Phoenix Rising

37.7456° N, 119.5936° W February 22, 2019 Year after year of visiting Yosemite, I kept hearing about the famed firefall, a time of year when the light at sunset hits Horsetail Falls just right, creating the illusion that it’s on fire. But to photograph this natural phenomena, you not only have to be in the right place at the right time, you also have to get insanely lucky with weather conditions. So to give myself the best possible chance, I booked a trip for the entire window of time that firefall is possible. On night three of the attempt, magic happened. Recent snowfall on the cliffs above was blown off by a strong wind. The falling snow, along with the waterfall, was illuminated by a...View all