Blog | Alex Strickland

Cruised out to my city’s namesake tonight to wedge myself in between the wedding and fashion photographers for a few landscape shots. The crazy landscape and nice light make it a natural location for a certain style of photo, but I can’t help but feel bad for the models and soon-to-be-newlyweds who have to spend time out there. It smells a bit like you’re at the beach… in hell. The salt flats are so dry (and sulfuric) that if you accidentally kick up a bit of the surface, it sounds like glass shattering. Not exactly inviting.

I’ve always thought that the highest honor that a place could have is simply becoming “The”. Growing up, my family had a house at “The River” and took our boat on on “The Lake”, no further explanation required. Well, for people in Montana, Yellowstone is simply The Park. It was a lot of fun to get to spend a bit of time there (and Grand Teton) last weekend. A couple of photos from the trip. More post-production that usual, as I try out a few new workflow options.