This was a tough picture to get. I had to work myself along a cliff ledge that dropped hundreds of feet. I was hugging the rocks for dear life and shot with one hand. It took me 30 minutes to stop shaking. I would never do it again. - Kirk Tanner Photography- powered by SmugMug

This is a collection of my personal favorites - photos I've shot over the past few years for themes & challenges to vacations to hiking and camping in the mountains. Mostly opportunities just to get out into nature and enjoy the beauty that surrounds us all.

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Kirk > Chicken Corner near Dead Horse Point, Utah.
I generally prefer to shoot landscape without people in them, but the ATV rider anchored the image, created perspective and added to the story that the image had to share.

Kirk > This is my youngest, Sean. He was 11 years old when I took him to the dunes for the first time. For an 11 year old he was really aggressive and had no problem handling the 500 pound machine.

Kirk > Riding ATVs in the Little Sahara Dunes can be dangerous. Accidents are common, but most are minor. This weekend was particularly bad. In only a few hours we witnessed four Life Flights, something I've never seen on the dunes before. Two riders were injured. Only one survived.

Kirk > Poison Spider Mesa outside of Moab, Utah.

Kirk > This was a tough picture to get. I had to work myself along a cliff ledge that dropped hundreds of feet. I was hugging the rocks for dear life and shot with one hand. It took me 30 minutes to stop shaking. I would never do it again.

Kirk > This is Temple Mountain in south central Utah shot through the window of an old mining building that is gradually collapsing.

Kirk > Frost covered leaves in my front yard.

Kirk > I was driving up the south fork of the Provo Canyon and saw this little "Holiday Shack". I sold this image to a company that distributes holiday decorations. They used it in their catalog. I've also sold it as a framed fine art print.

Kirk > The American Fork River. The first snows of winter make everything in the mountains look black and white. The splash of color from the fall leaves made for an intriguing contrast.

This was a tough picture to get. I had to work myself along a cliff ledge that dropped hundreds of feet. I was hugging the rocks for dear life and shot with one hand. It took me 30 minutes to stop shaking. I would never do it again.