Birds circle as the glow of the rising sun highlights the slopes of Mount Shasta, as seen from Amtrak’s Coast Starlight. © Paul R Russo 2013
Hikers on a trail along the Nordkette outside of Innsbruck, Austria, give a sense of the size of the steep ridge. © Paul R Russo 2023
People experiencing the turquoise waters of Lake Louise provide scale references for the Fairmont Chateau, Mount Hector, and Cataract Peak. © Paul R Russo 2024
Fading sunlight strikes the glass and metal facade of a building in Vancouver, British Columbia. © Paul R Russo 2023
Jagged Formation at Red Rocks Amphitheater: A lone tree stands in stark contrast to one of the segmented anchors of Red Rocks Amphitheater against a partly cloudy sky. © Paul R Russo 2007
The A13 highway and stunning Europabrücke bridge wind through mountain passes south of Innsbruck, Austria, towards Italy. © Paul R Russo 2023
Thin cloud layers and the fading afternoon light across the desert silhouette Saguaro cacti in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. © Paul R Russo 2023
An exit sign for Chinook Landing and a snow covered Mount Hood stand out during sunset outside Portland, Oregon. © Paul R Russo 2019
Parting Glimpses: A ridge provides a tunnel view of the Alps outside of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. © Paul R Russo 2023
The low sun angle accentuates the detail of a juvenile cactus in Saguaro National Park. © Paul R Russo 2023
The moon fades down into the Alps beside the Matterhorn outside of Zermatt, Switzerland. © Paul R Russo 2025
The A13 highway and stunning Europabrücke bridge wind through mountain passes south of Innsbruck, Austria, towards Italy. © Paul R Russo 2023
At first glance: a peculiar, surreal door. Watch your step. Shreveport, Louisiana. © Paul R Russo 2019
Storm Swell Near Wichita Falls: A rain storm builds along the highway towards Wichita Falls, TX. © Paul R Russo 2014
A building storm stalks a boat outside of Darwin, Northern Territory. © Paul R Russo 2017
Loveland Pass Quick Stop: Clouds build over Loveland Pass, Colorado, on a July afternoon. © Paul R Russo 2012
Low angle light from the sunrise causes streaks in the haze around Mount Hood, Oregon. © Paul R Russo 2019
Two gentlemen tend to their field wielding scythes to manicure the grasses near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. © Paul R Russo 2023
The waning desert light highlights conduit running along telephone poles in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. It is the last artistic photo taken before my father passed away. © Paul R Russo 2023
Cables of the Nordkettebahn lead up to clouds shrouding the Hafelekarspitze peak outside of Innsbruck, Austria. © Paul R Russo 2023
Makapu’u Point Lookout: A Mountain valley break provides a frame as parachutists dot the sky and the setting sun illuminates layered clouds and distant hills beyond the Pukakukui Channel on Oahu, Hawaii. © Paul R Russo 2022
Storm clouds building above the terraced plot of the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens contribute to the iridescence of the sky. © Paul R Russo 2014
Retro-reflective paint on Marine Drive catches the waning sunset light going towards a snow covered Mount Hood near Portland, Oregon. © Paul R Russo 2019
A desert breeze excites ocotillo branches to wave during golden hour in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. © Paul R Russo 2023
A drive to Denver to meet my brother yielded this Utah diptych, with painting-like far field areas and cloud formations. © Paul R Russo 2012
L’Eglise de Dommary-Baroncourt et le Monument de la Guerre: The setting sun highlights the church facade and Great War Monument in Dommary-Baroncourt, France, like one of Magritte’s L’Empire des lumières. © Paul R Russo 2019
A telephoto effect abstracts the shape of Half Dome to mimic the rising moon behind it in Yosemite National Park, California. © Paul R Russo 2025
Thin fingers of clouds crown Santa Elena Canyon along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. (C) Paul R Russo 2013
(Smooth Sailing) Sailboat splits East and West: A sailboat floats between two lighthouses as its reflection drifts towards the viewer along the North Coast in Cleveland, Ohio. © Paul R Russo 2022
The John A. Burns Freeway (H3) winds through the forest valley along the Halawa Stream as clouds cap the Ko’olau Ridge. © Paul R Russo 2023
Clouds highlight structure at Berggasthof Eckbauer at a hill crest near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. © Paul R Russo 2023
Trees near Sequoia National Park in silhouette form a frame around the setting Moon as sunset colors fade to the horizon in California. © Paul R Russo 2024
The blue-gray alpine waters of the Partnach River rushing past highlight flower buds in the foreground. © Paul R Russo 2023
Strong winds push high clouds past the tip of the Matterhorn, which induces turbulent flow in the dissipating clouds outside of Zermatt, Switzerland. © Paul R Russo 2025
Small waves lap against the base of Siwash Rock near Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. © Paul R Russo 2024
A bat flies across the twilight sky along a gully in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. © Paul R Russo 2023
Moonrise Above a Mount Charleston Residence: The moon rises in the afternoon sky above elegant retreats at Mount Charleston, NV. © Paul R Russo 2012
The setting sun behind a Saguaro cactus causes a silhouette of the cactus figure and highlights the needles against the shadow backdrop from another ridge in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. © Paul R Russo 2023
The moon descends over a lone tree silhouetted by the last lights of sunset outside Sequoia National Park, California. © Paul R Russo 2024
Turquoise coastal waters of Waimānalo Bay are highlighted through selective color against the coast, clouds, and Ko’olau Range. © Paul R Russo 2024
Fog rolls past the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge, hiding and revealing portions of the structure. © Paul R Russo 2024
Beams of sunlight stream through the clouds between Koko Head and Diamond Head off the shore of Oahu, Hawaii. © Paul R Russo 2023
A cotton boll, abstracted through depth of field, await harvesting outside Columbus, Mississippi. © Paul R Russo 2009
The shadows in the early morning Yosemite Valley frame the Tunnel View as a ray of light streams past Half Dome and sunrise starts to highlight El Capitan. © Paul R Russo 2024
Mountains south of Innsbruck, Austria, stand in contrast to a path winding down from Seegrube through the grasses of the Nordkette slope. © Paul R Russo 2023
Fog and sunlight mix to hide and highlight parts of the northern side of the Golden Gate Bridge. © Paul R Russo 2024
