01. Arielle Jammy Fox wears a dress I bought from a factory in China via Ebay. It was made for this trip and when it arrived I liked it so much I had another one made in green. You’ll see that one later in the set. The location of this shot is on private land in the Navajo Nation. All filming/ photography permits were bought in advance of the trip.

02. Top: Chantelle in the high desert of Arizona. Bottom left: A few of the crew; Fernando, Jim, Martin and Doug.

03. A secluded canyon on privately owned Navajo Nation land was our location for these striking shots. We had the place to ourselves and we saw nobody else for the two hours or so that we were shooting here.

04. Arielle atop a ridge in another part of the canyon.

05. The Grand Canyon is the best known, the most crowded and is really impressive. I’ve been there before a few years back and it still took my breath away when I got a first glimpse of this vast landscape from the South rim.

06. The Grand Canyon is in the foreground with the desert beyond.

07. The high deserts of Arizona are both colourful and dramatic. At an altitude of 5000ft – 6000ft the air is sometimes cool but dry. There was still snow lingering in the shady crevices of the canyon rim.

08. Canyons like this one in Arizona can be hard to find despite their beauty so I did plenty of research ahead of our trip to get accurate coordinates from Google Earth. Even armed with this information our Sat Navs often got confused with the frequent time zone changes we were driving through.

09. Monument Valley has the wow factor too. We got there just as the afternoon light peaked.

10. Left: Snake river viewpoint after sundown taken with the 14mm lens. Right: The afterglow and the full moon shot with the 100-400mm lens.

11. The light in Arizona was very changeable, like the weather. I used a Quadra ELB to light Arielle in the high wilderness near Sedona.

12. One minute we had burning hot sun and the next a hail storm. This gave us dramatic skies to work with from time to time.

13. Sedona views: The afterglow from Airport Messa, Cathedral rock in afternoon light and a branch lodged in Oak Creek.

14. Many of our locations were accessed via off road tracks. The lack of vegetation left us feeling very exposed.

15. Nearly every corner you turn in the Wild West delivers a stunning view.

16. Antelope Canyon was a must see while we were in the area.

17. Although this canyon has been very well photographed the possibilities for unique images are endless. It’s a pleasure and a privilege to be among this abstract natural beauty carved from the sandstone by flash floods.

18. I have enough images of Antelope Canyon to print, that I could wallpaper the spare room of our house. (All images are at f/11 with the camera on a tripod) I used a Sirui carbon 5 section tripod with my Fuji kit and it worked well.

19. The setting sun in a wilderness area by Lake Powell gave us a unique opportunity for some dress shots.

20. This green dress worn by Arielle was my second purchase from the factory in China.

22. The expanse of dramatic landscape is seemingly endless but you have to venture off road to find it.

23. Arielle gave us a masterclass in posing for figure in the landscape.

26. Chantelle hopped up on this rock for a fun shot while some of our group were still photographing the Colorado river in Horseshoe bend.

27. I took this shot of Horseshoe bend using the XF 14mm lens on my camera that was firmly attached to a monopod held aloft and the camera was triggered using the 10 second self timer. There was no way I was going to get that close to the edge.

28. More hail storms passed through as we reached Bryce Canyon. Can you spot the horses on the trail in the bottom shot?

29. Arches National Park was well worth a visit. We were nearly rocked out by this point but this was a really great location to spend a few hours.

30. The landscape photography opportunities are endless here.

31. Martin my buddy and fellow leader poised for action.

32. A short stroll up and over a hill got us to this aptly named, Delicate Arch.

33. The Tetons in the distance across the plains.

34. Arielle at a coral in Arizona. The air was so full of an ultra soft, fine dust the clouds really were that colour.

35. Nothing quite prepares you for what lies around here. Rattle snakes, scorpions and the occasional victim of the harsh arid conditions.

36. Ella’s Frontier.

37. Arielle in one of the shacks of a time nearly forgotten that still line the old route 66.

38. This urban exploration is right up my street and will feature more prominently in next years adventure.

39. Looking back on a time lost to the winds of change.

40. Another ghost town and another adventure.

41. The textures here are wonderful, the places deserted.

42. Arielle in the shack.

43. A frontage town off the main highway makes a great shoot location.

44. The high sun at noon can be so rewarding to work with.

45. I love this sweet shoot spot.

46. Arielle is cool and looks quite at home in Utah.

47. Beyond the distant railroad crossing and several miles into the mining area is another ghost town that we failed to find. We did see snakes though so not all was lost.

48. The cattle were out to pasture so it was down time for our cowgirl Arielle.

49. Contemplating the moment or checking out the big ants all around. I can’t remember which.

50. I love the tilting screen on the Fuji X-T cameras. Especially when shooting from low angle through the grass.

51. A few of the crew shooting Arielle while the others were with Martin and Chantelle.

52. Rustic beauty.

53. I love the authentic heritage to be found throughout the West if you know where to look.

54. Hills, plains, cattle and the country way of life.

55. Chantelle in an abandoned cottage doorway.

56. Simple natural light beauty shots.

57. Radient Chantelle.

58 A high key scene in a ghost town setting.

59. A splash of Quadra ELB added to the look.

60. Beautiful tones on this old caravan made the perfect backdrop for Chantelle.

61. Fun and a natural look.

62. Arielle behind the chapel and out of the sun.

63. This Wild West adventure would not be complete without a wagon shot or two.

64. The doctor’s waggon.

65. The covered wagon makes a great backdrop for Chantelle.

66. It was on route 66 that we found this car showroom. A perfect location for a shoot.

67. This Skyliner has style and is yours fully restored and ready to roll for just $30000.

68. This chopped rat rod is loud and proud. It has a big bore Chevvy with Holley carbs. 10 seconds for ¼ mile is the target for this bad boy.

69. Other cars await their turn to be loved again.

70. The 50’s chrome resonates with me. I just love this flamboyant style.

71. It’s hard to work out what colour the paint was on some of the old cars we found on our travels.

72. This Ford was looked after by the cat.

73. All along the 66 there are tributes to the past but none more so than in Arizona where the legendary 66 lives on.

74. Arielle and I love American school buses so when this photo opportunity arose we jumped at the chance to shoot it. I created a leading diagonal, some negative space and directed Arielle to sit on the ground. It’s a bit unconventional for a girl and a bus shot but that’s how I roll.

75. Too cool for school.