Category: Destinations

places to visit and locations for photography

Palouse Photography Locations Update

Posted on June 9, 2016 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

Best of the Northwest Photo Presentation

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Greg Vaughn

Thanks to the King City Camera Club for inviting me to give a presentation on the best locations for nature photography in the Pacific Northwest. Great group and a good Q&A session after the slideshow. I'm always happy to share...Read More

Photography Workshops News

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Greg Vaughn

I super excited to announce that I've been invited to join the pros at Muench Workshops and will be co-leading a photo workshop on the Oregon Coast with Marc Muench. The dates for this workshop are November 9-12, 2016. We'll...Read More

Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon Coast

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="ps_captionIns" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Waves crashing on cliffs at sunset, Cape Kiwanda, central Oregon Coast.[/caption] Cape Kiwanda and the beach at Pacific City are unique among locations on the Oregon coast for several reasons. And each of those unique attributes...Read More

Sunrise and Mokoli'i Island, Kualoa Regional Park, Windward Oahu, Hawaii.

Top 10 Places on Oahu for Nature Photography

Posted on February 19, 2016April 17, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1924" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Mokulua Islands at sunrise from Lanikai Beach, Kailua, Windward Oahu, Hawaii.[/caption] Anyone visiting the Hawaiian Island of Oahu will certainly want to photograph all the postcard scenes like Diamond Head, the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor,...Read More

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

Posted on February 6, 2016February 11, 2016 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1885" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Sand dunes at Umpqua Dunes, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.[/caption] I recently posted this photo on my Facebook page and one of the initial comments was from a photographer wanting to know the location because he...Read More

Fall Color on Steens Mountain

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1825" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Aspen trees in fall color at Jackman Park on Steens Mountain, southeastern Oregon.[/caption] If you’re looking for a good place to photograph Fall Color, Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon is looking good right now. Overall, I’d...Read More

Primetime in the Palouse

Posted on June 24, 2015June 24, 2015 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

Wandering Wins Again

Posted on December 2, 2014December 3, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1437" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Rock art along the John Day River. What do you see?[/caption] Last Spring, after extensive research, hours of planning and an eye on the weather forecast, I visited the Columbia River Gorge, hoping to make some...Read More

Went looking for a waterfall, found a leaf.

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1539" align="aligncenter" width="457"] Alsea Falls, Coast Range Mountains, Oregon.[/caption] Shortly after moving to Oregon a number of years ago, I visited Alsea Falls, a pretty little cascading waterfall on BLM land in the Coast Range mountains. I made a photo...Read More