UPCOMING 2014 WORKSHOPS:

Winter In Big Sur And The Monterey Peninsula - 5th Annual Magic Light, Moonlight, and Pfeiffer Beach Arch Photo Workshop - January 15-18, 2014 (WORKSHOP SOLD OUT :: WAITING LIST ONLY)
6th Annual Northern Arizona Photo Workshop - Grand Canyon, Page (Antelope Canyon/Horseshoe Bend) and Sedona - March 14-18, 2014 (WORKSHOP SOLD OUT :: WAITING LIST ONLY)
7th Annual Spring in Big Sur and the Monterey Peninsula - April 14-17, 2014 (5 spots remain)
5th Annual Kauai Workshop - Garden Isle and Tropical Paradise - June 20-24, 2014 (3 spots remain)
2nd Annual Don Smith and Gary Hart Grand Canyon Monsoon Workshop - August 9-13, 2014 (3 spots remain)
3rd Annual Fall in Grand Teton National Park :: Workshop #1 :: Fall Color and Mountain Grandeur - September 23 - 27, 2014 (WORKSHOP SOLD OUT :: WAITING LIST ONLY)
3rd Annual Fall in Grand Teton National Park :: Workshop #2 :: Fall Color and Mountain Grandeur - September 28 - October 2, 2014 (7 spots remaining)
6th Annual Arches/Canyonlands National Parks and Full Moonrise at Monument Valley - October 4-8, 2014 (10 spots remain)
4th Annual Bryce Canyon National Park Hoodoos and Zion National Park Fall Color - November 1-5, 2014 (9 spots remain)

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My favorite image of 2013 was captured during the middle of a lightning storm along the north rim of The Grand Canyon this past August. Please click here to read more: My 12 Favorite Images Of 2013!.

In short, it was monsoon season in northern Arizona, and during a break between teaching two workshops, Gary Hart and I decided to go storm chasing and ended up at Imperial Point (8100 feet elevation).

Two giant thunderstorm cells merged about three miles in front of us and this incredible sheet of rain pounded the canyon. I switched from my telephoto to a wider lens, and then saw this incredible bolt of lightning fire through the sheet of rain.

Fortunately I had a Lighting Trigger attached to my camera and it captured the bolt. One simply incredible moment!