Taken in the Maldives just before Christmas at Baros. It takes about six minutes to walk around the entire island. One of the most tropical destinations we've ever visited!

Aperture, Autopano Giga 3.0, Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/8, 1/125 second, ISO 100.

Taken at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.

Processed in Adobe Camera Raw.

, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/2, 1/3200 second, ISO 100.

Taken during a roadtrip in Australia from Sydney to Melbourne in September.

I pulled over when we saw this beach and I immediately ran to the water. I had never seen water like this before.

Nikon D5000, Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR.

Photo Settings: 18mm, f/10, 1/500 second, ISO 200.

Taken during my secluded walk around Sandy Cay Island, British Virgin Islands.

Adobe Lightroom 4, Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

A fire in Waimea Canyon provided a very vivid sunset. The rays are what first captured my attention, which later turned towards the pastel shades reflected on the water.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/22, 1/13 second, ISO 200.

Burleigh Heads - QLD, Australia.

Sunrise at one of Queensland's favourite surf destinations. There's always a fine line between getting the shot and keeping dry. As usual, I crossed that line and went home drenched. No regrets.

Manfrotto & Lee Grad Filters. No post-processing.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/11, 1/40 second, ISO 100.

Taken at Ke'e beach on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. This is the beach where the road dead-ends on the north shore and you can only continue by foot for the next eleven and a half miles.

If you need one good reason to be up at the crack of dawn, here it is.

Adobe Photoshop 6.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM.

Photo Settings: 33mm, f/6, 1/60 second, ISO 100.

Sunrise from Alki Beach in West Seattle on a very cold December morning. The clouds were just clearing and there was fog in the distance, creating a beautiful scene.

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

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/14, 2 seconds, ISO 50.

If someone blindfolded me and took me here I would have never guessed I was in Norway. Some beaches here on Norway's coast look more like Hawaii or Thailand. Crystal clear waters and clean white sand make it look like a dream. Taken on Grotlesanden, Norway.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, Adobe Photoshop CS5.