Interestingly, there is a canyon just outside of Death Valley National Park that has been given the informal nickname of "Star Wars Canyon."
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Star Wars In Death Valley – On The Road To Jabba’s Palace
For STAR WARS - EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI, a small crew returned to Death Valley for a single day shoot involving C-3PO and R2-D2.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – The Jawas Hunt R2
For me personally, Golden Canyon was the most fun of all the STAR WARS filming locations in Death Valley as it embodied the most mystery.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – The Sandpeople Attack
In early 1977, a small film crew brought an elephant to Death Valley's Desolation Canyon to shoot the Bantha scenes for STAR WARS.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – Artoo’s Arroyo
Several shots from STAR WARS can be found at Artist's Palette. The first one presented in the film, is when R2-D2 enters a canyon at sunset.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – The Dune Sea
This location is actually the first Death Valley location you see when watching STAR WARS - EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – Mos Eisley Overlook
An small photo in Autoweek magazine provided the first clue that the view of Mos Eisley in STAR WARS was actually a real world location.
Read MoreArt Wolfe’s Art Of Composition
Photographer Art Wolfe draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources and then applies to his photographs. His approach works for all creative fields.
Read MoreManzanar
A visit the Mazanar National Historic Site in California's Owens Valley reveals a side of World War II that many Americans might not be aware of.
Read MoreA Place Called Honouliuli
The Honouliuli Internment Camp and associated World War II internment sites in Hawai'i and the national park system.
Read MoreA long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....
Mom's tone was incredulous, but ever since the day I turned seven, I had wanted to go to Tunisia.
Read MoreThe Hills Are Alive
As I mentioned in my Salzburg post from a few weeks ago, the Sound Of Music bus tour I went on was focused on the filming locations outside of Salzburg.
Read MoreA very good place to start...
A trip to Salzburg, Austria affords the opportunity to also visit the various filming locales from the Oscar winning film, The Sound Of Music.
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This past weekend I had the opportunity to participate in a photography workshop with astro-photographer Brad Goldpaint.
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