Embrace the Gray

Clouds, peaks and natural scenery dominate this collection in which Greg returns to his roots as a black-and-white photographer. He presented these pictures in a show in Westcliffe during the 2025 Month of Photography Denver.

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Title on photograph of sun streaking through clouds over silhouetted hills
With grace we will Embrace the Gray
A raven flies from a rocky cliff at Arches National Park.
A raven flies from a rocky cliff at Arches National Park.
Threatening clouds gather above one of the circus tents housing the High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival.
Threatening clouds gather above one of the circus tents housing the High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival.
A funnel cloud dips from a summer storm over the White Hills north of Westcliffe.
A funnel cloud dips from a summer storm over the White Hills north of Westcliffe.
Water flows over rocky drops in North Taylor Creek
Water flows over rocky drops in North Taylor Creek, during autumn in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area.
A collapsing summer thunderstorm creates a ripple of mammatus clouds above a rocky butte.
A collapsing summer thunderstorm creates a ripple of mammatus clouds above Beckwith Mountain.
Snow, ice and aspens at the east end of the Telluride Valley.
Snow, ice and aspens at the east end of the Telluride Valley.
The Historic Beckwith Ranch north of Westcliffe, Colo., stands in the snow on beneath the stars, Milky Way, passing airplanes and a meteor shower.
The Historic Beckwith Ranch north of Westcliffe, Colo., stands in the snow on the frigid evening of Dec. 13, 2020, beneath the stars, Milky Way, passing airplanes and a meteor shower.
Cattle wander the White Hills north of Westcliffe, with the Sangre de Cristo Range in the distance.
Cattle wander the White Hills north of Westcliffe, with the Sangre de Cristo Range in the distance.
The Sangre de Cristo Range sports its first October snow above yellow cottonwoods, aspens and the Hayden Creek burn scar
The Sangre de Cristo Range sports its first October snow above yellow cottonwoods, aspens and the Hayden Creek burn scar
A long lenticular cloud stretches down the Wet Mountain Valley and a lamppost on a November evening
A long lenticular cloud stretches down the Wet Mountain Valley and a lamppost on a November evening
A dramatic sky pairs with dramatic scenery on a spring afternoon driving through the San Luis Valley.
A dramatic sky pairs with dramatic scenery on a spring afternoon driving through the San Luis Valley.
A large storm cloud rises over the Sangre de Cristo Range on June evening.
A large storm cloud rises over the Sangre de Cristo Range on June evening.
Clouds try to wrap Horn Peak as an ice fog enshrouds the lower Wet Mountain Valley on a frosty December morning
Clouds try to wrap Horn Peak as an ice fog enshrouds the lower Wet Mountain Valley on a frosty December morning
The cross atop the gate to the Mission at Mission Plaza stands against an early April sunset glowing in clouds around Horn Peak.
The cross atop the gate to the Mission at Mission Plaza stands against an early April sunset glowing in clouds around Horn Peak.
A full September moon sets over the Sangre de Cristo Range.
A full September moon sets over the Sangre de Cristo Range.
Powered paragliders soar over the Wet Mountain Valley, as a morning fog rises on July 4th.
Powered paragliders soar over the Wet Mountain Valley, as a morning fog rises on July 4th.
Storm clouds over the Wet Mountains reflect July sunset light and frame the Round Mountain Water & Sanitation District storage tanks.
Storm clouds over the Wet Mountains reflect July sunset light and frame the Round Mountain Water & Sanitation District storage tanks.
The aged skeleton of a bristle cone pine tops a promontory at Music Pass, overlooking the Sand Creek Valley in Great Sand Dunes National Monument.
The aged skeleton of a bristle cone pine tops a promontory at Music Pass, overlooking the Sand Creek Valley in Great Sand Dunes National Monument.
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