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The park and the lake, as seen from Cindy’s Rooftop (on top of the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel).

Macro close-up of the stamen and pollen at the center of a pink helianthemum flower.

Lucia Cifarelli and Sascha Konietzko (Käpt’n K) of legendary industrial band KMFDM perform at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon.

The classic neon sign of a motel in Lone Pine, California, sandwiched between the highest and lowest elevation in the contiguous United States.

A character portrait of Pux (Chris Balboni) at Wasteland Weekend.

Self-portrait in a high-rise above Las Vegas.

A dramatic, low-angle shot of the empty sky between iconic Chicago buildings (of which includes the Sears/Willis Tower).

A dramatic close-up portrait of Noaa.

The sun sets on a hazy open skate session at the Screaming Brain Festival in Troy, Montana.

The end of a season on Highway 508.

An old-school, bulb-and-neon sign beckoning gamblers into the historic El Cortez Hotel & Casino. Las Vegas, Nevada.

A red, white-gold, and blue firework explodes above Roosevelt Park in Troy, Montana.

The vast expanse of stars on a moonless night over Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park.

Lightning arcs from a cloud base in rural Nebraska, with subtle fireflies in the foreground.

A rainy night in the red neon glow of an industrial warehouse area in north Portland, Oregon.

An aesthetically pleasing, cream-and-aqua scooter parked in the downtown area of Burlington, Iowa.

An arm of the Milky Way shines brightly above the Badwater Basin salt flat.

Bold fashion meets dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert.

A wide-angle warning on the upper walkway of Hoover Dam.

Brilliant, multicolored aurora over far northwestern Montana.

Rare red aurora sets the sky ablaze over the Kootenai National Forest in northwest Montana.

Mount St. Helens as seen from the Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center in late March of 2024. The lake was formed in the eruption of 1980, when volcanic debris blocked the flow of the creek. Prolifically active, the mountain is indeed smoking in this shot, however subtly.

A reflective waterscape on Bull Lake (northwest Montana), equal parts autumn and winter.

A dramatic angle of the St. Marks Lighthouse at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (“Area X” to fans of the works of Jeff VanderMeer).

A wide angle landscape of the Mojave scrub at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (near Las Vegas).

The glowing mass of the South Yaak Fire complex on Yaak Mountain near Troy, Montana, summer 2021.

A defenseman in silhouette skates out to join the starting lineup.

Sunset over Death Valley. A road curves into the Artist’s Palette Drive, with the salt flats of Badwater Basin beyond.

On the Rocks

Apocalypse Highway

Clark Fork Fisherman

Alpine Apocalypse

Mount Monochrome

October Woods

Temporal Shift

Yellow Leaf Road

The Loneliest Road

Winter Grove

Road to the North Rim

High Plains Desolation

Firewood

Yellow Over Teal

Kootenai in Yellow

Photosynthesis

Gold Highway 2

National Forest (Inland Northwest Remix)

Seasonal Symmetry

Over the River, Through the Woods

Forest Floor

Skypools

Everyone's Favorite Season (But Mine)

Octoberside

Food Service Row

5th Street at Night

Millennium and Michigan

Brick 'n' Cherry

Cumberland Station

The Waterbean

Lakeshore by Night

The Burlington and Capitol

Chicago State

River North by Night

777

Golden Nugget (in Black and White)

Chicago Lightning

Paradise Forever

Motel Mt. Whitney

Blues Festival

El Cortez

Low Light High Rises

Vacancy

Holiday Motel

Negative Spaces

Summertime Scooter

Late Night Market

Cloud Gate in Black and White (2022 Remix)

Montgomery Park

Fremont Street

Motel McDermitt

Marina Towers

Daytona Mist

Yaquina Head Lighthouse

Coastview

Somethin' Like a Postcard

Bench at Fort DeSoto

Sea Foam Surf

X Marks the Spot

Overcast Blues

Je Suis Peacock Oceanique

Evening on the Lake

Washed Out

Lines of the Road

Red Light

Dead Forest Comes Alive

Gulf Coast Sunset

Return to the Void

Vacant Vacation

Pelican Coast

Haunted St. Augustine

Defiance

Gray Kingbird, Tour Guide

Atlantic Purgatory

Premium Orange Juice

Atlantic Sunrise

Beach Access Stairs

Pacific Sea Nettles

A desolate Mojave “Wasteland” landscape in black and white

Bold fashion meets dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert.

