Frank Jensen Photography - Image Gallery   Stock Photo Gallery
  Frank Jensen Photography 20000706
 :: about  :: galleries  :: services  :: products  :: contact ::
 Start
 
Action Shots More» 
This photograph is an in motion shot at slow shutter speed. The picture was taken with a 150mm lens on a Hasselblad camera to emphasize the movement.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
When famed mountain man Jim Bridger sampled its salty waters he thought he’d reached the Pacific Ocean. How wrong he was. He’d missed the ocean by some 500 miles and instead was looking upon the barren expense of the Great Salt Lake. The Lake, which is 76 miles long and 30 miles at its widest point, is a remnant of one of two ice-age lakes, which filled the Great Basin 25,000 years ago. One of them, Lake Bonneville in present day Utah was named after the surveyor who mapped it. The other, Lake Lahotin, was in Nevada. Though the salt content of the Great Salt Lake is five times that of the ocean, the lake is far from sterile. It supports millions of brine shrimp, which are harvested annually as fish food, and its eastern edge, fed by run-off from the Wasatch Mountains, supports a host of bird species. Native American cultures used the freshwater marshes and streams around the lake for hunting and fishing. Antelope Island State Park is the lake’s largest island that can be seen from the eastern shores of the Great Salt Lake. The Island has a large herd of buffalo. This is a photo of the annual round up on the Island.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The story goes, Brigham Young laid out the main thoroughfares of what was to be downtown Salt Lake City wider than needed to be to quell the profanity of mule skinners as they maneuvered their heavy freight wagons through city streets. True or not, Salt Lake has some of the widest boulevards of any of the western cities, and that is fortunate, for the population of the Great Salt Lake City area now stands at over a million. The City itself is laid out in a grid pattern, sandwiched between the Great Salt Lake (its namesake), the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, and the towering Wasatch Range on the east. Its centerpiece is Temple Square embracing the imposing LDS Temple, the domed tabernacle, and the old Assembly Hall. Nearby is the central shopping area, including the new Gateway Plaza featuring among other things the Hansen Planetarium. Downtown attractions also include Symphony Hall and the Capitol Theatre, home of the Utah opera and ballet. The northeast quadrant near the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains holds the zoo; Pioneer Village and This-is-the-Place Monument where Mormon pioneers first entered the valley. July 24th also marks the entry with parades and rodeos.with all the excitement of calf roping, bareback riding and steer wrestling. During the summertime the mountains offer a cool retreat for hikers and campers. Wintertime its world-class ski resorts offer up the “greatest snow on earth”.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The story goes, Brigham Young laid out the main thoroughfares of what was to be downtown Salt Lake City wider than needed to be to quell the profanity of mule skinners as they maneuvered their heavy freight wagons through city streets. True or not, Salt Lake has some of the widest boulevards of any of the western cities, and that is fortunate, for the population of the Great Salt Lake City area now stands at over a million. The City itself is laid out in a grid pattern, sandwiched between the Great Salt Lake (its namesake), the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, and the towering Wasatch Range on the east. Its centerpiece is Temple Square embracing the imposing LDS Temple, the domed tabernacle, and the old Assembly Hall. Nearby is the central shopping area, including the new Gateway Plaza featuring among other things the Hansen Planetarium. Downtown attractions also include Symphony Hall and the Capitol Theatre, home of the Utah opera and ballet. The northeast quadrant near the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains holds the zoo; Pioneer Village and This-is-the-Place Monument where Mormon pioneers first entered the valley. July 24th also marks the entry with parades and rodeos with all the excitement of bronc riding, calf roping and steer wrestling. During the summertime the mountains offer a cool retreat for hikers and campers. Wintertime its world-class ski resorts offer up the “greatest snow on earth”.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The story goes, Brigham Young laid out the main thoroughfares of what was to be downtown Salt Lake City wider than needed to be to quell the profanity of mule skinners as they maneuvered their heavy freight wagons through city streets. True or not, Salt Lake has some of the widest boulevards of any of the western cities, and that is fortunate, for the population of the Great Salt Lake City area now stands at over a million. The City itself is laid out in a grid pattern, sandwiched between the Great Salt Lake (its namesake), the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, and the towering Wasatch Range on the east. Its centerpiece is Temple Square embracing the imposing LDS Temple, the domed tabernacle, and the old Assembly Hall. Nearby is the central shopping area, including the new Gateway Plaza featuring among other things the Hansen Planetarium. Downtown attractions also include Symphony Hall and the Capitol Theatre, home of the Utah opera and ballet. The northeast quadrant near the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains holds the zoo; Pioneer Village and This-is-the-Place Monument where Mormon pioneers first entered the valley. July 24th also marks the entry with parades and rodeos. During the summertime the mountains offer a cool retreat for hikers and campers. Wintertime its world-class ski resorts offer up the “greatest snow on earth”.
