a blog about adventures in outdoor freelance photography
  • Now Partnering with Spoke Sound

    Now Partnering with Spoke Sound

    I am happy to announce that I am now partnering with Spoke Sound out of Durango, Colorado to offer premium Made in the USA canvas bluetooth speakers. https://www.spoke-sound.com/david-braun  More details can be found below: There are 15 images from my portfolio available to choose from: https://www.spoke-sound.com/david-braun

  • Journey Down the Lower Owyhee (GoPro 11 Mini, GoPro 8)

    Journey Down the Lower Owyhee (GoPro 11 Mini, GoPro 8)

    In May of 2023 our group (3 packrafts, 1 raft) took advantage of the above average spring runoff in the Owyhee River Canyon to float the roughly 50 mile section of wild and scenic river from Rome, OR to Birch Creek, OR. While my focus was primarily on still photography, we documented the adventure with…

  • Race Photography: Death Ride 2023

    Race Photography: Death Ride 2023

    Ride photos from the Death Ride from Monitor Pass and the final return to Markleeville. It was a record breaking day in terms of heat so many riders wisely started the race early and most seemed prepared for it. Great event, as always.

  • Lake Tahoe Basin Greeting Cards

    5×7 greeting cards are now available at local stores in the Lake Tahoe area, such as Grass Roots in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Update: As of November 3, 2023 8 additional images have been added to the rack. Featured Images:

  • Nevada Magazine: Road Trips — Free Range Art Highway

    Nevada Magazine: Road Trips — Free Range Art Highway

    Images published in the most recent issue of Nevada Magazine in a road trip story on the “Free-Range Art Highway.” The stretch of highway (US-95) from Reno to Vegas is known for it’s ghost towns and eccentric characteristics, with plenty of unique roadside attractions. Image 1: Wild burro standing alone outside of Beatty just before…

  • Scenes from “America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride”

    Scenes from “America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride”

    Event captures from the “America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride” in Lake Tahoe this past June. The event is now run by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).

  • Starboard Inflatable Zen Roll Launch

    Starboard Inflatable Zen Roll Launch

    Last Fall I photographed the Starboard Zen Roll Inflatable SUP boards and today they have launched. The two boards I paddled and photographed were the IGO and the Touring models. These high performance and extremely compact boards (pack 30% smaller than previous versions) were great to bring camping, on hikes to lakes without immediate road…

  • Backyard Visitor

    Backyard Visitor

    Summer has arrived and bears are active in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It was nice to photograph this yearling black bear for a bit using my 200-600mm lens as he explored a riparian area near the Upper Truckee River. While it appears he looked right back at me in one image, he showed no signs…

  • June Runoff After a Big Winter

    June Runoff After a Big Winter

  • Tahoe Quarterly: Through the Lens

    Tahoe Quarterly: Through the Lens

    Through the lens feature in the Summer 2023 issue of Tahoe Quarterly. I had planned to shoot the sunset from this rock feature for a while, but I was fortunate that the clouds and light cooperated on my first attempt. Usually, that is not the case. “Clouds and light work in tandem to provide a…

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