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  • FALL SALE: Save 30% This Weekend on All Images in Your Cart

    FALL SALE: Save 30% This Weekend on All Images in Your Cart

    FALL WEEKEND SALE TAKE 30% OFF ANY NUMBER OF ITEMS IN YOUR CART USING CODE: fallsale1024 ENDS SUNDAY AT 11:59 PM PT (10/20/24) https://store.davidnbraun.com/shop-western-landscape-photography-prints-wall-art-david-n-braun-photograph

  • The Aurora Borealis as Seen from a Sierra Nevada Mountain Pass

    The Aurora Borealis as Seen from a Sierra Nevada Mountain Pass

    I spent last Thursday evening watching and shooting the aurora in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin, but I settled on this image from Carson Pass (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest) because it was the most vibrant moment I witnessed while I was out. Absolutely surreal to experience the Northern Lights like this at our latitude.

  • Last Light on Kiva Aspens

    Last Light on Kiva Aspens

    “Last Light on Kiva Aspens” was taken last year around this time from a prone position on my paddle board. There aren’t very many aspen stands that extend right to the lake, so I felt compelled to capture this scene during peak color just before the sun dipped behind the mountains. Lake Tahoe Basin. Last…

  • Autumn’s Arrival: Beachfront September Sunset

    Autumn’s Arrival: Beachfront September Sunset

    This sunset image was taken two weeks ago from a south shore beach as cooler and wetter weather made it’s way into the Lake Tahoe basin. We are now back in a warm and dry September pattern, but the rain was nice while it lasted and this sunset did not disappoint. Lake Tahoe Basin. September…

  • Tahoe Quarterly: Through the Lens

    Tahoe Quarterly: Through the Lens

    Through the lens feature in the Fall 2024 issue of Tahoe Quarterly. “IN NATURE, art is infinite, from its most obvious forms—Lake Tahoe’s shimmering blue surface, for example—to its most unlikely sources. Like dead trees. Whether gnarled from the elements, blackened by wildfire or waterlogged on a rocky shoreline, the wood of any given dead…

  • Winter Clouds Gather During Golden Hour as a Storm Approaches

    Winter Clouds Gather During Golden Hour as a Storm Approaches

    Three image panorama taken last winter, prior to a storm system moving into the Lake Tahoe basin. This image was was made possible by standing on a public pier along the west shore. Lake Tahoe Basin. February 2024.

  • Unseasonably Cool Weather Moves through the Sierra Nevada Mountains

    Unseasonably Cool Weather Moves through the Sierra Nevada Mountains

    It’s still August, but it felt more like late October this past weekend as an unseasonably cool weather system moved through the Sierra Nevada mountains. I took this image at about 8,000 ft during a hike just south of the Lake Tahoe basin. While we didn’t experience any snow on this hike (only rain), temperatures…

  • Highlights from the 2024 Death Ride

    Highlights from the 2024 Death Ride

    Location(s): Monitor Pass and Markeleeville. California. Date: July 13, 2024 Complete Collection of Images by Captivating Sports: https://www.captivatingsportsphotos.net/event/favorite?event=2024-death-ride Event Information: https://deathride.com/ Markleeville. California. Finish Line

  • Words and Photos: SUP International Magazine

    Words and Photos: SUP International Magazine

    Guide to Lake Tahoe SUP. Boards by Starboard. Early Summer 2024 https://www.sup-internationalmag.com/ Over recent years stand up paddling boarding has become increasinglypopular in the Lake Tahoe Basin. And for good reason. It appeals to awide demographic since it can take the form of anything from a simpleway to enjoy a summer afternoon, while hanging out…

  • Animal Intelligence

    Animal Intelligence

    Well written Tahoe Quarterly feature on animal intelligence. I took the Beaver photo (center) while waiting to shoot a Lake Tahoe sunset a few years ago. Full Article: https://tahoequarterly.com/features/ai-animal-intelligence