The March of Time
The March of Time

Title: The March of Time
Edition: 1/1
Artist: Dan Hawk
License: Extended Editorial
Resolution: 4000X3429

I've been to very few places that I would call "Alien".

This is one of those places. Where nothing is the right texture, colors look kinda out of place, and things are ancient and in constant change simultaneously.

I made this image on my first evening in the Badlands of this area in Utah, watching as the changing light brought the last beams of day into a delicate dance. Light, stone and Ancient soil creating a harmony in color palette that I couldn't have dreamed up in my wildest imagination.

Maybe It's Aliens
Maybe It's Aliens

Title: Maybe It's Aliens
Edition: Open Edition
Artist: Dan Hawk
License: Extended Editorial
Resolution: 4000 x 2665

digital edition available here- Manifold

These wild textures are found in the Badlands of Southeastern Utah, in some of the most strange, arid places I've every experienced. While kinda abstract, this is an aerial image made with a DJI Drone,

If you look closely you can see trails and dirt roads weaving around the base of these structures.
Ultimately, they look alien, like something made outside of everything we know.

Polychrome Dawn
Polychrome Dawn

This image was made at dawn from Death Valley's iconic Zabriskie Point. We were blessed with truly epic conditions that morning including a raging dust storm that engulfed the entire playa near Furnace Creek. You can see the towering dust storms racing across the flat area of Badwater basin behind the rock formations.

This image is minted as a Digital Fine Art piece on the Foundation Platform. You can see it here- https://foundation.app/@Danhawk/danhawk/1

A Physical print is available here-

Prints

Waiting For The Thaw
Waiting For The Thaw

Oregon is famous for her waterfalls. It frankly makes visiting them anywhere else kinda underwhelming. This one is in the Eastern shadow of Mt Hood, buried deep in the Mt Hood Wilderness and these particular conditions require either ice spikes or snowshoes depending on what the weather's been doing.

This was a spike day for sure!

The 1/1 digital image is owned by @FrankieDTankie and is viewable on Foundation

Fine art Prints are available here

Prints

Sweeping Through Darkness
Sweeping Through Darkness

This is the moment when brilliant light arrives cutting through the night and ushering in morning. In this case, the Eureka dunes of Death Valley National Park provided the perfect spot to showcase this handoff in dramatic fashion. 

The wind in this remote area creates the perfect shapes to expose the moment the night ends.

It was my first time visiting this place with a camera and I was simply blown away by the immensity, simpleness, and beauty, I saw in every direction.

I've dreamt about this image, with it's extreme contrast, sharp lines, golden tone, and radiating ripples for probably 4 years. Living in Oregon, we do have dunes, but the scale is very different. The texture and color has a different vibe and the way they form creates very different shapes. I don't remember where I first saw my first dune shot from Death Valley, but I remember how it made me feel. And from that moment, I started planning a visit.

The digital image is owned by @mellamomatt and is viewable on Foundation

Fine art Prints are available here
Prints

Maybe Dragons
Maybe Dragons

I can only imagine how nature does what she does. Patterns like this are completely fascinating to me and I can get totally wrapped up thinking about how the wind, waves, composition of sand, and textures can create such perfect patterns. In this case, there's a decidedly scale-y look to it.

Morning Glow
Morning Glow

he Columbia River is a massive body of water dividing the landscape in the Pacific Northwest. This view is about a 20 minute drive from my front door and an awfully early start in the summer. Nonetheless, its worth it for views like this! You can just see Beacon Rock on the Washington side of the river off in the distance.

A digital 1/1 of this image is available on Foundation

Fine art Prints are available here Prints

Reaching Upward
Reaching Upward

I’ve always been drawn to the ocean. Although I grew up near it, and have spent plenty of time in and on the waves, I never get enough.

That said, this is not a day I would have wanted to be anywhere but on dry land.

