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    Light wrestles through turbulent clouds in the Gorge

    Light wrestles through turbulent clouds in the Columbia Gorge | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Sunrise kisses Mt Adams, Goldendale

     | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    The 2017 solar eclipse dons a diamond ring

     | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Heavy snowfall and receding trees, Odell Lake

    Heavy snowfall and receding trees, Odell Lake Oregon | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Snow covered street after a blizzard, Portland

    Snow covered street after a blizzard, Portland Oregon | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Odell Lake, Oregon, sunrise

    Odell Lake, Oregon, sunrise | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    The steely Black Pine Mountains

    The Black Pine Mountais, at the border between Idaho and Utah | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Next stop, Snowville. Definitely.

    Snowville up ahead, border between Utah and Idaho | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Refracted light and image in the Sanibel River

    Sanibel River refractions, SCCF, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Refracted light and image in the Sanibel River

    Sanibel River refractions, SCCF, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Refracted light and image in the Sanibel River

    Sanibel River refractions, SCCF, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Refracted light and image in the Sanibel River

    Sanibel River refractions, SCCF, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Red sky, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Especially golden hour, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    On the road to a cinematic golden hour on Mt. Hood

    A cinematic golden hour on Mt. Hood from Highway 35, Oregon. | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Drakes Estero, Marin County, California

    Drakes Estero from the Estero Trail, Marin county, California | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Cape Flattery, WA, just before sunset.

    The end of the world at Cape Flattery, WA, before sunset. | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Day's end on a wintry Mt Hood

    Day's end on a wintry Mt Hood, Oregon | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Trees worship the moon, Point Reyes, CA

    Trees worshipping the moon, Point Reyes, California | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    The big sky through Horse Heaven, WA

    The big sky through Horse Heaven, WA | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Black lava meets blue ocean, South Point, Hawaii

    Black lava meets the deep, crystal-blue ocean off South Point in Hawaii | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Golden hour, Limantour Beach, Pt Reyes California

    Golden hour, Limantour Beach, Pt Reyes California | © Matt Giraud Photography | © Matt Giraud Photography
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  • Light wrestles through turbulent clouds to shimmer off the water in the Columbia Gorge
    Light wrestles through turbulent clouds in the Columbia Gorge | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Sunrise kisses the top of Mt. Adams near Goldendale on our last grape run of the winemaking season. Man, I love this time of year, and I love that road trips into this beautiful country are part of it.
     | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • The 2017 solar eclipse dons a diamond ring on its way out the door. Never having shot an eclipse (and may never again!), I could only guess at the settings and gear I'd need – where we were, the totality only lasted about a minute, so I didn't have a lot of time to fool around with settings, and of course, I also wanted to experience this once-in-a-lifetime event, too! Luckily, my guesses were damn close.
     | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • I strapped on snowshoes and set out into the storm. Snow fell harder, then harder still, and every step away from the cabin seemed to take me farther from dimension and color. I reached a clearing, and looking up into the trees gathered around me in the silent rumble of snowfall, I was in an old photograph, water-stained and fading back into nothingness.
    Heavy snowfall and receding trees, Odell Lake Oregon | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • We had a "light dusting" here in Portland, so I went out around midnight, set up my tripod, and opened the shutter. It was like walking into the hall of the mountain king.
    Snow covered street after a blizzard, Portland Oregon | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • When I got out to the dock on Odell Lake just after dawn, I was the first person to break the snow – but not the first. This image was featured in Canon's official Instagram feed.
    Odell Lake, Oregon, sunrise | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • One light dusting of snow and winter’s steely monochrome numbs the Black Pine Mountains to iron.
    The Black Pine Mountais, at the border between Idaho and Utah | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Next stop, Snowville. Definitely.
    Snowville up ahead, border between Utah and Idaho | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Light and image bend, refract and reflect in the stillness of the Sanibel River
    Sanibel River refractions, SCCF, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Light and image bend, refract and reflect in the stillness of the Sanibel River
    Sanibel River refractions, SCCF, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Light and image bend, refract and reflect in the stillness of the Sanibel River
    Sanibel River refractions, SCCF, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Light and image bend, refract and reflect in the stillness of the Sanibel River
    Sanibel River refractions, SCCF, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Red sky, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Especially golden hour, Sanibel Island Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • On the road to golden hour, draping Mt. Hood in cinematic grandeur. This is why people move here, yes?
    A cinematic golden hour on Mt. Hood from Highway 35, Oregon. | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • On the Estero Trail looking out onto Home Bay, Pt Reyes CA
    Drakes Estero from the Estero Trail, Marin county, California | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • The end of the world (or at least, the US) at Cape Flattery, Washington, just before sunset.
    The end of the world at Cape Flattery, WA, before sunset. | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • The day ends on a wintry Mt Hood. You can almost feel the chill creeping up the mountain, pushing the sunlight back up into the sky.
    Day's end on a wintry Mt Hood, Oregon | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Trees worshipping the moon, Point Reyes, California
    Trees worshipping the moon, Point Reyes, California | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Somewhere between Sunnyside and Alderdale, the road shoots through burnt fields in Horse Heaven and up into the wide blue yonder
    The big sky through Horse Heaven, WA | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Black lava meets the deep, crystal-blue ocean off Ka Lae, or South Point, in Hawaii, the southernmost point in the 50 US states.
    Black lava meets the deep, crystal-blue ocean off South Point in Hawaii | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • I remember everything around me shot through with soft golden light – every molecule of water in the air, every ripple in the Drake estuary, every blade of gently swaying cordgrass, every part of me. The light was a harmonic vibrating a fleeting moment of balance between the end and beginning of something. Everything seemed so clear. When the shutter opened back up, it was gone.
    Golden hour, Limantour Beach, Pt Reyes California | © Matt Giraud Photography | © Matt Giraud Photography
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