Beautiful light on Lake Wakatipu and surrounding mountains.

New Zealand, 2014

Capture One Pro 11.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.

Photo Settings: 105mm, f/7, 1/320 second, ISO 100.

A boggy planet full of swamps and moisture.

Designed in Photoshop CS6.

Texture credit: http://www.shadedrelief.com/natural3/pages/clouds.html

Discovered this beach while camping at El Capitan State Beach in Santa Barbara, California. I recently upgraded my camera system to the Sony A7 and I was testing all types of scenarios.

Adobe Bridge RAW processing to Photoshop CC: unsharp mask filter on the sky.

Sony Alpha 7, Samyang 14mm F2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical.

Photo Settings: 50mm, 1/2 second.

Map: 34.4315, -119.9169

The sun setting on the cliffs of Big Sur. This was the moment just before the sun went below the horizon.

Nikon D610, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR.

Taken in Blue Mountains National Park, Australia.

Adobe Lightroom 5.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM.

Photo Settings: 20mm, f/8, 1/4 second, ISO 100.

Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The aurora forecast was low last night, but I took my chances and went out anyway - I was pleasantly surprised!

Taken in Longyearbyen - Svalbard, Norway.

Nikon D610.

Photo Settings: 20mm, f/1, 15 seconds, ISO 1250.

The Three Sisters is a rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley. They are close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Blue Mountains' best known sites, towering above the Jamison Valley. Their names are Meehni (922 m), Wimlah (918 m), and Gunnedoo (906 m).

Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.

Nikon D810, Nikon AF NIKKOR 20mm f/2.8D.

Photo Settings: 20mm, f/11, 1/8 second, ISO 100.

Sunset at Hanalei Bay, Kauai. I've said this about other places, but this may be the most beautiful place I've ever been.

Sony A7R with a Canon 24-70mm f2.8L II. Adobe Lightroom CC.

Sony Alpha 7R.

My assistant and I recently braced -24°c in the United States. We drove 4516km (2806mi), hit 10 National Parks and crossed 4 States in just 8 days.

In preparation for my trip I closed my eyes, bowed my head and prayed for just one awe-inspiring photograph… and truly this is it - Yosemite National Park

No Photoshop, search @DestinSparks for more.

Phase One IQ3 100MP medium-format camera.

Photo Settings: 45mm, f/16, 1/2 second, ISO 50.