Nature Photography Best of 2017

Each year a very small selection of the images I create make it into my Limited Edition Collection. Between 2014 and the through the middle of 2017, my photography had largely been scaled back after the birth of our daughter and then our son earlier this year. As a result, new images added to this collection had been few and far between as I took time away to focus on family and the things that matter most in my life. In recent months, I have had the opportunity to get behind the camera again and have produced a number of new releases that have already become fast favorites to collectors of my art around the world. Without further ado, I present to you, in no particular order, my top 17 new releases of 2017.

Shift Change | Oceans & Rivers Photography | Aaron Reed
Shift Change

Flurries of ruby and gold crowd the banks of a tranquil stream in the heart of autumn in the mountains. A frosty shroud of fog obscures the forbidden scarps higher up in the alpine vale. Fine Art Limited Edition of 200.

The interplay of sky and mirrored lake create an azure hourglass of clouds and mist in Colorado’s Maroon Bells Wilderness....
Royalty

The interplay of sky and mirrored lake create an azure hourglass of clouds and mist in Colorado’s Maroon Bells Wilderness. Flurries of gold fly across the hillsides as the groves of quaking aspen awaken to the fall season. Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.

Nebulas of scarlet stars erupt from the twisted branches of an old Japanese maple in a garden in Portland, Oregon. A brilliant...
SuperNova

Nebulas of scarlet stars erupt from the twisted branches of an old Japanese maple in a garden in Portland, Oregon. A brilliant flash of fire, the autumn boughs make the surrounding beds of moss seem almost to glow. Fine Art Limited Edition of 200.

A wildfire sunset climbs up the forgotten walkways of the emerald temple of Kirkjufellsfoss in Iceland. Shrouds of whitewater...
Let There Be Light

A wildfire sunset climbs up the forgotten walkways of the emerald temple of Kirkjufellsfoss in Iceland. Shrouds of whitewater trickle past jeweled gardens of moss on their way to the frigid plain of the open ocean. Fine Art Limited Edition of 50.

The marble white columns of a stand of quaking aspen looks like tears through a bolt of golden fabric on a fall day in Telluride...
Orange Crush

The marble white columns of a stand of quaking aspen looks like tears through a bolt of golden fabric on a fall day in Telluride, Colorado. The grove is so dense that even the leaves seem to have trouble finding space to flourish. Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.

Fine Art Limited Edition of 100 - Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding...
Dancing In The Darkness

Fine Art Limited Edition of 100 - Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding and secondarily due to other sub-aerial processes. Rainwater, especially during monsoon season, runs into the extensive basin above the slot canyon sections, picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the narrow passageways. Over time the passageways eroded away, making the corridors deeper and smoothing hard edges in such a way as to form characteristic "flowing" shapes in the rock.

Cloud shadows flow across the face of the scarred peaks of Colorado’s Maroon Bells Wilderness. Glimpses of jade boulders on...
The Crown

Cloud shadows flow across the face of the scarred peaks of Colorado’s Maroon Bells Wilderness. Glimpses of jade boulders on the lakebottom are seen through the veil of gold radiated by the autumnal aspens on the shore. Fine Art Limited Edition of 50.

The smoldering shadow of Haystack Rock, along the coast of Oregon, rears up ominously like a diabolical temple or a forsaken...
The Shifting Sands

The smoldering shadow of Haystack Rock, along the coast of Oregon, rears up ominously like a diabolical temple or a forsaken throne. A thin ocean mist clings to the glassy sands which threaten to swallow the haunting shape back into the depths of the earth. Fine Art Limited Edition of 50.

A mottled mosaic of soft stone flows across the alien landscape of White Pocket and Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona...
Otherworldly

A mottled mosaic of soft stone flows across the alien landscape of White Pocket and Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. A lonely pool reflects the bright glow of a rocky knob at dusk like the glassy eye of a great scaled serpent. Fine Art Limited Edition of 50.

The blazing crown of a gnarled Japanese maple stands stark against the emerald tapestry of the surrounding vegetation. Suspended...
Dreams Of Lucidity

The blazing crown of a gnarled Japanese maple stands stark against the emerald tapestry of the surrounding vegetation. Suspended above the ringing waters of a reflecting pool, the diffused rays of the sun give the tree a numinous glow. Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.

Twisted coils of wood erupt from the dark loam in a geyser of crimson foliage in the sculpted seclusion of a Japanese garden....
The Kraken

Twisted coils of wood erupt from the dark loam in a geyser of crimson foliage in the sculpted seclusion of a Japanese garden. Fallen stars from the flaming mosaic come to rest on the forest floor, blanketing the earth in a colorful reflection of the canopy above. Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.

Mossy snakes of gnarled wood mesh and mingle through the complex sculpture of a Japanese maple. Flocks and flurries of flaming...
Medusa

Mossy snakes of gnarled wood mesh and mingle through the complex sculpture of a Japanese maple. Flocks and flurries of flaming leaves leap between the branches like a ceremonial pyre rising mightily to the heavens.
Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.

Spells of whitewater race through the secluded arcade of a slot canyon towards the beckoning sunlit glow beyond in Kanarra Creek...
Hello Darkness My Old Friend

Spells of whitewater race through the secluded arcade of a slot canyon towards the beckoning sunlit glow beyond in Kanarra Creek, Utah. Bands of pastel sandstone follow the water’s course, walking in the footsteps of their maker. Fine Art Limited Edition of 50.

A tattered ladder of torn timbers bears the cantilevered weight of an old mill outside Carbondale, Colorado. Beneath the clouded...
By Any Means

A tattered ladder of torn timbers bears the cantilevered weight of an old mill outside Carbondale, Colorado. Beneath the clouded sky, canary bursts of fall aspens adorn the tranquil glades beneath the snow capped Rockies. Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.

A filigree of fine frost sits upon the beds of undergrowth in a fogged forest of quaking aspen. Once the taller trees lose their...
The Silent Ones

A filigree of fine frost sits upon the beds of undergrowth in a fogged forest of quaking aspen. Once the taller trees lose their leaves, the vegetal sanctuary below is exposed to the elements, signaling a final end to the golden season. Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.

Thank you for taking the time to look back with me through my best of 2017. I look forward to the coming year filled with many new opportunities and plans in place for BIG THINGS in 2018! To see more of my work including all of the pieces in my limited edition collection, please visit my site to learn more about me and my work. Thank you again and see you in 2018!

Posted in Year In Review.