Travel Photographer Based In Dayton

I visited the most amazing stadium I’ve ever seen.  SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles (Inglewood) is the home of the NFL teams Rams and Chargers.  This giant stadium seats more than 70000 people for football games and 80000 for concerts.

During the summer of 2023 I had the opportunity for a quick trip to New York City, my sixth. I took my nephew on a sightseeing trip to some of NYC’s most iconic locations. Near the top of that list for me, a concert photographer and concert lover, was touring Madison Square Garden. This is the most famous venue in the world.

On a Monday in July 2023, I found out that I would be going to New York City on Friday. My nephew wanted to surprise his girl friend by showing up a poetry reading. So I went into travel planning mode, and book flights to Baltimore Maryland and Amtrak from Baltimore to New York City. This happened to be the second year is a row that I’ve done this route, so it came easily to me.

Summit One Vanderbilt was a truly life changing night in my life. I knew that New York City’s newest observation deck was going to be unique. This tourist attraction was mind blowing! We timed our entry to coincide with the summer sunset.

In June 2023, I took a 24 hour tip to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. While the purpose of this trip was to hear one of my favorite concert photographers speak, I spent the majority of my time photographing the great tourist destinations that exist in the city. This is a fantastic city full of great attractions for families and solo travelers alike.

Anytime I travel, I like to photography any air and space museums in that city. For my latest endeavor, I spent a few hours at the Palm Springs Air Museum. I am an aviation photographer and felt perfectly at home here photographing vintage aircraft. One of the highlights of my trip to this aviation museum was watching a vintage WWII propellor plane take off in front of the mountains.

In May 2023, we made our way to Nashville Tennessee to see night 3 of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour at Nissan Stadium across the Cumberland River from downtown. We spent the weekend on Broadway and at our hotel, so I decided to shoot some Nashville scenes with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. The photos below were from a beautiful Saturday and a stormy Sunday. Unfortunately, our concert was on Sunday and featured a 3.5 hour performance by Taylor preceded by a 5.5 hour thunderstorm delay.

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in the heart of Baltimore Maryland, has great things to see and do for all ages. For a professional photographer, it offers everything from tourist attractions to off-limits military cargo ships. On my annual trip the Baltimore City in 2023, we drove around and found lot of really neat subjects to photograph.

Black Ankle Vineyards is a hidden gem nestled in the heart of the Maryland countryside. As you traverse the undulating hills and take in the panoramic views, you can already sense that an extraordinary experience awaits you. Established in 2002, this family-owned winery has quickly earned a reputation for producing exceptional wines that reflect Maryland’s rolling landscape. Mt. Airy is about 75 minutes north west of Baltimore Maryland but is a world away. We make Black Ankle an annual June tradition with the family.

A longtime goal of mine was to spend several days in Los Angeles seeing the sites and photographing my journey.  We have been to L.A. for only hours at a time before, so this time I was going all-in on my trip.  My plans included Manhattan Beach at sunset, Malibu at sunset, a couple studio tours, and plenty of hours plane spotting at LAX, Los Angeles International Airport.