A World Less Seen

       Fine Art International Photography By Thomas Upton       

Continental United States: National Parks & Diverse Scenery

The United States gallery moves across widely different environments, from mountains, deserts and waterways to coastlines, woodlands and developed places. Some photographs focus on the scale and geology of a landscape; others reflect changing weather, structures or a passing detail. Yellowstone’s waterfalls and mineral terraces, the Teton skyline and rushing Spokane River water share space with misty Vermont forests, Santa Barbara coastal light and unusual structures in the desert. Well-known natural settings are part of the collection, but so are places encountered away from the usual viewpoints. Together they reflect the country’s geographic and visual diversity.

A bright hillside covered in yellow wildflowers rolls toward green ridges and a faint coastal horizon.
A close view captures turbulent whitewater rushing through a dark rocky channel below Yellowstone's canyon waterfalls.
A chalky thermal mound stands under stormy skies, dwarfing a small red vehicle parked in the barren foreground.
Yellowstone Lower Falls plunges into the canyon below, framed by steep rock walls, pines, and a shadowed river.
Yellowstone Upper Falls plunges between pale canyon walls, with green conifers and a distant overlook above the river.
Steam hangs over a colorful Yellowstone thermal spring with a pale rainbow above wet mineral terraces.
Tall translucent wire-mesh arches form a cathedral-like structure against a blue desert sky at dusk.
A wide landscape panorama captures a brilliant purple sunrise over a dark lake and distant mountain silhouettes.
Rocky cliffs and cypress trees surround blue-green Whalers Cove beneath a muted coastal sky.
Canopy of scarlet maple leaves and thin dark twigs against clear cobalt sky.
A Vermont river rushes through sharply folded stone ledges at Warren Falls, surrounded by autumn forest.
Fast stream curling around smooth gray stones and making white eddies among woodland.
A rocky trail winds through green shrubs and pines toward the Teton Range beneath heavy, textured storm clouds.
A panoramic mountain view shows the Teton Range glowing at dusk above a dark valley and distant forest line.
giant mountain peaks tower above clear reflecting lake.
Thick woodland of orange, yellow and red trees fading into soft blue mountain mist.
Fast green water churns through boulders at Pitcher and Bowl on the Spokane River.
Winter whitewater rushes through downtown Spokane, with snow-covered banks and dark river rocks.
A large upright boulder rises beside green rapids below wooded cliffs on the Spokane River.
A narrow forest waterfall dropping over smooth stone into clear green circular pools.
The space shuttle glows beneath dramatic museum lighting at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Sunlit green hills covered with yellow wildflowers descend toward a hazy valley beneath dark ridgelines.
White rowing shells with red Santa Barbara lettering form repeating horizontal bands in a close view.
Bright painted hills and structures display large religious messages beneath a clear desert sky at Salvation Mountain.
Curving paved country road between brilliant orange and yellow deciduous trees.
A rocky mountainside overlooks green ridges and a distant hazy ocean, with warm cliffs in the foreground.
A close architectural view shows red metal stairs and railings creating narrow bands of light and shadow.
Ocean waves break around jagged Point Lobos rocks, with a distant cypress-topped headland and blue-gray water beyond.
A sheltered Point Lobos cove with cypress branches, rocky headlands, blue-green water, and late-day cloud texture.
A small pine tree leans over clear turquoise water inside a rocky Point Lobos cove under diffuse coastal light.
Coastal trail passes through leaning trees whose trunks curve over a reddish dirt path.
Mount Moran stands above a dark blue lake, with forested slopes and bright alpine rock under a clear sky.
Moss Glen Falls descends in silky strands over dark stone framed by green moss and forest.
Quiet green river pool enclosed by rocks and trees with small falls upstream.
Whitewater crossing dark smooth stone ledges under a dense wooded bank.
Sheltered green-blue inlet behind rock ledges with rougher ocean waves beyond.
Morning light warms distant hills while mist floats above a calm river bordered by reeds and shadowed banks.
Fresh grass fills the forest floor while blackened tree trunks fade into misty gray background light.
One of the world's most unique and scenic waterfalls is this one, where water pours directly onto the beach and flows into protected cove.
Small white lakeside boathouse beneath autumn trees with a high hill across the water.
A waterfall pours through polished rock walls into a shadowed channel at Huntington Gorge in Vermont.
Green-white water surges through a narrow rocky channel bordered by gray stone and autumn foliage.
A narrow waterfall cascades down rocks between conifers, partly hidden within a steep mountain forest.
A dirt trail contours across a green canyon slope with layered mountains beyond.
A smooth green pool sits below layered rock walls with white current entering from the forested gorge.
Dark clouds roll over the snow-capped Teton Range rising beyond sagebrush and open valley floor.
The Teton Range rises beyond golden grasses and a winding river reflecting clouds and mountain shapes.
The Teton Range stands sharply against a blue sky, with bright clouds and textured mountain faces above forested slopes.
Black-and-white fog fills San Francisco Bay below the Golden Gate Bridge tower and distant skyline.
A foggy coastal meadow with utility lines, a fence, low grass, and a barely visible ocean headland in the mist.
Close view of a fallen redwood's warm orange-brown wood grain and deeply textured surface.
White snowmelt water races around branches and boulders, with forest debris crossing the stream.
Sunlight flares above the forest while a granite path leads toward the lake far below.
Road receding beneath closely spaced crimson and orange maple trees.
Pair of red Adirondack chairs standing on green grass facing colorful mountain hills.
Low valley of bright autumn trees and open grass with fog along the distant hillside.
Dense coral-red maple canopy above a carpet of fallen rust-colored leaves.
Empty road through mixed yellow, orange and red trees in the Vermont countryside.
Open rolling meadow with small white farms among vivid red and golden woodland.
A tall vintage motel sign rises beside a quiet desert road, rendered in monochrome against an empty sky.
Several painted utility tanks sit among dry scrub on a flat desert landscape under a clear blue sky.
The sun flares through skeletal metal artwork standing on a barren desert flat with distant mountains.
Brilliant red and gold maple trees standing in a grassy open field on a muted day.
Broad white waterfall covering a wide stepped rock lip with gray water below.
Four of the major peaks in the Grand Tetons, seen from the top of the gondola at Jackson Hole.
Small white gravestones beneath bright orange and red maples behind a pale fence.
Blue mountain ridges recede through haze above a green forest foreground.
A black-and-white cliff edge drops to rippled water below, with a flock of birds flying past the open mouth of a sea cave.
A black-and-white image of a pristine cascade runs through a rocky forested gorge on the firehole river.
Rain clouds hang over green Big Sur headlands, with Point Sur rising offshore.
Green coastal bluffs descend toward the Pacific Ocean along the Big Sur shoreline.
A faded billboard on wooden posts stands beside a dusty desert road under a pale evening sky.
White water spills over a rock ledge into a forest stream surrounded by green foliage.
Angular cream rock ridges surrounding a blue-green tide pool, with rough ocean beyond.