G Dan Mitchell Photography

Light is everything when it comes to photographing the desert landscapes of Death Valley. The terrain is always impressive, but the midday light can be intense and harsh, washing out colors and muting details. But in the right light a feature that might...

It is hard to understand the landforms of Death Valley when you are within the valley. It is so vast and so flat that your view is often a combination of what is right at your feet and what is many miles away. A more comprehensive view comes from ascending...

There’s really no obvious way to tell from the image that it was made in Italy — though once you know that you may recognize that beautifully worn and weathered walls are part of the landscape there. I spotted this detail as we walked through the small...

Let’s call this a moment of peach and calm on a world that sometimes seems to tumultuous. I photographed this cloud formation above Death Valley on a very quiet evening, alone in a high place above the valley as the day ended. I was there to photograph...