Travels
I haven't been everywhere yet,
but it's on my list.
2025 - Summer
Nordic Countries - Finland, Estonia, Poland, and Lithuania. Revisited Finland and Estonia and was able to get a small taste of Poland in Gdansk and Warsaw.
2025 - Summer
Maine - Visited Mount Desert Island and Acadia again
2025 - Spring
Texas and New Mexico - Started in El Paso and did a national park road trip hitting White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe Mountains, and Big Bend.
2025 - Winter
Brazil - Flew down to South America for the first time and explored Brasilia and Chapada los Veadeiros National Park.
2024 - Fall
Virginia - Colors from fall foiliage and a surprise appearance of the Northern Lights
2024 - Spring
Adirondacks - Chased the path of totality while being chased by clouds.
2024 - Spring
Florida - Crossed off three national parks with visits to the Everglades, Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas, and Biscayne.
2023 - Fall
Central VA - Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah National Park. Came back from Utah and missed peak color but there was still a lot left.
2023 - Fall
American Southwest - Ventured down the Burr Trail to see the Annular Solar Eclipse. Explored a variety of parks and monuments along the way.
2023 - Summer
Maine - Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Hiked, Swam, and ate lobster.
2023 - Winter
Vermont - Saw my first glimpse of Winter in the North!
2022 - Fall
Central VA - Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah National Park. Took advantage of the best fall foliage I've ever seen.
2022 - Summer
Nordic Countries - Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia. Briefly got a feel for a few countries in Northern Europe.
2021 - Fall
American Southwest - Nevada, Utah, Arizona. Did a SW loop through grand canyons, slot canyons, arches, mesas, and red rock in every form.
2021 - Spring
North Carolina - Great Smoky Mountains. Visited just in time to see the wildflower bloom.
2020 - Covid
Explored trails close to home.
2019 - Summer
New England - Vermont, Maine. Explored Vermont for the first time while also trying to capture some of my favorite places on Mount Desert Island with my family: Seal Harbor, Acadia, & Bar Harbor
2018 - Fall
Hawaii - Big Island, Kauai, Maui. I had two focuses on this trip. Capturing timelapses and experimenting with my new GoPro (which I should have purchased in 2013).
2018 - Fall
Virginia - Shenandoah National Park. Focused on capturing my own backyard, especially the rivers, using a neutral density filter.
2018 - Summer
Western Europe - Belgium, Netherlands, France. Let's be honest, any description of this must begin with a simple fact. Here Andy ate waffles. Many, many waffles.
2018 - Summer
Southern Europe - France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia. Did a lot of Golden Hour photography to capture places in their best light.
2018 - Spring
US Roadtrip - Virginia to California and back, visiting 18 states and 14 national parks/forests. Focused on capturing the landscapes of the various national parks.
2018 - Winter
Persian Gulf - Dubai and Bahrain. Returned to the Gulf for the first time since 2013. Oh, how I missed the food. Can someone please bring a good shwarma joint to C'ville?
2017 - Fall
Virginia - Shenandoah National Park. I was hired to do engagement shots by a friend. I enjoyed getting out of my comfort zone and taking this step.
2017
Tennessee - Middle of Nowhere. Drove to Tennessee to view the Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017. I can safely say it was one of the most amazing moments of my life.
2016 - Summer
Colorado - Maroon Bells, Gray's Peak, Rocky Mtn NP. Worked primarily on landscape framing as well as as wildlife photography when the opportunity arose.
2016 - Summer
US - Virginia, West Virginia, and Colorado. My niece provided me a unique (and adorable) challenge to capture during her first few years.
2015 - Summer
Virginia. Two beautiful golden retrievers were added to the family that made great adventure buddies and photo models.