Badlands Approach
Badlands Approach
Monolith and His Friends
Monolith and His Friends
Bisecting Reality
Bisecting Reality

Down the Middle
Down the Middle

I made this image on a visit after the Dry Creek Falls trail was reopened after 2017's Eagle Creek fire. It was a remarkable experience to walk up to this waterfall, set in a damp amphitheater fo moss and ferns, when everything surrounding it was burned and black. What a powerful story of resilience.

Turning Both Ways
Turning Both Ways

The St Johns Bridge is an iconic location here in Portland. I’ve photographed it in all sorts of weather, from many angles, and in all 4 seasons.

This particular evening, everything came together in a way which took me completely by surprise. It was also the last outing with one of my best photography friends Minhaz. He literally moved out of town the next day to pursue his career in medicine. He also happens to be the photographer in my Foundation Genesis piece- Boss Level Blue Hour. 



This evening marked a change in our regular crew, but it also was the beginning of a summer that would see a massive shift in the types of clients I was working with and some big changes in my own personal style of shooting. 



Every time I see this image it reminds me that though we are often moving in different directions through life, we’re also using the same paths and bridges to navigate similar- if not identical challenges.

The Cave at Dawn
The Cave at Dawn

Morning is by-far my favorite time of day. I miss dawn more often than I'd like, but to me there is not much better than first light on the ocean.

Haystack Glow
Haystack Glow
Special Light
Special Light
The Obstacle Is the Way
The Obstacle Is the Way
Trillium Lake Reflection
Trillium Lake Reflection
Ho,okipa surf
Ho,okipa surf
Lost Lake Galaxy
Lost Lake Galaxy
Kiwanda Golden Hour
Kiwanda Golden Hour
A Little Banding
A Little Banding
Trillium Autumn detail.jpg
Sunset Crashers
Sunset Crashers
Upper Falls Creek
Upper Falls Creek
The Last Wave
The Last Wave
Crooked River Galaxy
Crooked River Galaxy
Oceanside Light
Oceanside Light
Ducks and Fog.jpg
The Twisting.jpg
Channels.jpg
Afternoon Light Steens
Afternoon Light Steens
Oceanside First Light
Oceanside First Light
The Hidden Crux
The Hidden Crux
_DRH3956.jpg
Lost Lake Galaxy
Lost Lake Galaxy

Made from 12 light frames (captured with a SONY camera) by Starry Landscape Stacker 1.6.1. Algorithm: Median

Dry Creek Falls by Autumn.jpg
Larch Canopy.jpg
_DRH3651.jpg
Trillium Glow
Trillium Glow
Little Zigzag.jpg
Forest Night Light
Forest Night Light
Wahclella Power
Wahclella Power
Pulling Back
Pulling Back
The Begining of the End.jpg
The Next Generation
The Next Generation
Chasing Metaphors
Chasing Metaphors

I’ve always been fascinated by the undulating patterns created by sand and wind. Whether it feels like satin, water, mercury, or something else, this beauty sort of begs to be seen as a metaphor for some larger truth. This scene in Death Valley covers probably a quarter mile and is compressed into this gorgeous ripple of form by the fact that it’s nearly a mile away.

The gorgeous color here was created by the unique conditions at first light.

Punchbowl Falls
Punchbowl Falls
The Stacks and the Star.jpg
Galaxy in the Pocket
Galaxy in the Pocket
Kiwanda Crashers
Kiwanda Crashers
Weathering
Weathering
Last Maui Sunset
Last Maui Sunset
Colder Still
Colder Still
Desperate Innocence
Desperate Innocence

This dramatic light, playing with the sand dunes reminded me of the curves of human form- completely captivated my eyes on this morning. The way light falls across the curves and waves in this dune remind me that this place exists in its own reality, oblivious to the forces at work in our man-made world. It’s up to us to respect and honor it.

