The Palouse, WA

An abandoned barn and field near the Palouse, WAMy buddy RonA barn in the rolling hills of the Palouse near Walla Walla, Washington Wheat fields in the Palouse, WA in the winter The rolling hills of the Palouse, WA A road going through the Palouse near the Tri-Cities in southeast Washington

I will be in Eastern Oregon/Nevada from the 27th to the 31st and will not have cell phone service. The best way to get a hold of me is to send me an email: clane {at} clanegessel {dot} com

Central Washington - Yakima, Wenatchee, Chehalis and Roslyn

The Claquato Cemetery near Chehalis, WA
The oldest building in Washington state that is still standing- the Claquato Church near Chehalis, WA
Ice climbing in the Cascade Mountains near Yakima, WA
Snowshoeing on the Wenatchee river in the winter
The Cascade Mountains in the Winter
The town of Roslyn, WA. Made famous for it's appearance in "Northern Exposure"

Stonehenge at Maryhill, WA

Perched right on a beautiful overlook of the Columbia River, this Stonehenge replica was the first tribute ever to the fallen soldiers of WWI. Built by a guy with too much money and too much time.

Drum Roll Please

Booyah.

Me, Mohawk, Mt. St. Helens

Also the name of a new book I'm writing. Photo taken out near the tri-cities by my good buddy Ron Cook.

Tour de Washington

Almost makes an "8" around Washington State. We're in Spokane tonight, up north tomorrow for some really cool photos. I'll be posting them soon (and Betsy, I will be posting photos of my mowhawk/fauxhawk for you!)

Yes, It's True

I do currently have a mowhawk. I didn't really ask for it... long story. But it looks pretty cool at rugby practice!

Out...

Out of the next 12 days, I'll be home for just 2. Out and about on two different road trips... stay tuned. I'll do my best to keep you posted from the road- should have some new amazing landscapes coming soon if the weather decides to cooperate. Oh, and thank you to all those who wished me a happy birthday! Today I turned 25.

2009 Wedding Recap - Seattle, New York, Miami, San Francisco, Vegas, San Diego, Hawaii and more

Here we go. A quick look at my 2009 weddings. If you want to view complete weddings cause you're just so in love with these photos, click HERE and scroll down. Let's start off with Cody and Jeanette's wedding down in Carlsbad near San Diego. Many thanks to Cody and Jeanette for hiring me to shoot their wedding. San Diego was beautiful, and I could ALMOST live there.
Next, we go to my second favorite city. If Seattle wasn't so freakin awesome, I'd definitely be living in San Francisco. Nicole and Brent's wedding took place back in June. Many thanks for having me out and trusting me to drive down there. I think from now on I'm flying to all of my weddings.
Next, New York City. Pamela and Matt's wedding was so perfect, and they are so perfect for each other. Thanks to Krista for going with me, and thank you to the weathermen of New York for lying about the weather. It was supposed to pour all day long, so we were going to call it off. Thank goodness we didn't! Grand Central Station, Manhattan, the Financial District and Brooklyn Bridge. I'm SO glad I was able to shoot their engagement session (in Los Angeles) in May, it really helped them be comfortable with me and trust my crazy ideas. Photos turned out OK if you ask me.
Next, Miami. My first gay wedding. A couple shots with the Miami skyline lighting up the background:

Beautiful Hawaii! I photographed 3 weddings out there this year. Kauai, Oahu and Kauai again. I was even able to talk one of my brides into surfing in her wedding dress! Thanks Roxanne for being so adventurous and being able to stand up on a surf board with a soaking wet wedding dress!


Ahhh... Vegas. One night stand with Seona and Tim from England. They found me online and wanted me to shoot their Elvis wedding. Pretty sweet stuff. I also have an aunt that lives in Vegas so I was able to see her.


And finally, Seattle. The most beautiful city in the Nation. Best place to have a wedding too. Here is just a small sample of wedding photos from the place I call home. We even got in a trash the dress session thanks to Katy and Nikki!

2009 Landscape Recap - Death Valley, Olympic National Park, Seattle Aerial Photos and more

Pretty sweet waterfall somewhere in CaliforniaFly Geyser in Nevada's Black Rock DesertFerry with the full moon and snow-capped olympic mountainsSol duc falls in the Olympic National ParkSunrise at Badwater badlands (more like bad-ass lands) in Death Valley National ParkA beautiful Washington coast sunset at the Olympic National ParkI was finally able to bag this sweet photo of second beach on my fifth trip out to the Olympic National Park. Available (if you'd like a shot for your house) up to 100 inches wide at 300 DPI. All you other photogs put that in your pipe and smoke it.Seattle from Kerry Park. Night shot with the full moonSeattle aerial shot from a helicopter with the Space Needle and skyline in the background. Oh yeah, a good year for landscape photography. With the hottest Seattle day ever recorded and the best summer I can remember in the Northwest, this one was a year to remember. Booyah! Hopefully 20-10 will be a better year, but I don't know how it could be!