Fine Art Photography


Cyclists riding bikes in along hills in Northwest Iowa
I was privileged to help out with this year’s Okoboji 200, a one-day, 200-mile bike ride from West Des Moines to Okoboji, Iowa. This monumental ride is to raise money and awareness to fight human trafficking. Despite starting the ride in the pouring rain at 5:30 in the morning, the athletes’ endurance was rewarded with a […]

Rolling Hills and Rolling Wheels





Famous Hollywood Sign in Hollywood, California at night with blue sky and clouds in the background
Did you know that the famous Hollywood sign doesn’t light up? This was a surprise to me, but the reason why is apparently because it would draw too much traffic to the neighborhood where you can view the sign. Getting to this spot requires navigating narrow, winding residential roads and quite understandably, too much traffic […]

Fine Art Friday: Hollywood! | Des Moines Photographer






This is a photo that had been sitting on the computer for a couple years. I wasn’t happy with the immediate results I saw from this photo when it was in color. The bare trees that you see in white were not as distinguished as I saw in real life. Finally, I had the idea to try […]

Fine Art Friday: Pale Trees