A sunrise over Portland, Oregon on New Years Day 2023.
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Michael Klaas
Michael Klaas is an avid traveler and amateur photographer & writer.
Turquoise Blue
Generally when I travel internationally I really don’t like lugging my heavy camera equipment along. So, I usually just rely […]
The Glory of Santiago
And here it is… my favorite photo of 2022. This is the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, captured […]
The Magnificent Gateway
The western Columbia River Gorge as viewed from the Portland Women’s Forum lookout point.
Bifurcation & Reunion
Upper McCord Creek Falls plunges through the forest in the Columbia River Gorge.
Stone and Sand
An evening of solitude along the southern Oregon coast.
Sunset Wave
A gentle wave crests on Cannon Beach in Oregon as the sun sets near Haystack Rock.
Beauty for the People
In Los Angeles, one of the most beautiful public spaces is the Los Angeles Central Library…
Light Remembered: Focusing on the Small Things (2020)
It was a lucky thing for me – and, perhaps, for all of us in the northern hemisphere – that covid hit near the start of spring…
The Billowing Earth
Many of my most prized travel experiences are from journeys to actively erupting volcanoes…
The Way You See Your World 