A break from the studio for a shoot in Yosemite with some very cool kids.

I've been working as a photographer for many years now. Maybe I’m jaded about some things. There are still a few things about this business which are exciting no matter how long you are at it. Getting your work on the cover of a magazine is really fun. Getting to meet and photograph really interesting people in Yosemite and then getting on the cover of the magazine makes for a pretty un-beatable day at the office. Big thanks to Adina LoBiondo and Judith Lewis at Sierra Magazine and to the kids from Crenshaw and Dorsey highs for being so great.

This was my favorite image from the shoot and I think it also would have been a great choice for the cover. Thanks to the Sierra's designers for giving it a lovely full-page ride on the opening spread.

Shelton Johnson was such a captivating speaker it was hard not to stop photographing him and just listen to his stories. A 22-year veteran of the National Park Service, Johnson has been researching and writing about Buffalo Soldiers who protected the park in its early days. Look for his upcoming book Gloryland, rumors are there will be a movie too.