The vast expanse of stars on a moonless night over Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park.

The full moon rises over the Mojave Desert at Wasteland Weekend.

The Milky Way dives down into the airglow of distant Los Angeles.

A breathtaking overlook at Canyonlands National Park.

Official “war rig” of Nuke Review, themed post-apocalyptic VHS theater at Wasteland Weekend.

The massive scale differential between the canyon and the road at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (near Las Vegas).

Headlights cast long, stark shadows across the floor of Badwater Basin. In this high-contrast image, the salt flat takes on an appearance not unlike the surface of the moon.

A self-directed Wasteland Weekend character portrait, with help from Chris Balboni on the shutter.

A wide angle landscape of the Mojave scrub at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (near Las Vegas).

A vertical landscape of the Grand Canyon as seen from the South Rim.

Gritty and bold, this dusky scene at Wasteland Weekend suggests a film set come to life.

A theme-appropriate vehicle parked at the build site of post-apocalyptic festival Wasteland Weekend.

A view above the rugged topography of Monument Basin in Canyonlands National Park.

An arm of the Milky Way shines brightly above the Badwater Basin salt flat.

The arid, alien landscape of the Castle Valley overlook in Utah.

One of seven brightly-colored boulder stacks in the Ivanpah Valley near Las Vegas. Part of the Seven Magic Mountains art installation by Ugo Rondinone.

Sunset over Death Valley. A road curves into the Artist’s Palette Drive, with the salt flats of Badwater Basin beyond.

A character portrait of Pux (Chris Balboni) at Wasteland Weekend.

The surreal, salt-encrusted basement floor of Death Valley National Park, noted for its status as the lowest point of elevation in North America.

A small thundershower blooms over the Grand Canyon at dusk.

A character portrait of Pux (Chris Balboni) at Wasteland Weekend.

A 116° F magic hour at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park.

A wide-angle warning on the upper walkway of Hoover Dam.

Sunglasses belonging to Director Wiglz of Nuke Review at Wasteland Weekend.

A singular bolt of lightning illuminates the night skies of rural, high plains North Dakota.

A landscape view of fireworks above the annual 4th of July celebration in Troy, Montana.

A dramatic thunderstorm approaches a wind farm on a gravel road in rural Iowa.

Clouds at nearly eye-level, swirling above an outhouse on Northwest Peak in far northwest Montana.

Aurora glows above a late summer lawn in rural North Dakota.

Dramatic angle on a very dark, tornado-warned cell in rural Nebraska.

Suggesting it might apply more to the wind than the roads, a sign dominates the highway shoulder while a thunderstorm looms darkly on the horizon. Rural Nebraska, just over the border with Iowa.

A wide range of colors – red, pink, purple, yellow, and green – appear in an extremely active aurora over northwest Montana.

A shelf cloud over the green meadows of summertime high plains North Dakota.

An early nighttime shot of a cloud-to-ground lightning strike over the black landscape of rural North Dakota.

Lightning arcs from a cloud base in rural Nebraska, with subtle fireflies in the foreground.

A red firework explodes in an almost flower-like pattern at the annual 4th of July celebration in Troy, Montana.

A ribbon of green aurora above an empty field in the high plains of North Dakota.

Thundershowers develop over a section line in the rural North Dakota countryside.

The vast expanse of stars on a moonless night over Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park.

Lightning glows within a shaft of heavy rain over the high plains of North Dakota.

The shelf cloud of an encroaching thunderstorm in rural Iowa is backlit purple by lightning from within.

Black and white study in form and contrast of a shelf cloud above a field in rural Iowa.

Rays of light through rain mist clouds over the Crazy Mountains near Big Timber, Montana.

Firefighting aircraft zooms above smoke billowing from the Ruby Fire near Troy, Montana in 2021.

A vibrant shot of a thunderstorm on the horizon in nowhere, Nebraska.

Early winter clouds mirror the light trails of vehicles on I-94 in North Dakota.

An arm of the Milky Way shines brightly above the Badwater Basin salt flat.

