Cliffs, Valleys & Mountains

(Nevada, August 2018)

#photography #landscapephotography #desertphotography #landscape #desert #cliffs #cliffside #valley #sedementaryrock #rockformation #geology #MojaveDesert #NevadaDesert #Nevada

There was a massive rainfall at the beginning of this year. It brought flooding to the desert.

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Monolithic formations in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park are silhouetted by the pre sunrise dawn. A few dark clouds dot a the sky with colors ranging from a deep blue above to a reddish orange at the horizon.

Early dawn reveals monolithic guardians of the ancient ones. (Totem pole formation on the right). #photo #navajoland #monumentvalley #desert #photography #dawn #desertphotography #geology #navajonation #sunrise #foto #arizona

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An early morning picture as the moon sets, and below the Colorado river flows deep down in Horseshoe Bend portion of Glen Canyon in northern Arizona. The canyon walls a composed of bands of various earth tones.

Moon stetting over Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. #navajoland #coloradoriver #gorge #desert #photography #desertphotography #photo #geology #arizona #pagearizona #canyon #horshoebend #glencanyon

Morning Garden, Tucson AZ, US. I find the light to be more interesting & the heat to be more bearable by getting an early start. Here in the Tohono Chul Botanic Garden. #ArtistsOfBluesky #naturephotography #colorphotography #landscapephotography #desertphotography #TohonoChul

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Last evening’s extraordinary Joshua Tree sunset—with zero enhancement.

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Shoot this morning with Kristy. Awesome modal thank you for the location suggestion. @kristyjessica.bsky.social #FineArtNude #FineArtPhotography #ArizonaPhotography #AZPhotography #DesertPhotography #NudeArt #FigurePhotography #ArtNude #BodyAsArt #ContemporaryPhotography #PhotoArt #LandscapeNude

A view upwards at the sandstone of the walls of a slot canyon called Antelope Canyon in Navajo Nation (Navajoland). Brightly lit at the top, the eroded walls take on the form of the rushing waters that created them.

Serenity. Antelope Canon, Navajo Nation Tribal Park. #navajoland #antelopecanyon #desert #photography #slotcanyons #desertphotography #photo #geology #navajonation #arizona #pagearizona #navajotours #canyon

Bee covered in fresh pink desert mallow pollen.

Almost too heavy for flight…

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Admiring and Respecting Nature’s Generational🌿🌱🌵Cycles! #desert #photography #travel #adventure #desertphotography #dry #hot #inspire #beyou

The desert poppies have arrived in southern New Mexico and it's got me feeling like 🌼😍⛰️😮‍💨

Organ Mountains, New Mexico. March 2026.

#landscapephotography #newmexico #poppies #desertphotography #wildflowers #organmountains #lascruces

Road winding through the desert. Mesa in the right background

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A paved road
Winding through desert
Brings me closer to you

Sonoran Desert landscape with mature barrel cacti clustered on rocky ground, saguaro cacti and mountains in background under blue sky

Mature Fishhook barrel cactus viewed from above showing dense red-pink hooked spines radiating from center

Close-up of curved red and white spines on mature barrel cactus, showing distinctive fish hook shape

Detailed view of barrel cactus areoles with red central spines and white radial spines, woolly texture visible

Remember that baby cactus? This is what it grows into. Aging like a fine wine that won't get you hooked — unless you count the depth of texture. Same cactus, different decade. #Cactus #NaturePhotography #DesertPhotography #SonoranDesert #CactusLove #Ferocactus #DesertLife

Desert layers in west central Nevada. Fading layers of light arranged in a way that creates depth and visual magic. Numunaa Nobe NCA
#numunaanobenca #nature #landscapephotography #desertphotography #landscapes #inspire #nevadalandscape #nevada #layers #photo

Desert milkweed seed pod growing in dry desert soil. Rocks and cliff mesas in the background

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Enduring sun and wind
A single stem pushes upward
Waiting for rain

The desert has the spikiest sunsets 🪡🌄

Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico. November 2025.

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California juniper choked between high desert boulders.

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"West Mitten Butte reflecting in still water at sunrise, Monument Valley"

Silence has never looked this beautiful 🌅

Monument Valley at dawn — when the world holds its breath and the desert becomes a mirror.

📍 Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah

#MonumentValley #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #GoldenHour #DesertPhotography #EarthPix #OutdoorPhotography #Arizona

A black and white photograph of a Joshua tree stands in bloom in the open desert, its twisting trunk rising above a field of low shrubs and spiked yucca. Pale blossoms crown the ends of its branches, extending outward beneath a wide, empty sky. In the foreground, a dense yucca plant spreads in sharp radiating blades, while behind it a formation of massive rounded boulders rises from the earth, their surfaces shaped by time and light. Another Joshua tree appears in the distance, echoing the form of the one in front. The blooming tree is an infrequent and brief event and stands beside rock formations that have endured for millennia, quietly holding the tension between transience and permanence in the desert landscape.

Blooming Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park
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Standing with a peak elevation of 10,834 feet, Mt. San Jacinto is quite the formidable foe. (Continued...)

#mtsanjacinto #sanjacintomountains #photography #desert #desertphotography #mountains #mountainscape #sunset #sunsetphotography #landscape #landscapephotography #clouds #cloudscape

Red desert dunes and deep blue sky create a natural color study in Monument Valley after a desert rain. #Robertnphotographer #monumentvalley #southwestlandscape #desertphotography #landscapephotography #fineartphotography #americanwest #naturephotography

Red desert dunes and deep blue sky create a natural color study in Monument Valley after a desert rain.
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#monumentvalley
#southwestlandscape
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#americanwest
#naturephotography