deeply personal, reflective, introspective, and experiential art form. The lived experience and our reactions to it, both in the moment and in the recollection of it, are intrinsic to the creation of our photographic translations. Photography is unique among visual arts in that it is aesthetically expressive, and it is also autobiographical. In the photographs on this site, you will see the aesthetics of nature, and you may also see our inner emotional reactions to it, and you may even interpret hints of our philosophy about life itself.

In the thirteen years we've been doing photography, we've gained many friends in Minnesota photography circles, and across the whole world. Through current social media we share photos and writings and dialogues that help us explore this craft that is both technical and artistic. Sharing our work with and engaging in the work of our friends, and sharing the lived experiences translated through this art form has become a significant part of what "doing photography" means to us.

This is the purpose of this gallery. We hope you enjoy.