It’s that time of year again, where I reflect on the past year as we move into the new year. 2021 was a great year for my photography! From a trip to California in the spring, followed by Colorado wildflowers in June, another Colorado trip for a great season of fall colors in early October and some great shooting here in my home state of Kansas, I feel like I had a nice variety of ocean photography scenes, mountain photography scenes and images from the prairies and plains as well. In addition, I did four shows/festivals to showcase my limited edition fine art prints. Having started with the Oklahoma City homeshow in March of 2021, I did my first outdoor art festival at the Breckenridge July Art Festival in Colorado in early July, followed by one of the biggest shows in the country at the Park City Kimball Arts Festival, finishing up in my hometown of Wichita at Autumn & Art in September. So 2021 was a wonderful year for my photography, both from a creative standpoint and a business one as well!
With that said, I wanted to provide a list of some of my favorite and best-selling wall art pieces of 2021 below. In no particular order, here are 21 of my favorite images from 2021!
1. Summit County Sunrise – Silverthorne, Colorado
Summit County Sunrise - Prints AvailableBeautiful lupines at sunrise with the majestic Gore Range in northern Summit County. Limited Edition of 100.
2. Stormburst – Kingman, Kansas
Stormburst - Prints AvailableEarly morning thunderstorms rolling through created a spectacular sunrise display in the backroads of Kingman County in South Central Kansas. Limited Edition of 100.
3. Malibu Sunset – Malibu, California
Malibu Sunset - Prints AvailableA beautiful and vivid sunset over the beaches of Malibu. Taken at Leo Carillo State Beach, the waves were crashing against the rocks, while the palm trees above lined the rocky coastline. Limited Edition of 100.
4. Classic Canada
Classic Canada - Prints AvailableThe Valley of Ten Peaks created a perfect reflection in the still water as canoes float in Moraine Lake below. Shot in 2018, but processed and released in 2021. Limited Edition of 200.
5. Gateway to the Colorado Rockies – Golden, Colorado
Gateway to the Colorado Rockies - Prints AvailableAn iconic scene heading to Breckenridge from Denver! Limited Edition of 50.
6. Sunlit Sneffels – Ridgway, Colorado
Sunlight Sneffels - Prints AvailableGorgeous sunrise light basks the valleys below Mount Sneffels with warm sunrise light. Limited Edition of 200.
6. Beautiful Bloodgood – Belle Plaine, Kansas
Beautiful Bloodgood - Prints AvailableYou don't always have to travel to the Pacific Northwest or Japan itself to see a good Japanese Maple Tree. This ultra-red Japanese maple lit up brilliantly at the Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plain, Kansas this fall! Limited Edition of 200.
7. Tahoe Waters – Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Tahoe Waters - Prints AvailableA top down aerial shot of the edge of Lake Tahoe from my drone captures the insanely clear and turquoise waters of Lake Tahoe on the Nevada side. Limited Edition of 50.
8. Sunset Cliffs of San Diego – San Diego, California
Sunset Cliffs of San Diego - Prints AvailableThe last of some spring blooms create a nice foreground to San Diego's Sunset Cliffs during sunset. Limited Edition of 100.
9. Dallas Divide Sunset – Ridgway, Colorado
Dallas Divide Sunset - Prints AvailableA beautiful sunset creates a moody scene at Dallas Divide near Ridgway. Recent storms brought some snow to the higher elevations, creating a nice contrast of autumn and winter at this popular autumn location in southwest Colorado. Limited Edition of 200.
10. Galactic Doorway – Monument Rocks, Kansas
Galactic Doorway - Prints AvailableA rising Milky Way night sky is framed by the archway at Monument Rocks in western Kansas. Limited Edition of 200.
11. All Lined Up – Last Dollar Road, Colorado
All Lined Up - Prints AvailableA row of backlit aspen trees in the fall create unique shadows on the hillsides of Last Dollar Road in southwest Colorado. Limited Edition of 50.
12. Mount Sneffels Majesty
Mount Sneffels Majesty - Prints AvailableDramatic light on Mount Sneffels at sunrise in early October creates a beautiful scene. Hints of fall colors on the hills below add more light and shadow to the image. Limited Edition of 100.
13. Curved Aspens – Colorado
Curved Aspens - Prints AvailableThe infamous curved aspens of Colorado in a backdrop of fall colors while a cold drizzle and graupel wet the ground and trees. Limited Edition of 100.
14. Glow – Flint Hills, Kansas
Glow - Prints AvailableGlowing sunset light casts the green Flint Hills in warm light. Limited Edition of 50.
15. Sidewinder – Last Dollar Road, Colorado
Sidewinder - Prints Availableslanted aspen trees along Last Dollar Road are lit by early morning light. Limited Edition of 100.
16. Metamorphosis – Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Metamorphosis - Prints AvailableInfamous light beams in possibly the most famous slot canyon in the world, Antelope Canyon. Shot in 2019, processed and released in 2021. Limited Edition of 200.
17. Panoramic Cimarron Ridge – Ridgway, Colorado
Panoramic Cimarron Ridge - Prints AvailableA beautiful sunset lights up the sky behind Cimarron Ridge near Ridgway, Colorado during a beautiful autumn evening! The colors were close to peak, some still green, others already turned yellow and orange. Limited Edition of 200.
18.Mystical – Silver Jack Reservoir, Colorado
Mystical - Prints AvailableA beautiful mix of green, yellow and orange aspen trees framed by the crags of the mountains near Silver Jack Reservoir in southwest Colorado. Limited Edition of 100.
19. Arikaree Breaks Golden Light – Arikaree Breaks, Kansas
Arikaree Breaks Golden Light - Prints AvailableBeautiful sunset light floods the scene at one of the most rugged spots in the Arikaree Breaks of extreme northwest Kansas. Limited Edition of 50.
20. The Bartlett Bloodgood – Belle Plaine, Kansas
The Bartlett Bloodgood - Prints AvailableAnother angle of the beautiful Bloodgood Japanese Maple Tree at Bartlett Arboretum in south central Kansas. Limited Edition of 100.
21. Mount Sneffels Sunrise – Ridgway, Colorado
Mount Sneffels Sunrise - Prints AvailableDramatic light on Mount Sneffels at sunrise in early October creates a beautiful scene. Hints of fall colors on the hills below add more light and shadow to the image. Limited Edition of 100.
Looking Ahead to 2022
With three art festivals and homeshows on the immediate horizon, I’m starting off very busy in 2022! I plan to have some website updates over the coming weeks as well, including new all new framing options and styles! I have no specific travel plans to shoot new things, but am hoping to release a book in 2022 about my life and travels as a photographer in Kansas! So keep an eye out for that soon too. I hope you all have a blessed and awesome 2022!
