The lands that comprise Joshua Tree National Park are deeply beautiful, mysterious, misunderstood, and threatened.The park’s namesake isn’t actually a tree, it is actually a yucca plant. They are incredibly fragile. Humans are a threat to their existence, making Instagram influencers taking photos crawling all over them to be especially dangerous. A 20 foot Joshua … Read more
Desertscapes is a gallery that celebrates our arid region that defies easy explanation. People know a desert when they see one, yet many fundamentally do not understand what a desert is. These scenes try to give a sense of wonder at the amazing diversity and unique nature of the desert.Many of the scenes in this … Read more
My August 2022 Photo of the Month is LM292, taken during a monsoon storm at Kwaaymii Point in the Laguna Mountains.
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.