To The Hillocks!

A photography blog by F4D Studio co-founder and photographer Gabriel Rovick

As you get ready to head over the hills and through the woods this holiday season, I wanted to share one of my latest adventures with you. Few things bring me tremendous joy like exploring nature with my camera in hand. The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Southern Colorado is home to 700-foot tall sand dunes tucked up against a 13,000-foot mountain range. It is, quite possibly, one of the most superior landscapes in Colorado.

When I arrive at my destination, creativity surges through my body and I immediately immerse myself in the terrain. My passion takes over and I become in sync with the world around me. I love rising with the sun and chasing it as it moves from one end of the sky to the other. This joy is the present photography gifts me, time and time again.

Naked trees scatter the landscape on the approach to the dune field.

Photographing the natural world is liberating, but also grounds me in the current moment. Sharing this wonder with loved ones is an exceptional bonus in the life of the adventure-seeking photographer.

Chasing light in sacred places is my church and these photos are my prayers.

Sun-kissed.

At the closing of the day, the colors come to play.

For whom does this moon rise?

As the moon ascends, there is more to see so, we must climb the barren sea!

The stars multiply as the sun gives way to the midnight sky.

SAVE NATURE FOR ALL

One of our guiding principles at F4D Studio is Compassion. We extend our hand, not only to our fellow human beings but to the one and only Mother Nature. Public land, like the Great Sand Dunes National Park, are precious gems in the crown of our world and we must rise up to protect these royal heirlooms. Under the veil of politics, special interest groups have set their aim on millions of acres of land in the hopes of lining the pockets of a select few. Stripping future generations of the invaluable joy that public land offers is simply unacceptable.

This land is your land. This land is my land. It belongs to us.

Join us in supporting protectourpublicland.org.