This was a great year for photography, and what follows are my favorite images of 2013. These include images from California, Colorado, and Washington.SC3 – Brilliant sunset on the horizon at San Diego’s Sunset Cliffs Natural Park. Just like my New Year’s Day image from 2010, this photograph was on the first day of the year and leads off my favorite photographs of 2013.Miller’s Garage by Night – Millers Townsite (# 2) at night off Old Highway 80 in Ocotillo.Old Road Split – Long stretch of 1929 concrete of Old Highway 80 as the West and East lanes of Interstate 8 split on either side in Mountain Springs.Rainbow and Bridalveil Fall – A rainbow refracts from Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite National Park.Half Dome, Twilight – Moon rises during twilight over Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome, from Housekeeping Beach.MTRP11 – Comet Pan-Starrs with the setting crescent moon, taken in twilight from San Diego’s Mission Trails Regional Park.Continental Divides – Stunning sunset in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, where the Continental Divide wraps around the headwaters of the Colorado River.Lake Ann, Twilight – Twilight at Lake Ann in Washington’s North Cascades National Park, with the moon in the distance.Mt. Baker, Sunset – Photographed from the Park Butte area of Mt. Baker National Recreation Area in Northern Washington.Thanksgiving Surf – Heavy surf on Thanksgiving Day at San Diego’s Sunset Cliffs Natural Park.Juniper and Monolith, Twilight – Beautiful twilight at the Juniper and Monolith formation in Joshua Tree National Park.A Joshua Tree and Star Trails – Winter Star Trails in Joshua Tree National Park.
2013 was a great year, and a lot of images I enjoyed creating aren’t in this collection. That is a great problem to have. 2014 promises to be another great year for photography.
Thank you for viewing my Favorite Photographs of 2013. I hope you enjoyed the images!
T.M. Schultze is a San Diego-based photographer, traveller, and writer. He writes, photographs, and draws things of the outdoors that have inspired humans for thousands of years. He co-authored the Photographer’s Guide to Joshua Tree Park which can be purchased here.
Gorgeous photographs!