A red, white-gold, and blue firework explodes above Roosevelt Park in Troy, Montana.

A starry night sky glitters above the calm, glassy waters of Alvord Lake in northwestern Montana.

Purple and green auroras shimmer over the dark mountain landscape above Troy, Montana.

Rare red aurora sets the sky ablaze over the Kootenai National Forest in northwest Montana.

Brilliant, multicolored aurora over far northwestern Montana.

“War rig” of Wasteland Weekend camp Nuke Review, parked at the camp build site.

A staple of Wasteland Weekend, this bar, hangout, and performance venue hosts many events throughout the festival.

Bass guitar belonging to musician Josh Clinger, then of Dodgy Mountain Men. Taken during the music video shoot for “Gone Gone Gone.”

Portrait of Eric Boss (of bygone bluegrass band Dodgy Mountain Men) taken during the music video shoot for “Gone Gone Gone.”

Lucia Cifarelli and Sascha Konietzko (Käpt’n K) of legendary industrial band KMFDM perform at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon.

John Famiglietti, bassist of noise rock/industrial band HEALTH, performs at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon.

A self-directed Wasteland Weekend character portrait, with help from Chris Balboni on the shutter.

Official “war rig” of Nuke Review, themed post-apocalyptic VHS theater at Wasteland Weekend.

A skater gets airborne during an open skate session at the Screaming Brain Festival in Troy, Montana.

The sun flares through the fabric of a massive flag at the 2023 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

Empress XXIV Diana Bourgeois performs at the 2023 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

A festively costumed woman rides a water-spraying cart through the 4th of July parade in Troy, Montana.

Gritty and bold, this dusky scene at Wasteland Weekend suggests a film set come to life.

Jenn and Joe McElmurry pose with their classic Chevrolet Bel Air at the Ignite the Nites car show in Libby, Montana.

A disco ball shimmers over the crowd gathered at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon.

Sativa Jones St. James performs at the 2024 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

Sir Fox-A-Lot performs at the 2024 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

A character portrait of Pux (Chris Balboni) at Wasteland Weekend.

A classic convertible faces the Dome Theater marquee at the Ignite the Nites car show in Libby, Montana.

Freedom Rights performs at the 2024 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

The night lights of Nuke Review, popular post-apocalyptic VHS cinema and arcade at Wasteland Weekend.

A skater rides the lip into the bowl at the Screaming Brain Festival in Troy, Montana.

Freedom Rights performs at the 2023 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

Empress XXIV Diana Bourgeois co-hosts a drag performance at the 2023 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

A theme-appropriate vehicle parked at the build site of post-apocalyptic festival Wasteland Weekend.

Hybrid Bluntz performs at the 2024 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

A twilight group shot of former bluegrass band Dodgy Mountain Men, taken during the music video shoot for “Gone Gone Gone.”

The construction of popular VHS theater Nuke Review at Wasteland Weekend.

Character portrait of a festival participant at Wasteland Weekend.

A snare drum played by a performer marching in the 4th of July parade in Troy, Montana.

A fleet of tiny Pride flags bordering the sidewalk at the 2024 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

Juicy St. James performs at the 2024 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

The sun sets on a hazy open skate session at the Screaming Brain Festival in Troy, Montana.

Montana State Representative Zooey Zephyr hangs out with supporters gathered at the 2023 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

Nova Kaine co-hosts a drag performance at the 2023 Lincoln County Pride Festival.

Two children ascend a path in stark silhouette at Glacier National Park.

Michal Rozsíval, Kimmo Timonen, Teuvo Teräväinen, and Marián Hossa celebrate Chicago’s 2015 Stanley Cup victory on the back of a parade bus. This shot is a desaturation experiment leaving only red hues in an otherwise black and white frame.

The minimalist lines of a locked wooden door at Fort DeSoto, on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

A seemingly endless hallway within an eerily quiet hotel in Redding, California.

Late afternoon sun filters into an abandoned guest room at the Wells Hotel in the ghost town of Garnet, Montana.

A black and white, dramatically lit small object study of an intact cougar skull. The skull was found in Montana’s Kootenai wilderness and ethically sourced by Chris Balboni.

A heavily desaturated still life scene of a favorite book spread open over a reflective surface.