Peeking Behind the Veil
Peeking Behind the Veil
On the Edge of Reinvention
On the Edge of Reinvention
_DRH3998.jpg
Kiwanda Deep Night
Kiwanda Deep Night
_DRH3673.jpg
Abiqua Mist
Abiqua Mist
From the Edge of the Earth
From the Edge of the Earth
Behind Ponytail Falls
Behind Ponytail Falls
Cascading
Cascading
Haystack at PC.jpg
Elowah Falls
Elowah Falls
Morning Sheen
Morning Sheen

There’s nothing quite like the reflection of Morning light on a glassy body of water. I found this beautiful pattern on the edge of a giant depression that fills at high tides and then drains super slowly, allowing the strong Oregon Winds to work their magic, creating patterns that resemble topographic relief maps.

Ethereal is a Better Name
Ethereal is a Better Name
Kiwanda Community
Kiwanda Community
Latourell  FootPath
Latourell FootPath

The trail and Bridge at the foot of Latourelle Falls, taken with the Sony A7rii and Sony GM 24-70mm f/2.8

Oneonta Falls
Oneonta Falls
Wildhorse Canyon Nightlight
Wildhorse Canyon Nightlight
Details on Details
Details on Details

Panther Creek, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA

Stack by last light.jpg
South Silver Falls
South Silver Falls
Kiwanda and the Milkyway
Kiwanda and the Milkyway
Slowly Thawing
Slowly Thawing
Steens Milkyway
Steens Milkyway
Moon. Nuff Said
Moon. Nuff Said
Where the  Fairy Lands
Where the Fairy Lands
Beach Reflection.jpg
Rivuleted
Rivuleted
Alvord Desert
Alvord Desert
In the Shot
In the Shot
Seafoam Barrier-Edit.jpg
NEOWISE and the Bus.jpg
Dan_Hawk_NEOWISE_MT_HOOD.jpg
_DRH0281.jpg
Desert Rose
Desert Rose
Who Will Erase Me?
Who Will Erase Me?

While out exploring on the beach in May a couple years ago we found some mini dunes with all kinds of crazy forms, ripples, curves and edges. I spent an awful lot of time there working out the edges and pointing my camera at these tiny landscapes.

The March of Time
Maybe It's Aliens
Polychrome Dawn
Waiting For The Thaw
Sweeping Through Darkness
Maybe Dragons
Morning Glow
Reaching Upward
Badlands Approach
Monolith and His Friends
Bisecting Reality
Down the Middle
Turning Both Ways
The Cave at Dawn
Haystack Glow
Special Light
The Obstacle Is the Way
Trillium Lake Reflection
Ho,okipa surf
Lost Lake Galaxy
Kiwanda Golden Hour
A Little Banding
Trillium Autumn detail.jpg
Sunset Crashers
Upper Falls Creek
The Last Wave
Crooked River Galaxy
Oceanside Light
Ducks and Fog.jpg
The Twisting.jpg
Channels.jpg
Afternoon Light Steens
Oceanside First Light
The Hidden Crux
_DRH3956.jpg
Lost Lake Galaxy
Dry Creek Falls by Autumn.jpg
Larch Canopy.jpg
_DRH3651.jpg
Trillium Glow
Little Zigzag.jpg
Forest Night Light
Wahclella Power
Pulling Back
The Begining of the End.jpg
The Next Generation
Chasing Metaphors
Punchbowl Falls
The Stacks and the Star.jpg
Galaxy in the Pocket
Kiwanda Crashers
Weathering
Last Maui Sunset
Colder Still
Desperate Innocence
Peeking Behind the Veil
On the Edge of Reinvention
_DRH3998.jpg
Kiwanda Deep Night
_DRH3673.jpg
Abiqua Mist
From the Edge of the Earth
Behind Ponytail Falls
Cascading
Haystack at PC.jpg
Elowah Falls
Morning Sheen
Ethereal is a Better Name
Kiwanda Community
Latourell  FootPath
Oneonta Falls
Wildhorse Canyon Nightlight
Details on Details
Stack by last light.jpg
South Silver Falls
Kiwanda and the Milkyway
Slowly Thawing
Steens Milkyway
Moon. Nuff Said
Where the  Fairy Lands
Beach Reflection.jpg
Rivuleted
Alvord Desert
In the Shot
Seafoam Barrier-Edit.jpg
NEOWISE and the Bus.jpg
Dan_Hawk_NEOWISE_MT_HOOD.jpg
_DRH0281.jpg
Desert Rose
Who Will Erase Me?
The March of Time

Title: The March of Time
Edition: 1/1
Artist: Dan Hawk
License: Extended Editorial
Resolution: 4000X3429

I've been to very few places that I would call "Alien".

