DWR Photography

01/29/2026

01/01/2026

Happy New Year's Eve!!!
This is my favorite photo I made from 2025. 📸
It is about a 4.5 minute long exposure of the valley from atop Sentinel Dome in Yosemite National Park.
I am offering it as a print for a limited time! (Until end of January)
I am also throwing a discount of 15% off through the end of this weekend!
https://dwrphotography.darkroom.com/collections/initiation

Storytime!!!
This photo is an intensely personal accomplishment for me.
The planning and effort that went into this photo cannot be explained in words. And sharing the experience with my Dad who made the hike with me made it even more special. It was not easy, this hike was EARNED by both of us. 💯

My luck on this day cannot be understated. We had limited time before we had to make the hike back to the car. The clouds and the movement I was fortunate enough to capture made everything worth it in the end. EVERYTHING. I've tried numerous long exposures similar to this one, this is by far the best looking cloud movement I've gotten from this technique. Suffice to say, I'm very happy with how it turned out.

The other element at play here is like many, many other photographers I find myself obsessed and inspired by Ansel Adams' work, especially from Yosemite. This year I find myself the proud owner of 2 of his books with a vast collection of his work, and I found myself itching to try more black and white landscapes. One of the coolest parts of this hike from this spot, is we got to visit the "Ansel Adams Tree" made famous by Ansel's photo (included for reference). The tree has since fallen and remains laying where it fell. It is covered in carvings from hikers, and it continues to be enjoyed with reverence by those who know better than to stick their knives into it. The tree is otherworldly and had no business growing as large as it did straight up and out of the rock which is what made it so impressive, and I finally got to see it for myself.

Thanks for reading all of my blah blahs, I plan to have more prints available in the future, but for now this is going to be the only one I'm offering for the month of January. If you'd like to help support my addiction to camera gear, please consider buying a print! 😂

Thank you all! See you in 2026! ✌🏻

12/19/2025

Been sharing some previews all week! I got to shoot a wedding this summer for some good friends of mine Devin Rice and Rachel Rice!Thank you guys so much for trusting me with your big day!!!
Truly proud of how the gallery turned out! Had a blast and put myself to the test on this one 💯
Huge S/O to Tyler Aguilar for the assist! Absolutely crushed it, came in clutch with so many great photos, plus got the best angle of the ceremonial kiss photo! It was a pleasure working this project together! Couldn’t have done it without you man! It won’t let me tag you here so I’ll tag you in other posts from main IG/FB 🤙🏻

If anyone wants to check out the full gallery (400+ photos) yes it asks you for your name/email, NO I will not spam your email so relax and just submit it 😂 let me know what you think of all the shots!

If you attended the wedding and are interested in purchasing prints you can order straight from the link! 📸

Image gallery by Sovereign Precision LLC

12/19/2025

The Ceremony ❤️😘🙌🏻

12/18/2025

Dancin’ the night away!!!
💃🕺🎶🎤 📸

12/16/2025

Rice Wedding Photos comin’ in HOT!!!
🔥❤️📸❤️🔥
More to come this week, keep your eye out!

09/06/2025

IYKYK

Major lifetime bucket list item checked off. Grateful for the opportunity to visit this historical site. Very heavy, emotional and surreal experience.

07/13/2025

"Stump In the Water...Stars In the Sky"

This moment was special, and it was earned.

There are many astrophotographers out there that I am inspired by that are SO good, and I have to keep reminding myself that I am on my own journey. It's a constant internal battle with "imposter syndrome" and another with challenging myself to continue to learn and grow my skills. This form of photography is difficult and challenging to say the least. But the chase for perfection is strong! While the art is subjective, the "perfect" image DOES exist for each individual photographer. There are numerous ways I could have executed this shot better, and while I'm more than happy with the result I'm already thinking about the next one...

07/11/2025

Words don't do this place justice so I'll just leave this here.

07/02/2025

“Walking In The Footsteps of Giants”

Gratitude for and all he did to inspire me on this journey. It was a great feeling walking through the tufas at night, knowing he had once been there looking up at the same sky.
As weird as it sounds the lake had a somewhat refreshing smell to it at night with its alkaline waters, and while it can be a little creepy, it was also oddly peaceful.
RIP Alyn…Thanks for everything brother ✌🏻

This shot was from a solo trip this past May. More astro to come!!!