Accecptable for editorial use.
Architecture More» 
Before the American Revolution, before the Declaration of Independence from England, the Spanish missions had firmly established Spain’s presence in North America. Built of materials of the land, mud and brick and raw timber, many still survive as icons of New Mexico’s past. The two mission churches I happened upon while touring New Mexico seemed to me a study in contrast. One, the gleaming white San Geronimo de Taos, is the centerpiece of the thriving Taos Pueblo. The other, locked in the fastness of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, is the San Jose de Gracia mission church in Las Trampas. San Geronimo dates from 1620 and was at the center of the Pueblo revolt against its Spanish masters in 1680, as well as a second uprising in 1847 where the newly appointed American governor, Charles Bent was murdered. Las Trampas, settled in 1751 by twelve Spanish families, flourished despite Comanche and Apache depredations.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Before the American Revolution, before the Declaration of Independence from England, the Spanish missions had firmly established Spain’s presence in North America. Built of materials of the land, mud and brick and raw timber, many still survive as icons of New Mexico’s past. The two mission churches I happened upon while touring New Mexico seemed to me a study in contrast. One, the gleaming white San Geronimo de Taos, is the centerpiece of the thriving Taos Pueblo. The other, locked in the fastness of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, is the San Jose de Gracia mission church in Las Trampas. San Geronimo dates from 1620 and was at the center of the Pueblo revolt against its Spanish masters in 1680, as well as a second uprising in 1847 where the newly appointed American governor, Charles Bent was murdered. Las Trampas, settled in 1751 by twelve Spanish families, flourished despite Comanche and Apache depredations.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Before the American Revolution, before the Declaration of Independence from England, the Spanish missions had firmly established Spain’s presence in North America. Built of materials of the land, mud and brick and raw timber, many still survive as icons of New Mexico’s past. The two mission churches I happened upon while touring New Mexico seemed to me a study in contrast. One, the gleaming white San Geronimo de Taos, is the centerpiece of the thriving Taos Pueblo. The other, locked in the fastness of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, is the San Jose de Gracia mission church in Las Trampas. San Geronimo dates from 1620 and was at the center of the Pueblo revolt against its Spanish masters in 1680, as well as a second uprising in 1847 where the newly appointed American governor, Charles Bent was murdered. Las Trampas, settled in 1751 by twelve Spanish families, flourished despite Comanche and Apache depredations.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Before the American Revolution, before the Declaration of Independence from England, the Spanish missions had firmly established Spain’s presence in North America. Built of materials of the land, mud and brick and raw timber, many still survive as icons of New Mexico’s past. The two mission churches I happened upon while touring New Mexico seemed to me a study in contrast. One, the gleaming white San Geronimo de Taos, is the centerpiece of the thriving Taos Pueblo. The other, locked in the fastness of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, is the San Jose de Gracia mission church in Las Trampas. San Geronimo dates from 1620 and was at the center of the Pueblo revolt against its Spanish masters in 1680, as well as a second uprising in 1847 where the newly appointed American governor, Charles Bent was murdered. Las Trampas, settled in 1751 by twelve Spanish families, flourished despite Comanche and Apache depredations.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The story goes, Brigham Young laid out the main thoroughfares of what was to be downtown Salt Lake City wider than needed to be to quell the profanity of mule skinners as they maneuvered their heavy freight wagons through city streets. True or not, Salt Lake has some of the widest boulevards of any of the western cities, and that is fortunate, for the population of the Great Salt Lake City area now stands at over a million. The City itself is laid out in a grid pattern, sandwiched between the Great Salt Lake (its namesake), the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, and the towering Wasatch Range on the east. Its centerpiece is Temple Square embracing the imposing LDS Temple, the domed tabernacle, and the old Assembly Hall. Nearby is the central shopping area, including the new Gateway Plaza featuring among other things the Hansen Planetarium. The city zoo and historical This-is-the-Place Monument and Pioneer Village are in the northeast quadrant near the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. During the summertime these mountains offer a cool retreat for hikers and campers. Wintertime its world-class ski resorts off up the “greatest snow on earth”.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Entertainment More» 
