Bradford

Through a Lens

photos & videos by Brad Garmon

Hidden in the Eastern Sierra, the surreal columns near Crowley Lake look like something from another planet. 🏜️✨

These towering stone pillars were slowly sculpted over thousands of years as mineral-rich water seeped through layers of volcanic ash,

Trees of all sizes match the diversity of the eastern sierra landscapes. #landscapephotographer #getoutside #easternsierra

Sunrise in the Sierras. #mountiansunrise #norcalphotographer #landscapecaptures

Cold air. Empty highway. Sun cutting through high desert clouds like a spotlight.

There’s something about this stretch of California that makes you feel small in the best possible way — miles from noise, miles from distraction, just asph

Convict Lake — Eastern Sierra, California

In 1871, a group of escaped convicts from Carson City fled into these mountains. A posse tracked them here, leading to a gunfight that gave this lake its name.

Today it’s quiet. Frozen. Still.
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On the edge of the Capitol Reflecting Pool, a ring-billed gull settles into the afternoon light — a fleeting moment of calm in the shadow of one of America’s most enduring landmarks. In that stillness, even something so common becomes qui

High in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, every step is earned. Wind-carved ridges, endless snow, and the quiet grind of the climb test your resolve.
And then the mountains soften.
Tiring ascents give way to hidden valleys where small creeks slip thr

At Selfoss, the Jökulsá á Fjöllum fans outward, spilling gently over a wide basalt rim before narrowing and accelerating toward Dettifoss downstream. The water moves with intention rather than violence, curling over the edge i

A narrow opening in the rock leads underground to impossibly blue water, warmed from below by geothermal heat and framed by jagged volcanic stone. The surface is still, glassy, almost unreal — a quiet contrast to the violent forces that created

The violence of water gives way to something quieter but no less powerful — the geothermal fields of Mývatn. Here, the earth opens itself in subtle ways: steam rising from unseen fissures, mineral-stained ground thawing unevenly beneath

A wide, relentless wall of glacial water pours into a black volcanic canyon, its force softened only by winter ice clinging to the river’s edge. Snow and frost sculpt the land into quiet curves, but beneath them, the river remains unstoppable.

dotted along the Icelandic coastline, these small lighthouses send warnings of cliffs into the arctic waters. #icelandphotography #lighthouses_around_the_world #lightouses #icelandadventure

Beneath a low Arctic sky, the still waters of an Icelandic fjord hold a quiet industry. Circular net pens float like geometry drawn into the sea, tethered gently against cold currents and mountain shadows. This is modern Icelandic aquaculture—p

Icelandic Horses are known for thier remarkable purity as a breed isolated for centuries, their hardy nature suited for Iceland's harsh environment, and their friendly, intelligent temperament, making them cherished cultural icons and versatile ridin

natural beauty in its rawest form

an island created by Fire, Water, & Ice

sand texture

iceland’s geothermic pools and black sand beaches create stunning compositions from the air. both are created by the island’s constant volcanic activity.

landscape of red rocks

red boulders

waterfall with red rocks

background texture of beach

the sun’s angle at this latitude produces deep and contrasty colors, drawing out the blacks in the volcanic soil and saturating the greens from the grasses and moss.