Ghost Summit
Ghost Summit is a Southern Colorado mountain print made the way I most love to photograph landscapes: with a long lens. A lot of photographers reach for wide angle by default, but I’m more comfortable with big glass—probably because of my wildlife background, and probably because I like how a telephoto lens simplifies a scene. The tradeoff is weight: to photograph this way, I carry more into the mountains. For me, it’s worth it.
I made this image at 200mm from the top of a mountain, using compression to pull distant ridgelines and peaks closer together. The result is a landscape that feels tighter and more intentional—layers of shadow and light, a snowcapped summit framed by darker rock, and a moody sky holding the whole scene in place. It’s one of my favorite peaks in Colorado, and also one of the more difficult ones to get near, which makes the view feel even more earned.
If you’re looking for Colorado mountain wall art or a telephoto mountain landscape print with a calm, cinematic feel, Ghost Summit brings a sense of scale and stillness into a home or office.