The story goes, Brigham Young laid out the main thoroughfares of what was to be downtown Salt Lake City wider than needed to be to quell the profanity of mule skinners as they maneuvered their heavy freight wagons through city streets. True or not, Salt Lake has some of the widest boulevards of any of the western cities, and that is fortunate, for the population of the Great Salt Lake City area now stands at over a million. The City itself is laid out in a grid pattern, sandwiched between the Great Salt Lake (its namesake), the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, and the towering Wasatch Range on the east. Its centerpiece is Temple Square embracing the imposing LDS Temple, the domed tabernacle, and the old Assembly Hall. Nearby is the central shopping area, including the new Gateway Plaza featuring among other things the Hansen Planetarium. Downtown attractions also include Symphony Hall and the Capitol Theatre, home of the Utah opera and ballet. The northeast quadrant near the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains holds the zoo; Pioneer Village and This-is-the-Place Monument where Mormon pioneers first entered the valley. July 24th also marks the entry with parades and rodeos. During the summertime the mountains offer a cool retreat for hikers and campers. Wintertime its world-class ski resorts offer up the “greatest snow on earth”.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The story goes, Brigham Young laid out the main thoroughfares of what was to be downtown Salt Lake City wider than needed to be to quell the profanity of mule skinners as they maneuvered their heavy freight wagons through city streets. True or not, Salt Lake has some of the widest boulevards of any of the western cities, and that is fortunate, for the population of the Great Salt Lake City area now stands at over a million. The City itself is laid out in a grid pattern, sandwiched between the Great Salt Lake (its namesake), the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, and the towering Wasatch Range on the east. Its centerpiece is Temple Square embracing the imposing LDS Temple, the domed tabernacle, and the old Assembly Hall. Nearby is the central shopping area, including the new Gateway Plaza featuring among other things the Hansen Planetarium. Downtown attractions also include Symphony Hall and the Capitol Theatre, home of the Utah opera and ballet. The northeast quadrant near the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains holds the zoo; Pioneer Village and This-is-the-Place Monument where Mormon pioneers first entered the valley. July 24th also marks the entry with parades and rodeos. During the summertime the mountains offer a cool retreat for hikers and campers. Wintertime its world-class ski resorts offer up the “greatest snow on earth”.
Accecptable for editorial use.
The story goes, Brigham Young laid out the main thoroughfares of what was to be downtown Salt Lake City wider than needed to be to quell the profanity of mule skinners as they maneuvered their heavy freight wagons through city streets. True or not, Salt Lake has some of the widest boulevards of any of the western cities, and that is fortunate, for the population of the Great Salt Lake City area now stands at over a million. The City itself is laid out in a grid pattern, sandwiched between the Great Salt Lake (its namesake), the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, and the towering Wasatch Range on the east. Its centerpiece is Temple Square embracing the imposing LDS Temple, the domed tabernacle, and the old Assembly Hall. Nearby is the central shopping area, including the new Gateway Plaza featuring among other things the Hansen Planetarium. Downtown attractions also include Symphony Hall and the Capitol Theatre, home of the Utah opera and ballet. The northeast quadrant near the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains holds the zoo; Pioneer Village and This-is-the-Place Monument where Mormon pioneers first entered the valley. July 24th also marks the entry with parades and rodeos. During the summertime the mountains offer a cool retreat for hikers and campers. Wintertime its world-class ski resorts offer up the “greatest snow on earth”.