This is one of those places. Where nothing is the right texture, colors look kinda out of place, and things are ancient and in constant change simultaneously.

I made this image on my first evening in the Badlands of this area in Utah, watching as the changing light brought the last beams of day into a delicate dance. Light, stone and Ancient soil creating a harmony in color palette that I couldn't have dreamed up in my wildest imagination.

Maybe It's Aliens

Title: Maybe It's Aliens
Edition: Open Edition
Artist: Dan Hawk
License: Extended Editorial
Resolution: 4000 x 2665

digital edition available here- Manifold

These wild textures are found in the Badlands of Southeastern Utah, in some of the most strange, arid places I've every experienced. While kinda abstract, this is an aerial image made with a DJI Drone,

If you look closely you can see trails and dirt roads weaving around the base of these structures.
Ultimately, they look alien, like something made outside of everything we know.

Polychrome Dawn

This image was made at dawn from Death Valley's iconic Zabriskie Point. We were blessed with truly epic conditions that morning including a raging dust storm that engulfed the entire playa near Furnace Creek. You can see the towering dust storms racing across the flat area of Badwater basin behind the rock formations.

This image is minted as a Digital Fine Art piece on the Foundation Platform. You can see it here- https://foundation.app/@Danhawk/danhawk/1

A Physical print is available here-

Prints

Waiting For The Thaw

Oregon is famous for her waterfalls. It frankly makes visiting them anywhere else kinda underwhelming. This one is in the Eastern shadow of Mt Hood, buried deep in the Mt Hood Wilderness and these particular conditions require either ice spikes or snowshoes depending on what the weather's been doing.

This was a spike day for sure!

The 1/1 digital image is owned by @FrankieDTankie and is viewable on Foundation

Fine art Prints are available here

Prints

Sweeping Through Darkness

This is the moment when brilliant light arrives cutting through the night and ushering in morning. In this case, the Eureka dunes of Death Valley National Park provided the perfect spot to showcase this handoff in dramatic fashion. 

The wind in this remote area creates the perfect shapes to expose the moment the night ends.

It was my first time visiting this place with a camera and I was simply blown away by the immensity, simpleness, and beauty, I saw in every direction.

I've dreamt about this image, with it's extreme contrast, sharp lines, golden tone, and radiating ripples for probably 4 years. Living in Oregon, we do have dunes, but the scale is very different. The texture and color has a different vibe and the way they form creates very different shapes. I don't remember where I first saw my first dune shot from Death Valley, but I remember how it made me feel. And from that moment, I started planning a visit.

The digital image is owned by @mellamomatt and is viewable on Foundation

Fine art Prints are available here
Prints

Maybe Dragons

I can only imagine how nature does what she does. Patterns like this are completely fascinating to me and I can get totally wrapped up thinking about how the wind, waves, composition of sand, and textures can create such perfect patterns. In this case, there's a decidedly scale-y look to it.

Morning Glow

he Columbia River is a massive body of water dividing the landscape in the Pacific Northwest. This view is about a 20 minute drive from my front door and an awfully early start in the summer. Nonetheless, its worth it for views like this! You can just see Beacon Rock on the Washington side of the river off in the distance.

A digital 1/1 of this image is available on Foundation

Fine art Prints are available here Prints

Reaching Upward

I’ve always been drawn to the ocean. Although I grew up near it, and have spent plenty of time in and on the waves, I never get enough.

