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LUKE TINGLEY

THE PURSUIT BEGINS

Limited-edition wilderness photography.

luke@thepursuitbegins.com

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White aspen trunks and gold autumn leaves blurred into vertical bands of yellow and white, San Juan Mountains, Colorado.

High CountryAspen Dreams38°09′ N · San Juan Mountains • Colorado

A small group of king penguins standing together on snow at Right Whale Bay, South Georgia.

PolarThe Kings of South Georgia54°00′ S · Right Whale Bay • South Georgia Island

An orca mother and two calves in dark green water, with low arctic light filtering down from the surface, northern Norway.

The FathomsOne Breath Away70°00′ N · Tromsø Fjords • Norway

Peyto Lake under fresh snow from the viewpoint above it, Banff National Park, Alberta, with light breaking over the turquoise water.

High CountrySound of Silence51°43′ N · Peyto Lake • Banff National Park

Pink sunrise light on the blue water of Lake Tahoe beside Bonsai Rock, with snow-capped Sierra Nevada peaks across the lake.

Pastel Shores39°11′ N · Bonsai Rock • Lake Tahoe, Nevada

A subalpine meadow of lupine below conifers at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, with morning light on lifting fog.

LowlandsFell Into a Dream46°47′ N · Backcountry • Mount Rainier National Park

Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park, Washington, seen from the footbridge, with morning light coming down through the forest.

We Might Fall47°57′ N · Sol Duc Falls • Olympic National Park

Sunlit orange walls of a narrow slot canyon above turquoise water, a large boulder standing in the middle of the river channel.

DryfallThe Truth Remains37°17′ N · The Narrows • Zion National Park

Reflected light glowing deep in the Narrows of Zion National Park, Utah, above the Virgin River and a single cottonwood.

Fire and Ice37°17′ N · The Narrows • Zion National Park

Sunset light glowing on low clouds blowing through Kalalau Valley, with the green ridges of the Na Pali coast and a view down to the ocean.

LandfallAshes of Eden22°09′ N · Kalalau Lookout • Kauai, Hawaii

Big Sable Point Lighthouse beyond dune grass at sunrise, pink and orange sky over Lake Michigan.

Blush44°03′ N · Big Sable Point Lighthouse • Ludington, Michigan

A humpback whale calf swimming near the surface in clear blue water at Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, with sun rays and a long white pectoral fin extended.

The FathomsIn Defense of Dreams20°50′ N · Silver Bank • Dominican Republic

A pod of spinner dolphins in formation just below the surface off the Kona coast, Hawaii, with light rays in blue water.

Stacked Actors19°38′ N · Kona Coast • Big Island, Hawaii

A line of gentoo penguins climbing a steep snow slope in blowing snow on Danko Island, Antarctica, with brash ice and dark water behind them.

PolarThe Climb64°44′ S · Danko Island • Antarctica

A wave breaking along a beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, with elephant seals hauled out behind it and a long line of king penguins on the rise above, all seen through falling snow.

Another Day in Paradise54°37′ S · Gold Harbour • South Georgia Island

The Approach

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38°09′ N

THE PURSUIT BEGINS

The chase, not the quarry.

High CountryAbove the trees. Rock, snow, and thin air.

LowlandsBelow the treeline. Forest, meadow, and water on the move.

DryfallCanyon country. Stone, and the water that cut it.

LandfallAfter the crossing. Coast, shore, and the edge of things.

The FathomsBelow the surface. Their world, on their terms.

PolarThe high latitudes. Ice as a place, not a season.