4 Places to Shoot in Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
It’s hard to understand this park's scale. But don’t be daunted—we asked professional photographer Andre Costantini where to approach the dunes for the best photos.
Kassondra Cloos
Kassondra Cloos is a freelance travel and outdoor writer based in Boulder, Colorado. On weekends, you'll find her smuggling insulated bottles full of ice cream onto backpacking trips, and on weeknights, you'll often find her unplugging for spontaneous mid-week camping trips. Cloos is also co-founder of Adventures in Wikipedia, which trains people how to edit Wikipedia pages to create entries for women leaders of the outdoor industry.
4 Tips for Getting the Best Photos at Rocky Mountain National Park
We asked professional photographer André Costantini how to make the most of your time in the park when it’s hard to predict what you might find.
Behind the Shot: Stories About the 2017 Winning Photos
The three winners, Roger Twilley, Matt Meisenheimer, and Tony Prince, are all hobbyists—none is a professional photographer by trade—but their images were no accidents.
Leave No Trace in Rocky Mountain National Park
Even if you live by the phrase “take only photos; leave only footprints” when you’re outdoors, it still might seem counterintuitive to pack out food scraps and toilet paper.