Temple Crag and Second Lake had some gloomy morning weather last weekend. Despite the gloom, this weather system stayed disappointingly warm. Even where I was shooting before dawn above 10,000 feet, I was feeling mostly rain, rain and a lot of wind. Shooting conditions were not easy, but the pillars of Temple Crag rising into the looming cloud ceiling made for a spectacular scene. And even in the dim, stormy light, Second Lake’s glacial-tinted waters shone a beautiful blue.
Born in New Mexico, raised in Wyoming and Montana, the mountain west has always been my home. I come from mountaineering families on both sides: my maternal grandfather was a pioneering climber in the Sierra Nevada, while my father guided in the Tetons and climbed in China and Nepal. Both my parents guided for Outward Bound. I ran my first river at nine months old, and have been hiking and backpacking longer than I can remember. My other major influence has been my step-father, Stephen Bodio, a nature writer, falconer and traveler, and as fine a family member as I could hope to have.
I studied black and white photography in high school, under an excellent teacher, but failed to apply myself. After high school, I began guiding for ARTA River Trips, and my interest in photography gradually rekindled as I endeavored to share with friends and family my work in the finest landscapes of the American West. Meanwhile, I studied classical literature, philosophy and history of mathematics at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in 2005. I am currently living with my wife and son in Deep Springs Valley on the Nevada-California border.
Photographically, I travel light and prefer to shoot off pavement and explore unknown locations. My favorite landscapes include the unknown expanses and little-visited mountains of rural New Mexico, the canyons of Dinosaur National Monument, and the vast wilderness of Central Idaho. I have also been fortunate enough to travel in Turkey and Mongolia, and can’t wait to do more.
Contact: frishmanphoto@gmail.com
Crest, Cliff & Canyon
And we were sitting/watching live college football from the stadium in 68 degrees at 11:00 pm. We’re in for a change. Love your snow picture – wonderful capture and you had to work to get it.
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Wow – that is stunning. I love the light.
Thank you, Donna! It was kind of grim, eerie light, but I love that sort of thing!
This is beautiful.
Thank you, Rajan!