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Phase One IQ250, Schneider Kreuznach 28mm LS f/4.5 Aspherical. Exposure: 1/500 sec., ƒ/5, ISO 100.

Phase One IQ180, Schneider Kreuznach 28mm LS f/4.5 Aspherical. Exposure: 1/1600 sec., ƒ/4.5, ISO 400.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye, Profoto B1. Exposure: 1/30 sec., ƒ/3.2, ISO 3200.

A red fox vixen peeks out from her den under a barn.

A father fox keeps a look out while two of his kits play in the crook of a tree.

Father fox nuzzles his kit.

Father fox tenderly greets his kit near their den under a shed.

Red fox kits exploring the world outside their den.

Lightning Explosion, Osa Butte, Grand Canyon North Rim. Set up on the Grand Canyon Lodge viewing deck with my workshop group, we watched this storm approach. This strike, about a mile away, was the signal to go inside.

Direct Hit, Lightning Strikes Half Dome, Glacier Point, Yosemite. Lightning is relatively rare in Yosemite, but when the forecast looked promising for this July afternoon, I beelined to the park and set up at Glacier Point.

Twilight Lightning, Grandview Point, Grand Canyon. I was driving the road to Desert View at around sunset and pulled over at Grandview Point when I saw the sky light up and lightning firing in the east.

Diagonal Lightning, Lipan Point, Grand Canyon. Set up at Lipan Point, I watched this storm move up from the south and crossed my fingers that it would hold together until it reached the canyon.

Double Rainbow, Yosemite Valley. Knowing that a rainbow was possible, I changed my plans and waited in a downpour for the sun to come out.

Full Rainbow, Vista Encantada, Grand Canyon. My workshop group watched this rainbow form and hang in the sky while we sped to the canyon rim for a better view. Fortunately, it hung in there long enough for us to make it to the first viewpoint on the Cape Royal Road, Vista Encantada.

In the springtime, the ranch and surrounding Jackson Hole valley erupt in multiple tones of vibrant green.

A bull elk stands among vibrant fall foliage in my parents’ front yard. He had just finished chasing a harem of females and briefly strutted against some incredible color as the sun set behind him.

Most springs, a pair of great horned owls return to the ranch to build a nest and raise their young. Last year, this happened right outside our bedroom window. The mother, pictured here, would guide her young to wait in our front yard while she caught a gopher and then flew to the roof above our window with the hope of coaxing them to fly up and dine with her. After weeks of squawking, banging and plenty of flapping, the young owlets finally got the hang of it.

Flat Creek begins high in the Teton Mountains before flowing down Granite Canyon and eventually into the ranch. As a kid, I'd often innertube down the creek, floating next to baby moose out for an afternoon swim.

Every spring and fall, hundreds of elk pass through the ranch on their annual migrations. Once here, they often spend several weeks settling down, having babies or participating in the dramatic fall rut. One morning, I was woken up by a racket and found two juvenile elk sparring in the field beyond our bedroom window. They'd rear up, box and then playfully bounce and chase each other through the trees.

One of my favorite places on the ranch is the banks along the Snake River just at sunrise. Before the sun has come up, it's as if the world is on pause. Animals stay quiet, everything is still, and the air is crisp. But the moment the sun peeks over the Gros Ventre Range to the east, everything changes, and the day quickly unfolds as geese take flight and herds of animals march across the quickly flowing water.

Each year, we have a female ruffed grouse who raises a train of chicks in our driveway flowerbed. We’ll hear their chirping and fluttering once they're a few weeks old and become brave enough to explore the yard. On one particular evening, we returned home to find the mom and her babies all over a hawthorn tree eating berries.

This was the first portrait I captured during my initial encounter with the coyote family near my house. The one on the right with the frown became comfortable and curious with my presence and would trot to greet me each time I visited their home. These two still live on the ranch today and frequently mouse at the far end of our backyard.

Winter on the ranch is a different world. The people are gone, and the animals move silently and softly. Our horses go to the desert a few hours away, and the barn sits under the snow, waiting for their spring return.

Sony a7S II, Rokinon 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC. Exposure: 1/250 sec., ƒ/4, ISO 200.