Photography by Richard Booth

06/02/2026

One of the coolest small airshows that’s not so small anymore!! Make sure to get tickets to see the Rose City Airfest! Worth the drive for sure if you’re coming from out of town!

Rose City Airfest fans, we heard you loud and clear!

This year, we’re bringing more jet noise back to Tyler.

Last year’s shutdown put a few of the fast movers in a holding pattern, but this year the skies are clear, and the throttle will be wide open. 😎

Get ready for more speed, more roar, and more reason to look up at Rose City Airfest!

📸Staff Sgt. Steven Cardo USAF

05/26/2026

So last week was my birthday and I turned 51. I sat at a hotel bar the night before by myself reflecting on life. What I’ve done. Where I’ve been. The good and the bad. I also have this photo hanging in my office of a P-51 Mustang showing off the reflection of an early sunrise on the polished aluminum from back in 2015. So 51…reflections…some commonality (if you really stretch it). I’m sure this plane has been to a lot of places and done a lot of amazing things in its life (just a tad bit older than me). Hoping to get in some airshows this year, but for now I’ll do some more reflecting on some of the awesome airshows I have been to!

04/27/2026

Not everything I photograph is aviation related. This was looking through a broken door to an abandoned school somewhere in West Texas during a 2,500 mile road trip a couple of years ago. I didn’t venture further in the building since the floor was rotted away. But it did make me wonder how many students walked those halls over the decades and the lives impacted by the teachers who worked there.

04/24/2026

80 years ago today, the United States Navy Blue Angels were formed. The dedication of the men and women who maintain, fly, and handle a massive logistics load week after week along the airshow circuit is second to none. Hoping to catch them again this year, but for now enjoy this photo showing that dedication of a ground crew member while his jet departs in the background.

04/24/2026

04/20/2026

Time to wake the neighbors and get this Monday morning started!! You can just hear the roar from this pass of Blue Angel 7 as he pulls up from his high speed pass in front of the crowd at 2024!

04/05/2026

Bringing you a sunrise from somewhere out in the Caribbean to start your Easter Sunday with. This was one of those early mornings I got up to walk the cruise ship and watch the sunrise. The first few minutes with the dark clouds low on the horizon look kind of doom and gloom, but then as the sun starts peeking over the top you get to see all of the beauty the rest of the day is about to bring. Maybe that’s what today should be about…look for that sunrise and find the beauty in the day. Happy Easter everyone…

04/03/2026

It’s a pretty sunrise (and a pretty plane!) to start your Good Friday with. This immaculate F6F Hellcat was spotted at 2021 during the sunrise photo tour. I was fortunate to get a spot in the tour and to be in the right place at the right time for this shot! Wishing everyone a Good Friday and Happy Easter from down in Southeast Texas!

03/18/2026

I’ve been getting the email and social media posts about the coming up! While I’ve been traveling a ton for work and haven’t gotten my 2025 pics done (I know….😒), here is one from 2024 of those cool dudes from when they were ripping up the skies over Tyler, TX! Check out the airshow details and make your way there in October! Awesome little airshow that brings some big acts and keeps growing year over year!!

02/13/2026

Traveling across Tennessee this week, so pulling up an old photo from several years ago when we visited Memphis and Nashville with friends. The Jack Daniels distillery tour was excellent! Highly recommend it among many other stops across TN if you get the chance to visit!