That said, this is not a day I would have wanted to be anywhere but on dry land.

Badlands Approach
Monolith and His Friends
Bisecting Reality

Down the Middle

I made this image on a visit after the Dry Creek Falls trail was reopened after 2017's Eagle Creek fire. It was a remarkable experience to walk up to this waterfall, set in a damp amphitheater fo moss and ferns, when everything surrounding it was burned and black. What a powerful story of resilience.

Turning Both Ways

The St Johns Bridge is an iconic location here in Portland. I’ve photographed it in all sorts of weather, from many angles, and in all 4 seasons.

This particular evening, everything came together in a way which took me completely by surprise. It was also the last outing with one of my best photography friends Minhaz. He literally moved out of town the next day to pursue his career in medicine. He also happens to be the photographer in my Foundation Genesis piece- Boss Level Blue Hour. 



This evening marked a change in our regular crew, but it also was the beginning of a summer that would see a massive shift in the types of clients I was working with and some big changes in my own personal style of shooting. 



Every time I see this image it reminds me that though we are often moving in different directions through life, we’re also using the same paths and bridges to navigate similar- if not identical challenges.

The Cave at Dawn

Morning is by-far my favorite time of day. I miss dawn more often than I'd like, but to me there is not much better than first light on the ocean.

Haystack Glow
Special Light
The Obstacle Is the Way
Trillium Lake Reflection
Ho,okipa surf
Lost Lake Galaxy
Kiwanda Golden Hour
A Little Banding
Sunset Crashers
Upper Falls Creek
The Last Wave
Crooked River Galaxy
Oceanside Light
Afternoon Light Steens
Oceanside First Light
The Hidden Crux
Lost Lake Galaxy

Made from 12 light frames (captured with a SONY camera) by Starry Landscape Stacker 1.6.1. Algorithm: Median

Trillium Glow
Forest Night Light
Wahclella Power
Pulling Back
The Next Generation
Chasing Metaphors

I’ve always been fascinated by the undulating patterns created by sand and wind. Whether it feels like satin, water, mercury, or something else, this beauty sort of begs to be seen as a metaphor for some larger truth. This scene in Death Valley covers probably a quarter mile and is compressed into this gorgeous ripple of form by the fact that it’s nearly a mile away.

The gorgeous color here was created by the unique conditions at first light.

Punchbowl Falls
Galaxy in the Pocket
Kiwanda Crashers
Weathering
Last Maui Sunset
Colder Still
Desperate Innocence

This dramatic light, playing with the sand dunes reminded me of the curves of human form- completely captivated my eyes on this morning. The way light falls across the curves and waves in this dune remind me that this place exists in its own reality, oblivious to the forces at work in our man-made world. It’s up to us to respect and honor it.

Peeking Behind the Veil
On the Edge of Reinvention
Kiwanda Deep Night
Abiqua Mist
From the Edge of the Earth
Behind Ponytail Falls
Cascading
Elowah Falls
Morning Sheen

There’s nothing quite like the reflection of Morning light on a glassy body of water. I found this beautiful pattern on the edge of a giant depression that fills at high tides and then drains super slowly, allowing the strong Oregon Winds to work their magic, creating patterns that resemble topographic relief maps.

Ethereal is a Better Name
Kiwanda Community
Latourell FootPath

The trail and Bridge at the foot of Latourelle Falls, taken with the Sony A7rii and Sony GM 24-70mm f/2.8

Oneonta Falls
Wildhorse Canyon Nightlight
Details on Details

Panther Creek, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA

South Silver Falls
Kiwanda and the Milkyway
Slowly Thawing
Steens Milkyway
Moon. Nuff Said
Where the Fairy Lands
Rivuleted
Alvord Desert
In the Shot
Desert Rose
Who Will Erase Me?

While out exploring on the beach in May a couple years ago we found some mini dunes with all kinds of crazy forms, ripples, curves and edges. I spent an awful lot of time there working out the edges and pointing my camera at these tiny landscapes.

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