A favorite still pulled from a longer time-lapse, wherein a camera was pointed at a birdhouse for several hours and captured this bird delivering a fat grub to its chicks.

The colors pooling out of a bath bomb create something almost topographical in their abstraction.

A long exposure featuring a light-painted heart.

A Wasteland-inspired composition using a Vault Boy bobblehead (of the Fallout franchise) and a radiation symbol obtained in the Mojave Desert.

A pedestrian bridge over the Clark Fork River.

Black and white double exposure juxtaposing a free-wheeling chickadee against the longing stare of Mojave, who is, in fact, an indoor cat.

A normally bustling scene, this shot is devoid of people – the result of staying overnight in the Denver International Airport.

The foam pouring out of an especially delicious-looking bath bomb creates an abstract scene, equal parts tasty and toxic.

A unique angle on a classic look.

A self-portrait deliberately obscured by the fog of a bright yellow smoke bomb, taken during the peak of a partial solar eclipse.

Shadowy nothingness on the third floor of the Wells Hotel in the ghost town of Garnet, Montana. The third floor is said to be especially haunted.

Minimalist macro shot of window blinds reflected in Noaa’s eye.

A macro close-up of Mojave’s snoot.

A dramatic close-up portrait of Noaa.

Macro shot revealing the unique textures of a cat snoot.

A very young Noaa slaps at a wide angle lens.

Noaa, mid-yawn.

Mojave basks in the warmth of a woodstove on a cool autumn night.

Noaa grabs at a falling shoestring. Flash used for effect, image cropped to suggest album art, string used with supervision.

A worried, windowsill portrait of an almost full-grown Noaa.

A family cat who enjoyed interrupting any use of the bathroom.

Moody portrait of a senior family cat with big personality.

Hubble swats at a sprig of wild grass on a summer day’s recess.

A family cat who enjoyed interrupting most household chores.

Griggs, mid-yawn.

Bossy Mojave takes a break from the heat on an afternoon summer walk.

Black and white double exposure juxtaposing a free-wheeling chickadee against the longing stare of Mojave, who is, in fact, an indoor cat.

Macro close-up on Noaa’s green-eyed gaze.

Noaa and Mojave having an afternoon nap together.

Portrait of a neighbor’s cat, who enjoys visiting for garden and landscaping projects.

Bismarck skaters in the spotlight after a Luke Roelofs goal.

The simple textures of a goalie’s domain.

A game-in-progress view from the Bismarck Bobcats’ bench.

Moody black and white portrait of Bismarck Bobcats forward Jakub Kopecky.

A smoky hero’s portrait of then-Bismarck Bobcats winger Isaac Henkemeyer-Howe.

Sam Martel, then of the Bismarck Bobcats, makes some tape adjustments in moody black and white.

The Bismarck Bobcats roster waits for the national anthem on a blue line that stretches into the void.

A smoky hero’s portrait of then-Bismarck Bobcats goalie Cameron Korpi.

The on-ice skaters crush against the boards in celebration of a Tommy Cronin goal (Bismarck Bobcats).

The Bismarck bench reacts to a 2nd period goal by Luke Roelofs.

Michal Rozsíval, Kimmo Timonen, Teuvo Teräväinen, and Marián Hossa celebrate Chicago’s 2015 Stanley Cup victory on the back of a parade bus. This shot is a desaturation experiment leaving only red hues in an otherwise black and white frame.

Brent Seabrook hoists the Stanley Cup on a bus with friends, family, and Patrick Sharp, while Chicagoans watch from adjacent buildings.

A defenseman in silhouette skates out to join the starting lineup.

An empty hockey rink in black and white.

The Bismarck Bobcats skate out to fans’ cheers before a game against rival Minot.

Jonathan Toews warms up at the United Center in Chicago.

Chicago hockey fans pack the city’s sidewalks in celebration of the Blackhawks’ 2015 Stanley Cup championship.

Brent Seabrook, Patrick Sharp, and surrounding family celebrate Chicago’s 2015 Stanley Cup championship.

Landscape showcasing a popular vantage point in Glacier National Park.

A small waterfall upslope of the Old Highway 2 Trail west of Libby, Montana.

