Category: Washington

Balsamroot at Tom McCall Preserve, Rowena, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge.

Columbia River Gorge Wildflowers

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_2133" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Balsamroot at Tom McCall Preserve, Rowena, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge.[/caption] Now is the time to head to the Columbia River Gorge for wildflower photos. I stopped for a check at the Nature Conservancy’s Tom...Read More

Palouse Photography Locations Update

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="ps_captionIns" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Palouse wheat fields from Steptoe Butte, Washington.[/caption] My photographer friends are reporting that the conditions in the Palouse area of southeast Washington are fantastic right now for photographing the rolling hills of wheat and pea fields....Read More

Primetime in the Palouse

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1770" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Dahmen Barn, Palouse Country, Washington.[/caption] I'm just back from leading a photo workshop in the Palouse country of southeast Washington state. I certainly wasn't the only one leading a workshop or photo tour there, at the...Read More

Photographing Washington Wins IBPA Award

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I am very happy to announce that my book Photographing Washington won Silver in the Travel category in the Independent Book Publishers Association annual Benjamin Franklin Awards. The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, which includes fifty-two categories recognizing excellence in book editorial and...Read More

Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Report

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1419" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Lupine and balsamroot, Columbia Hills State Park, with the Columbia River and Mount Hood in the distance.[/caption] Want to photograph wildflowers at their peak in the Columbia River Gorge? Now’s the time. I’ve been wandering the...Read More

Mount Rainier National Park Road Construction

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1374" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Paradise Inn, Mount Rainier National Park.[/caption] If your photography plans include a trip to Mount Rainier National Park anytime in the next several months, you may encounter delays due to construction on Washington State Highway 706....Read More

North Cascades Highway Winter Closure

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1289" align="aligncenter" width="466"] North Cascades Highway through Early Winters Valley in winter.[/caption] As it does every year, the Washington State Department of Transportation has closed State Highway 20, commonly known as the North Cascades Highway. This incredibly scenic road...Read More

Photographing Washington guidebook is here!

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
It's finally here! Photographing Washington has arrived and I can now sell and ship autographed copies. This travel guidebook for photographers covers the best places for landscape, scenic and nature photography in The Evergreen State. I logged countless miles on roads...Read More

Olympic National Park 75th Anniversary

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[photoshelter-gallery g_id="G0000wTV1CZoM0B0" g_name="Washington-Olympic-National-Park" f_show_slidenum="t" img_title="casc" pho_credit="iptc" f_link="t" f_enable_embed_btn="t" f_send_to_friend_btn="t" f_fullscreen="t" f_show_watermark="t" f_htmllinks="t" f_mtrx="t" fsvis="f" width="675" height="600" bgcolor="#AAAAAA" btype="old" bcolor="#CCCCCC" crop="f" twoup="t" trans="xfade" tbs="5000" f_ap="t" bgtrans="f" linkdest="c" f_constrain="f" f_topbar="f" f_bbar="f" f_bbarbig="" f_show_caption="f" f_smooth="f" f_up="f" target="_self" ]   Washington's Olympic National Park...Read More

Tulip Time in the Pacific Northwest

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1118" align="aligncenter" width="650"] A rainbow of tulip blossoms[/caption] After months of gray skies and dreary weather, the sight of daffodils and tulips popping up in gardens, fields and farms is a delight here in the Pacific Northwest. The colorful...Read More