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I live in a very scenic part of the U.S. Within an easy day’s drive, I can set up my tripod just about anywhere in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area or at the photogenic Oregon Coast, or I can photograph Mt. Hood from a variety of locations. I feel very fortunate to be so close to these world-class destinations. However, some of my very best images over the last 30 years as a professional photographer have come from destinations further away, for which I have had to travel and spend several days away from my home.
Being away from home forces me to photograph more intensively. I find that being on an extended trip of 3 to 10 days or more encourages me to focus my efforts in a way that I usually don’t do when I’m a short drive from my home. Long ago in my photographic career I recognized that traveling far and photographing is expensive, time consuming, and can be lonely at times. All of these factors push me to gain as many images as I can when on a trip. Because of the...

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Dennis Frates’ love of the outdoors began at a very early age, and led to a passion for photographing landscapes and nature, which he has done for over 30 years. In college he earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in physical geography and ecology, and had the opportunity to study the physical landscapes and flora he was photographing. He has photographed extensively in the western US and abroad, finding unique fine art compositions in some of the worlds most stunning locations. Although he sells images to all sorts of markets, including National Geographic, Sierra Club, and National Audubon, the bulk of his enthusiasm is spent producing prints for the fine art market. His prints have been shown and sold in many national galleries. They have been accepted for several national juried exhibitions and have won numerous awards, including the prestigious Westmorland Art Nationals “Photograph of the Year”, and the Keh International Garden Photographer of the Year for two consecutive years. He sells hundreds of photographs/prints each year, for a large variety of products including posters, fine art prints, books, magazines, and has published seven books and 26 sole photographer landscape/nature calendars.
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