Accecptable for editorial use.
The story goes, Brigham Young laid out the main thoroughfares of what was to be downtown Salt Lake City wider than needed to be to quell the profanity of mule skinners as they maneuvered their heavy freight wagons through city streets. True or not, Salt Lake has some of the widest boulevards of any of the western cities, and that is fortunate, for the population of the Great Salt Lake City area now stands at over a million. The City itself is laid out in a grid pattern, sandwiched between the Great Salt Lake (its namesake), the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, and the towering Wasatch Range on the east. Its centerpiece is Temple Square embracing the imposing LDS Temple, the domed tabernacle, and the old Assembly Hall. Nearby is the central shopping area, including the new Gateway Plaza featuring among other things the Hansen Planetarium. Downtown attractions also include Symphony Hall and the Capitol Theatre, home of the Utah opera and ballet. The northeast quadrant near the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains holds the zoo; Pioneer Village and This-is-the-Place Monument where Mormon pioneers first entered the valley. July 24th also marks the entry with parades and rodeos. During the summertime the mountains offer a cool retreat for hikers and campers. Wintertime its world-class ski resorts offer up the “greatest snow on earth”.
Accecptable for editorial use.
The story goes, Brigham Young laid out the main thoroughfares of what was to be downtown Salt Lake City wider than needed to be to quell the profanity of mule skinners as they maneuvered their heavy freight wagons through city streets. True or not, Salt Lake has some of the widest boulevards of any of the western cities, and that is fortunate, for the population of the Great Salt Lake City area now stands at over a million. The City itself is laid out in a grid pattern, sandwiched between the Great Salt Lake (its namesake), the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, and the towering Wasatch Range on the east. Its centerpiece is Temple Square embracing the imposing LDS Temple, the domed tabernacle, and the old Assembly Hall. Nearby is the central shopping area, including the new Gateway Plaza featuring among other things the Hansen Planetarium. Downtown attractions also include Symphony Hall and the Capitol Theatre, home of the Utah opera and ballet. The northeast quadrant near the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains holds the zoo; Pioneer Village and This-is-the-Place Monument where Mormon pioneers first entered the valley. July 24th also marks the entry with parades and rodeos. During the summertime the mountains offer a cool retreat for hikers and campers. Wintertime its world-class ski resorts offer up the “greatest snow on earth”.
Accecptable for editorial use.