Geological forces leave an abstract work of art in the mountain walls at Leigh Lake in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness.

The glowing mass of the South Yaak Fire complex on Yaak Mountain near Troy, Montana, summer 2021.

Mount St. Helens as seen from the Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center in late March of 2024. The lake was formed in the eruption of 1980, when volcanic debris blocked the flow of the creek. Prolifically active, the mountain is indeed smoking in this shot, however subtly.

Sunset spills over the mountains at Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park.

A distant Mt. Bachelor looms over the desolate lava field at Newberry Volcanic Monument in central Oregon.

A predator without a web, this spider uses the camouflage provided by certain flowers to ambush its prey instead.

A scenic view of Reading Peak, located along the Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway.

Granite Lake in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness, northwest Montana.

A silhouetted, black and white portrait of photographer Chris Balboni on a hike in the Cabinet Mountains.

A two-lane highway hugs a cliffside in northwest Montana.

A dirt road curves through a thinning operation in northwest Montana.

The iconic, ultra-tall waterfall east of Portland, Oregon, along the Columbia River Gorge.

A mushroom commonly found near larch trees. This one was photographed on the Cedar Lakes Trail in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness, and is not intended to be used for identification purposes.

A mossy boulder field along the trail at Ross Creek Cedars.

Macro study of a pinecone.

View toward Canada from Northwest Peak in far northwest Montana, overlooking Hawkins Lake. It’s not the Northwest Passage, but it’s a northwest passage.

A summer day reflected in the water of Alvord Lake in northwest Montana.

The lookout on top of Northwest Peak (northwest Montana), where it sits upon an almost-Arctic-looking rock field.

A rainy, early autumn view across the Kootenai River gorge at Grambauer Mountain near Troy, Montana.

A view above Lower Cedar Lake on the Cedar Lakes Trail in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness.

A long exposure of the Kootenai River flowing around a trapped log.

A pathway of greenery on the forest floor at Ross Creek Cedars in northwest Montana.

This little chipmunk was spotted snacking at an abandoned campsite by Vinal Lake in northwest Montana.

The famous road leading into Glacier National Park from the west.

The base of a massive old-growth cedar tree at Ross Creek Cedars in northwest Montana.

Sunset over Lake Koocanusa in northwest Montana.

The south flank of Cascade volcano Mt. Hood, as seen from the Timberline Lodge area east of Portland, Oregon.

An encounter with an empty canoe at Vinal Lake in northwest Montana.

The twilight view from a favorite overlook on Kootenai Mountain above Troy, Montana.

A photogenic waterfall along the Leigh Lake Trail in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness.

Macro close-up of the stamen and pollen at the center of a pink helianthemum flower.

Macro close-up of an ox-eye daisy, whose center seems to collapse into infinity.

A friendly portrait of an aggressively invasive species.

A honeybee cruises the blooms on a green onion plant.

An orange and black millipede, scooting along a mountain trail and probably looking for decaying October leaves to eat.

A large white daylily.

An arrangement of dried harvestables.

A peach-colored daylily in the process of opening.

A male rufous hummingbird drinks at a supply of sugar water in northwest Montana.

Macro close-up of a dewdrop-bearing leaf nestled against green, sprouting things.

Macro study of a pinecone.

Artistic angle showing off a light fixture at Pink Bench Distilling.

A male rufous hummingbird guards a sugar water feeder in northwest Montana.

Macro close-up of a ripe strawberry, still on the vine.

A cocktail-in-progress, shot for Pink Bench Distilling.

A yellow wildflower in the Idaho panhandle.

A heavily desaturated still life scene of a favorite book spread open over a reflective surface.

A black and white, dramatically lit small object study of an intact cougar skull. The skull was found in Montana’s Kootenai wilderness and ethically sourced by Chris Balboni.

A creamy chicken soup made with roasted poblano peppers.

Macro close-up on an empty snail shell found at Alvord Lake in northwest Montana.

A small botanical arrangement shot for Pink Bench Distilling.

A flight of spirits, shot for Pink Bench Distilling.

A vodka cocktail, shot for Pink Bench Distilling.

Macro close-up of a dewdrop-bearing leaf on a gravel road.

A wild pansy in northwest Montana.

A unique angle on a classic look.

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