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Photographing China was never my first priority. Once, a long time ago, when I was looking for places to put on my photo bucket  list,  I saw an image of some fog shrouded mountains, studded with gnarly Bonsai-like trees. Those early black and white photos and some of the classic Chinese ink drawings of the same mountains made me want to go to China and photograph … [Read more...] about China with my lucky charm

Cascade Center of Photography's Christian Heeb writes and shows images when he likes to photograph the scenic beauty around Bend, Central Oregon. JANUARY Ponderosa Pines in the Deschutes National Forest. If you like winter, snow and ice this season certainly has its appeal. The higher elevations in the mountains are bound to have snow. You may want to bring your snow … [Read more...] about Best time to visit Central Oregon for Nature Photography

by awlimages | Posted on May 5, 2020 On a craggy volcanic peak high above the sage-studded plains of Oregon’s high desert, an Indian woman dressed in buckskin poses for my camera. Acosia Red Elk is a beautiful American native with a personality as complex and ambiguous as my role as a photographer of Indians. Acosia is a member of the Umatilla Tribe and a descendant from the … [Read more...] about An ode to Indian Country by Christian Heeb

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Professional travel photographer Christian Heeb lists 10 places not to be missed near Bend Oregon.   1. Pilot Butte, Highway 20 in Bend This local favorite sunset and sunrise spot can be stunning at sunset when the clouds light up. You see the mountain peaks from Mount Bachelor all the way to Mount Jefferson. The sprawling metropolis of Bend may not be too pretty but … [Read more...] about Top 10 spots for Landscape photographers near Bend, Oregon