Fauna More» 
When famed mountain man Jim Bridger sampled its salty waters he thought he´d reached the Pacific Ocean. How wrong he was. He´d missed the ocean by some 500 miles and instead was looking upon the barren expense of the Great Salt Lake. The Lake, which is 76 miles long and 30 miles at its widest point, is a remnant of one of two ice-age lakes, which filled the Great Basin 25,000 years ago. One of them, Lake Bonneville in present day Utah was named after the surveyor who mapped it. The other, Lake Lahotin, was in Nevada. Though the salt content of the Great Salt Lake is five times that of the ocean, the lake is far from sterile. It supports millions of brine shrimp, which are harvested annually as fish food, and its eastern edge, fed by run-off from the Wasatch Mountains, supports a host of bird species. Native American cultures used the freshwater marshes and streams around the lake for hunting and fishing. This image of migrating geese was captured over the marshes near sunset.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
When famed mountain man Jim Bridger sampled its salty waters he thought he’d reached the Pacific Ocean. How wrong he was. He’d missed the ocean by some 500 miles and instead was looking upon the barren expense of the Great Salt Lake. The Lake, which is 76 miles long and 30 miles at its widest point, is a remnant of one of two ice-age lakes, which filled the Great Basin 25,000 years ago. One of them, Lake Bonneville in present day Utah was named after the surveyor who mapped it. The other, Lake Lahotin, was in Nevada. Though the salt content of the Great Salt Lake is five times that of the ocean, the lake is far from sterile. It supports millions of brine shrimp, which are harvested annually as fish food, and its eastern edge, fed by run-off from the Wasatch Mountains, supports a host of bird species. Native American cultures used the freshwater marshes and streams around the lake for hunting and fishing. This photograph of a snowy egret was taken at Farmington Bay, one of the two fresh water marshes north east of the Great Salt Lake. A dike is built around the area to maintain fresh water by preventing contamination from the Lake.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
When famed mountain man Jim Bridger sampled its salty waters he thought he’d reached the Pacific Ocean. How wrong he was. He’d missed the ocean by some 500 miles and instead was looking upon the barren expense of the Great Salt Lake. The Lake, which is 76 miles long and 30 miles at its widest point, is a remnant of one of two ice-age lakes, which filled the Great Basin 25,000 years ago. One of them, Lake Bonneville in present day Utah was named after the surveyor who mapped it. The other, Lake Lahotin, was in Nevada. Though the salt content of the Great Salt Lake is five times that of the ocean, the lake is far from sterile. It supports millions of brine shrimp, which are harvested annually as fish food, and its eastern edge, fed by run-off from the Wasatch Mountains, supports a host of bird species. Native American cultures used the freshwater marshes and streams around the lake for hunting and fishing. This photograph of a flock of Tundra Swan was taken at the Bear River Bird Refuge, one of the two fresh water marshes north east of the Great Salt Lake. A dike is built around the area to maintain fresh water by preventing contamination from the Lake.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
When famed mountain man Jim Bridger sampled its salty waters he thought he’d reached the Pacific Ocean. How wrong he was. He’d missed the ocean by some 500 miles and instead was looking upon the barren expense of the Great Salt Lake. The Lake, which is 76 miles long and 30 miles at its widest point, is a remnant of one of two ice-age lakes, which filled the Great Basin 25,000 years ago. One of them, Lake Bonneville in present day Utah was named after the surveyor who mapped it. The other, Lake Lahotin, was in Nevada. Though the salt content of the Great Salt Lake is five times that of the ocean, the lake is far from sterile. It supports millions of brine shrimp, which are harvested annually as fish food, and its eastern edge, fed by run-off from the Wasatch Mountains, supports a host of bird species. Native American cultures used the freshwater marshes and streams around the lake for hunting and fishing. Antelope Island is the lake’s largest island that can be seen from the eastern shores of the Great Salt Lake. Seagulls abound on the Island and around the Lake.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
When famed mountain man Jim Bridger sampled its salty waters he thought he’d reached the Pacific Ocean. How wrong he was. He’d missed the ocean by some 500 miles and instead was looking upon the barren expense of the Great Salt Lake. The Lake, which is 76 miles long and 30 miles at its widest point, is a remnant of one of two ice-age lakes, which filled the Great Basin 25,000 years ago. One of them, Lake Bonneville in present day Utah was named after the surveyor who mapped it. The other, Lake Lahotin, was in Nevada. Though the salt content of the Great Salt Lake is five times that of the ocean, the lake is far from sterile. It supports millions of brine shrimp, which are harvested annually as fish food, and its eastern edge, fed by run-off from the Wasatch Mountains, supports a host of bird species. Native American cultures used the freshwater marshes and streams around the lake for hunting and fishing. The south shore of the Great Salt Lake is one of the favorite haunts of the seagulls. They love to mooch food from locals and tourists alike.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Flora More» 
