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Nature Photo Guides features the photography of Sarah Marino and Ron Coscorrosa, educational photography ebooks, photography resources, and stories about our travels in our Airstream trailer. 

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“Afternoon Reflections” - Sandstone reflecting in a lazy creek in #utah. #coloradoplateau #sandstone
“Glow” - Corn lilies backlit by the sun after a passing storm. #cornlily #spring #falsehellebore
#ice
Mt. Baker, from fall 2008, back when I didn’t know what I was doing. Some may argue that hasn’t changed! #mtbaker #northcascades #cascades #washington #autumn #fall
“Waves” - Mud patterns in Death Valley National Park. #deathvalley #mud #abstract

Sarah on 500px

Desert Tiles
Edge of Light
Death Valley Dunes
Summer Storm
Flooded Badwater Basin
Clearing Storm, Iceland
After losing momentum with posting photos more regularly, I’m going to try to get back into the swing of things with some more abstracts and patterns found in nature. We found these interesting bubbles and cracks on a lake when hiking around Telluride, Colorado last winter. I love finding these kinds of patterns in winter ice but don’t love the way lakes creak in winter. At least this lake was only a few feet deep so I didn’t have much to actually worry about. ❄️ #Ice #abstract #winter #Colorado #pattern #nature
Desert Puzzle – from a dry lake bed in California. We camped in our #Airstream near this dry lake bed for a few weeks so we spent a lot of time wandering around the area. Although this playa is surrounded by tall, rugged mountains, I mostly focused my camera downward on the glorious mud cracks at my feet. Unlike some playas that are very uniform (like Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa with its endless small, oblong tiles), this playa was full of diversity. The texture of the surface, the patterns in the cracks, and the colors of the mud would change every few hundred feet. This was probably my favorite section since the colors in the mud took on some nice pastel tones at twilight. Also: thanks to @chrishoiberg with @capturelandscapes for interviewing me for his Photographer of the Month feature. We discuss photographing intimate landscapes, black and white photography, ethics and conservation, and inspiration - a wide-ranging conversation with all new photographs included. Link in my bio. #imobsessedwithmud #notembarrassed #california #desert #pattern #abstract
Before Daybreak – Death Valley National Park. My next series of photos focuses on patterns and repetition in nature. I find a lot of joy in seeking out these kinds of scenes, which can range from massive in scale like these repeating badlands to tiny in scale like some bubbles I will share in a few days. Photo 1 of 18. #deathvalleynationalpark #nature #naturephotography #abstract #mojavedesert
Sand Swells – Death Valley National Park. This is the last photo in my recent collection of black and white photographs from Death Valley. I don’t particularly like sharing photos on Instagram because I don’t think that most of my photos work very well as THE SINGULAR PHOTO meant to represent a place but instead work better as more curated collections in which each individual photo contributes something to a whole, even if the individual photos are quite simple or plain on their own. So, if you click over to my full feed, you will see these more as I intended them to be seen – together in a way that tells a more in-depth story of a place I love. 💗📷 #deathvalley #deathvalleynationalpark #california #desert #abstract #mojavedesert #blackandwhite #nature
Wind Etchings - Early light illuminates small sand ridges (Death Valley National Park, California). #deathvalley #california #blackandwhite #nature #abstract #pattern #deathvalleynationalpark
Desert Patio. Some more weathered and cracked mud in Death Valley National Park. #deathvalley #deathvalleynationalpark #california #mojavedesert #desert #blackandwhite #nature