In May of 2022 I ventured down to the greater Phoenix area to capture some incredible landscape imagery of Saguaro Cactus. It’s always a bit overwhelming to pursue incredible landscape imagery in a location you’ve never been. It all boils down to two things, either getting lucky, or putting in the required work, and sometimes you basically leave empty-handed. You would think a week is enough time right...not necessarily so. A typical landscape trip begins with google searches, pouring over maps, milage, trailhead locations, natural landmarks, forecasts, and getting local opinions of popular and aesthetic locations. From there it’s feet on the ground, driving roads, dirt roads, and selecting trailheads to visit and explore. On this particular trip, I had a very challenging go. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve posted any of these images. It was frustrating, exhausting, and demoralizing. That’s just how it goes sometimes. It gets to a point and you’re tired of battling and it’s time to...