This Photograph was taken at first light with a Mamiya 645 camera on a tripod using a Macro lens to capture the detail.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The Joshua Tree (Yucca Brevifolia) may have loomed like a prophet of doom to those pioneers venturing onto the southern deserts of Utah, Nevada, and California. The tree’s twisted branches rise no more than fifteen feet while in the spring its tips are bright with clusters of bell-like cream-colored flowers. The extreme southwestern tip of Utah represents the northernmost limit of its habitat.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The Joshua Tree (Yucca Brevifolia) may have loomed like a prophet of doom to those pioneers venturing onto the southern deserts of Utah, Nevada, and California. The tree’s twisted branches rise no more than fifteen feet while in the spring its tips are bright with clusters of bell-like cream-colored flowers. The extreme southwestern tip of Utah represents the northernmost limit of its habitat.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Summer’s “first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold,” wrote the poet Robert Frost. So it is with the Aspen. Also known as the quaking aspen, or white aspen for the color of its bark. It grows in thickets across the mountain fastness of the West, dobbing the breast of the peaks with spring green, and in the autumn with flamboyant hues of yellow and red. This photograph was taken using a Hassleblad Superwide camera in the autumn of 1978.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Summer’s “first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold,” wrote the poet Robert Frost. So it is with the Aspen. Also known as the quaking aspen, or white aspen for the color of its bark. It grows in thickets across the mountain fastness of the West, dobbing the breast of the peaks with spring green, and in the autumn with flamboyant hues of yellow and red. This photograph was taken using a Hassleblad Superwide camera in the autumn of 1978.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Landscapes More» 
Monument Valley is Navajo Indian Reservation land. It straddles the states of Utah and Arizona. According to published information, only one automobile crossed the strip before 1921. Since then, it has become known the world over. This photograph is an extremely rare one of a kind, taken from an airplane in a sandstorm. The image was taken in 1958. In 1963 the picture was published in the American Heritage Book Of Natural Wonders. The image was taken in the late afternoon using a Rolleiflex camera and Vericolor film with a 50mm lens.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
This photograph was taken near sunset in 1985. The Wasatch mountain range is magnificent. Many times in the winter it glows with the sun on the snow producing an alpen glow which is a beautiful soft red. There are several ski resorts in this mountain range. The powder ski conditions produced in this range are world renowned. Many of the 2002 Olympic events were held at these resorts. The photograph was taken with a Mamiya 645 and a 150mm
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The Great Salt Lake was a fresh water lake called Lake Bonneville, covering the Salt Lake Valley and extending into Idaho and parts of Nevada. It covered what was known as the Great Basin. Great Salt Lake is the largest lake west of the Mississippi, in area if not in volume. This photograph of a beautiful sunset, which can be seen frequently at the lake, was taken with a Hasselblad super wide camera.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Capitol Reef National Park is a wrinkle in the earth’s crust, carved by the forces of erosion into grand cliffs, pinnacles, great buttes, and deep canyons. Its rock walls are stained by “desert varnish” in hues of greens and tints of red, while reefs of clay banded by intense hues of purple appear to emerge from the very depths of the earth. It was these banded formations, so magnified at first light, or at sunset that purportedly caused the ancient Anasazi Indians who inhabited the region to name this place “The Land Of The Sleeping Rainbow”. This photograph of "Capitol Dome" was taken with a Mamiya 645 camera using a graduated filter to highlight and emphasize the color of the dome and the clouds in the background.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Recent geological surveys have found evidence of human use in this area dating back 10,000 years. These people may have been the ancestors of the tribes that live in the area today. The Blackfeet Indians controlled the vast prairies east of the mountains, while the Salish and Kootenai Indians lived and hunted in the western valleys. Around the turn of the century, people began to look at the land differently. Rather than just seeing the minerals they could mine or land to settle on, they recognized the value of its spectacular scenic beauty. This photograph of St. Mary’s Lake was taken at first light, to capture the brilliant reds of the rising sun. The photo was taken with a Mamiya 645 camera and a 60mm lens.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Native American Architecture More» 
