Looking South from Mount Monroe, White Mountians, New Hampshire, USA.

Canon EOS M3.

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/10, 1/320 second, ISO 100.

A 3-light-year-long pillar, bathed in the glow of light from hot, massive stars to the top of the image. Scorching radiation and fast winds (streams of charged particles) from these stars are sculpting the pillar and causing new stars to form within it. Streamers of gas and dust can be seen flowing off the top of the structure.

Nestled inside this dense structure are fledgling stars. They cannot be seen in this image because they are hidden by a wall of gas and dust. Although the stars themselves are invisible, one of them is providing evidence of its existence. Thin puffs of material can be seen traveling to the left and to the right of a dark notch in the center of the pillar. The matter is part of a jet produced by a young star. Farther away, on the left, the jet is visible as a grouping of small, wispy clouds. A few small clouds are visible at a similar distance on the right side of the jet. Astronomers estimate that the jet is moving at speeds of up to 850,000 miles an hour. The jet's total length is about 10 light-years.

Composed of gas and dust, the pillar resides in a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina.

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team

Reflection of Mount Cook and the surrounding peaks on Lake Pukaki. The mountain was touched with the last sunrays of that day. Endless tranquility.

New Zealand, November 2014.

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

Morraine Lake, AB, Canada is the starting point of the Larch Valley hike. Hoping for better weather, a friend and I set out for a light day in the mountains. The clouds happened to offer a nice light for this shot.

Shot from a very common spot to photograph. I believe this to be a very different mood and angle than the norm, though.

Editing with HDRSoft Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM.

Photo Settings: 10mm, f/16, 1/30 second, ISO 200.

Taken June 2016

Nikon D7200, Sigma 17-50 F2.8 DC OS.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/9, 1/400 second, ISO 100.

This is a photo of the old district of Ny havn (new harbour) in Copenhagen. It's lined by 17th and early 18th century colourful townhouses and bars, cafes and restaurants.

Nikon D7100, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/10, 15 seconds, ISO 100.

Taken in Czech Rebublic, near Pec Pod Snezku.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/14, 1 second, ISO 100.

Enoshima is a small island off the Shonan coast of Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture. It’s known for the Enoshima Shrine, with statues honoring Benzaiten, the Buddhist goddess.

Apple Aperture, Color Efex Pro.

Nikon D7000.

Photo Settings: 19mm, f/8, ISO 100.

Mesa Arch, Canyonlands - UTAH This location is truly a spectacle to be behold. No Photoshop. No manipulation. Follow @DestinSparks for more

Phase One IQ3 100MP, RRS Tripod, Singh Ray ND Grad.

Photo Settings: 45mm, f/22, 1/2 second, ISO 50.

White Sands is a photographer's dream. There are so many different shapes and shadows to use and it's fun trying to find the right layering and yucca plants to make a compelling image. The dark shadows two hours or so before sunset help define the dunes against all the white sand.

Nikon D800E.