There are a lot of places I could live, and a lot of places I would live. Since coming to Ashland to go to college in 1986, I have yet to find another place I would rather live. Since starting my career as a photographer in southern Oregon I have even more reason to base myself in the Rogue Valley near Ashland. I travel quite a bit to photograph in many different parts of the US and the world, but being a local Ashland, Oregon photographer I always have great opportunities for photography close to home. I often go out to photograph in town or in the nearby hills and orchards early in the morning. Spring and fall are my two favorite times of the year to take Ashland photos.
In April, Ashland is just entering into its best spring phase. Between mid April and mid June I try to photograph Ashland or the surrounding areas at least once a week to keep up with the quickly changing weather, flower blooms and shift of seasons. I make several visits to some of my favorite locations, such as Lithia Park, The Plaza, Main Street, Emigrant Lake, Grizzly Peak and the surrounding hills.
As we near the mid point of the spring photography season I thought I would share some of the Ashland photography that I have done in the past couple of weeks.
While I am always looking for new and different places to find great images I will always remain a southern Oregon photographer and continue to take Ashland photographs for a long time to come.