It was William H. Jackson, a pioneer photographer, who in 1874 photographed a small cluster of ruins in the southeastern corner of Utah and applied the name Hovenweap, a Ute Indian word meaning “deserted valley.” The people who abandoned this site as well as numerous others across the four corners region were the Anasazi, “The Ancient Ones”, who’s descendants are the modern-day Pueblo. For 2,000 years they farmed the semi-arid valleys of the San Juan River, living in small villages, growing crops of corn, squash, and beans, worshiping their gods in underground chambers known as Kivas. It must have seemed a timeless existence. During the 13th century the Pueblo world began to collapse in on itself, pummeled by a lethal 23-year drought as well as the arrival of the war-like Navajo and Apache. This photograph of Hovenweap Castle was taken at last light, as the sun broke through the clouds of a diminishing thunderstorm. The camera used was a 2 ¼ Hassleblad with a 50mm lens.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Today, Poncho House may not be standing. The photograph of these fragile ruins was take in 1962 when much of the Pueblo dwelling site lay in rubble. Only part of what may have been a tower remains standing, bolstered by a shear-overhanging cliff. The ruin is in the 4 corners area of southeastern Utah within sight if Monument Valley. The image was captured with a Hassleblad superwide c camera
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Today, Poncho House may not be standing. The photograph of these fragile ruins was take in 1962 when much of the Pueblo dwelling site lay in rubble. Only part of what may have been a tower remains standing, bolstered by a shear-overhanging cliff. The ruin is in the 4 corners area of southeastern Utah within sight if Monument Valley. The image was captured with a Hassleblad superwide c camera
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Today, Poncho House may not be standing. The photograph of these fragile ruins was take in 1962 when much of the Pueblo dwelling site lay in rubble. Only part of what may have been a tower remains standing, bolstered by a shear-overhanging cliff. The ruin is in the 4 corners area of southeastern Utah within sight of Monument Valley. The image was captured with a Hassleblad superwide c camera.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The Dark Canyon Wilderness is one of the wildest canyons in Southern Utah. This wilderness was heavily used by the prehistoric Anasazi, and has a rich archeological heritage. The Bureau of Land Management estimates that more than 2,500 sites could exist within the area. The canyon was designated a Primitive Area in 1970 to preserve this valuable archeological site. This photo of one of the ruins was taken in 1968.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Native American Rock Art More» 
The “Great Panel” of ancient Anasazi pictographs is a lengthy diorama sequestered along the western fringes of Canyonlands National Park in Horseshoe Canyon. The panel extends perhaps 200 yards along a cliff face, depicting god-like figures of the Pueblo spirit world. Most are strange triangular apparitions, although one, the hunchback flute player, kokapeli, is easily recognizable.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
A petroglyph by definition is an image carved into stone, while a pictograph is painted on with vegetable dyes. The “All American Man” pictograph, deep within the inner recesses of Canyonlands National Park, is noteworthy for the unusual nature of its design, as well as the exceptional brilliance of its coloring, still vivid after centuries of exposure to the elements. It was probably the cowboys, the first to see it, who named it. To the early Pueblo tribes who inhabited the region, it may have represented a god. Its meaning remains a mystery. This photograph was taken with a hand held Nikon with a 20mm lens.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The Glen Canyon Recreational Area offers opportunities for water recreation as well as backcountry adventures. The area stretches for hundred of miles offering scenic vistas, geologic wonders, and archeological sites, as seen in this photograph of the “fighting figures” petroglyphs.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The Grand Gulch in Southeastern Utah is remote and rugged and is assessable only on foot or with the use of pack animals. This photo shows pictographs made by the Anassazi “Ancient Ones” inhabitants of the area between 700 and 2,000 years ago. The earliest inhabitants of the area were believed to be the Basket Weavers whose culture developed into the Pueblo culture.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
The Grand Gulch in Southeastern Utah is remote and rugged and is assessable only on foot or with the use of pack animals. This photo shows pictographs made by the Anassazi “Ancient Ones” inhabitants of the area between 700 and 2,000 years ago. The earliest inhabitants of the area were believed to be the Basket Weavers whose culture developed into the Pueblo culture.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Natural Wonders
Lehman Cave is the centerpiece of the Great Basin National Park. Discovered in 1885 by one Absalom Lehman, a local rancher and miner, the cave as Lehman Cave National Monument preceded the park by several decades. Unlike many limestone caverns, which have a number of levels, this cave is a single cavern, which extends a quarter of a mile into the limestone and marble flanks of the Snake Range in Nevada. Seeps of surface slightly acidic surface water has dissolved the soluble rock over hundreds of thousands of years to produce a variety of stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and flowstone shields. The shields. Shown in these photographs are composed of two circular plates with deeply fissured stalactites hanging from the lower plate. This photograph was taken in 1973 with a Nikon 35mm camera.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Lehman Cave is the centerpiece of the Great Basin National Park. Discovered in 1885 by one Absalom Lehman, a local rancher and miner, the cave as Lehman Cave National Monument preceded the park by several decades. Unlike many limestone caverns, which have a number of levels, this cave is a single cavern, which extends a quarter of a mile into the limestone and marble flanks of the Snake Range in Nevada. Seeps of surface slightly acidic surface water has dissolved the soluble rock over hundreds of thousands of years to produce a variety of stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and flowstone shields. The shields. Shown in these photographs are composed of two circular plates with deeply fissured stalactites hanging from the lower plate. This photograph was taken in 1973 with a Nikon 35mm camera.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Lehman Cave is the centerpiece of the Great Basin National Park. Discovered in 1885 by one Absalom Lehman, a local rancher and miner, the cave as Lehman Cave National Monument preceded the park by several decades. Unlike many limestone caverns, which have a number of levels, this cave is a single cavern, which extends a quarter of a mile into the limestone and marble flanks of the Snake Range in Nevada. Seeps of surface slightly acidic surface water has dissolved the soluble rock over hundreds of thousands of years to produce a variety of stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and flowstone shields. The shields. Shown in these photographs are composed of two circular plates with deeply fissured stalactites hanging from the lower plate. This photograph was taken in 1973 with a Nikon 35mm camera.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Timpanogas Cave National Monument is easily the jewel of the Wasatch. The cave lies high on the west-facing flank of the Wasatch Range, some 15 miles southeast of Salt Lake City in American Fork Canyon. Its soluble rocks are largely limestone, deep-water deposits which date from 500 to 300 million years when much of the west was buried by the sea. Some of its five limestone caverns contain exquisitely preserved ancient coral. The cave’s unusual heart shaped stalactite is its best-known feature. This photograph was taken in 1973 using a Nikon 35mm camera.
Accecptable for use in advertizing.Accecptable for Corporate use.Accecptable for editorial use.Accecptable for special use.
Portraits More» 
It is likely the Navajos learned their weaving skills from the Pueblos, and after their defeat by the Army in 1864 turned from a marauding to an entirely pastoral existence. Prior to that time they had used their woven goods as trade items with other tribes, thus the proverbial “Chief Blanket”. It was the traders, however, after 1864, which encouraged in the Navajo weavers the kind of quality, which you see today. The weave Salley Grey is starting here may be the storm pattern, with the central element representing the middle of the world, with the four lightning bolts going towards the four directions. This image was taken at Monument Valley in 1962 using a Hassleblad with a 50mm lens and a strobe fill, combined with the available light from the over-head smoke hole.
Accecptable for editorial use.
When this photograph was taken in 1962, Grandma Benally was a young 92, still weaving her blankets and wool garments with the deft touch of a skilled artisan. She was not yet born when Kit Carson led the army into the Navajo stronghold in Canyon de Chelly, burning crops, butchering livestock, cutting down 2-3,000 peach trees in the winter of 1864, thus starving most Navajo into surrender. They were exiled to a hellhole, the Bosque Redondo in eastern New Mexico. When they were allowed to return four years later, They were given 35,000 sheep and goats and returned to the pastoral life. This photograph was taken with a Hassleblad camera, using a 80mm lens.
Accecptable for editorial use.