Below are top recent images from the portfolio of photographer Tom Dempsey, author of PhotoSeek.com.

Below are Tom Dempsey's portfolio highlights from 2010-2013.

The images in the gallery below are published in the book "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. The book's 207 images highlight Tom's photography from 1981-2009. This textbook teaches and inspires outdoor photography by revealing the magic of portable digital cameras. Learn how to pick a camera, compose, edit, and capture evocative images worldwide. Master digital jargon from the proficient glossary and index. Buy any image downloads, prints or products with the "Add to Cart" button. Or obtain prints of all images at once by ordering the book directly from Tom (PhotoSeek Publishing, ISBN #978-0-578-03918-3, not available in stores).

Tom Dempsey's favorite photos of the Alps of Europe include Switzerland (Matterhorn, Berner Oberland, Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau, Lauterbrunnen Valley, Bernina Range, Engadine), France (Chamonix, Mont Blanc), Italy (Dolomites), Slovenia (Julian Alps, Lake Bled), architecture with sgraffito, churches, flowers, hikers, cows, horses, ducks, dramatic sunrise & sunset.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite images of Antarctica, including: wildlife, Gentoo Penguin, Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus), Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), Antarctic Peninsula, former M/S Explorer cruise ship (sank 2007), Zodiac boat, Lemaire Channel(Kodak Gap), Neko Harbor, Deception Island, whaling era wrecks, old wooden rowboats, history, blue icebergs, ice arches, Southern Ocean, sea ice, pack ice blocking ship.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite images of Argentina, in Patagonia, South America: See the stunning natural wonders of jagged Cerro Fitz Roy and huge Perito Moreno Glacier in The Glaciers National Park (Los Glaciares NP). Lenga (Nothofagus, or Southern Beech) leaves turn a beautiful color in late summer and fall, in Tierra del Fuego National Park, near Ushuaia, which is cruise ship terminal for Antarctica. Buenos Aires, "the Paris of the south," is the home of tango dance and music.

View favorite Australia photos by Tom Dempsey. Images from great coastal and forest parks in southern Australia include: Tasmania (Hobart, wombat, Cradle Mountain, Mt Field, Russell Falls, Freycinet & Tasman Peninsulas, Maria Island, Painted Cliffs, Naked Ladies), New South Wales (Sydney, aquarium, eucalyptus gum bark patterns, Blue Mountains & Royal NP, orchid flowers), Victoria (Wilson's Promontory, Tidal River reflections, Great Ocean Road, Twelve Apostles beach sea stacks, Kookaburra bird, koala, emu), South Australia (Kangaroo Island, Remarkable Rocks), Western Australia (Walpole-Nornalup karri & tingle trees, pelicans).

View Tom Dempsey's favorite photos of Canadian mountain parks (highlights selected from extensive separate galleries).

Below are Tom Dempsey's favorite images from an RV camping trip in October 2014 into eastern Canada to see: Niagara Falls (in Ontario) and Hopewell Rocks sunrise, extreme tides on Bay of Fundy, St Martins, and Fundy Trail Parkway (in New Brunswick).

View Tom Dempsey's favorite images of Chile, in South America: See the towers of Torres del Paine National Park, Lago (Lake) Nordenskjold, and hikers near Grey Glacier. Visit Serrano Glacier via day trip or overnight stay at Hostaria Balmaceda. The pink copihue (Lapageria rosea) is Chile's national flower. Visit an endangered Monkey Puzzle (araucaria) tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park. The Brown Pelican species lives on American coasts as far south as northern Chile (and the mouth of the Amazon River).

View Tom Dempsey's favorite photographs of Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera) in Croatia, Europe:

View Tom Dempsey's favorite photographs of Ecuador: Highlands and Galapagos Islands, South America.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite images of Greece (in Europe): Enjoy whitewashed villages perched high above the Aegean Sea (part of the Mediterranean Sea) on the rim of the active volcano of Santorini island (Thira or Thera). Hike in Zagori, Vikos Gorge, Tymfi Massif, and the north Pindus mountains. See a triple arch stone bridge near Kipi. Admire icons of ancient Greece at the Acropolis (Parthenon, Erechtheion) and museums in Athens. The medieval Greek Orthodox Monasteries of Meteora have stood the tests of time perched atop impressive pinnacles. On the island of Crete, learn Minoan history at Knossos, hike Samaria Gorge, and enjoy wild aromatic herb gardens on the coast.

View favorite Italy photos by Tom Dempsey, including: Venice, Saint Mark's Square (San Marco Piazza), Rialto, gondolas, Murano, Burano, Torcello, Dolomites mountains, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Sesto Group, Val Gardena, Val di Funes, Puez-Geisler (Odle) Park, Brenta Group, Marmolada, Passo Pordoi, Sella Group, Bindelweg/Viel del Pan trail, Rosengarten/Catinaccio Group, Bolzano's Iceman (Ötzi), Pala Group/Pale di San Martino, Monte Civetta, Monte Cristallo, waterfalls, and more.

Below are Tom Dempsey's favorite photos of subjects from Mexico.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite photographs of Nepal (trekking, Himalaya, Mount Everest, Annapurna Range, Asia).

Favorite panoramas from Nepal by Tom Dempsey include the summit of Gokyo Ri in the Mount Everest area, temples of Patan in the Kathmandu Valley, and peaks and prayer flags in the Annapurna Sanctuary.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite New Zealand photographs including: National Parks: Westland, Mount Aspiring, Fiordland, Mount Cook/Aoraki, Nelson Lakes, Abel Tasman, Tongariro, Taranaki/Mount Egmont, Te Urewera. Tracks: Routeburn, Milford, Tuatapere Hump Ridge, Nydia, Queen Charlotte, Tongariro Crossing, Lake Waikaremoana. South Island: West Coast, Fox Glacier, Lake Matheson, Siberia Valley, Rob Roy Valley, Moeraki Boulders, Purakaunui Falls, the Catlins, Hooker Valley, tree ferns, paua abalone. North Island: Wellington, Putangirua Pinnacles, Red Crater, Mount Ngauruhoe, Rotorua hot springs, Maori culture.

View favorite Norway photos by Tom and Carol Dempsey.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite photographs of Patagonia (Argentina and Chile).

View Tom Dempsey's favorite images of Peru: Huayna Picchu rises over Machu Picchu, the "lost city of the Incas." Workers cross the ancient salt pans of Salinas in the Urubamba Valley. Trekkers cross the outlet stream of Lake Carhuacocha under pyramidal peaks in the Cordillera Huayhuash. Lenticular clouds loom over the highest peak in the Amazon River Watershed, Yerupaja Grande. Blue paint fades on a door in Huaraz. Giant lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) bloom below Mount Taulliraju, in Tingopampa Valley near Punta Union Pass, Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca Range. See Cuzco sunset, llama, hummingbirds, snake, campesino children. Plus much more....

View favorite Slovenia photos by Tom Dempsey, including: the Julian Alps, Lake Bled (Blejsko jezero), Bled Castle, Vintgar Gorge, Skocjan Caves (Skocjanske jame) Regional Park, Triglav National Park (Triglavski narodni park/TNP), Pericnik Waterfall, Vrata and Krma valleys, Vintgar Gorge, Tolmin gorges (Tolminska korita), Veliki Kozjak Waterfall, Predjama Castle.

Favorite photos of Switzerland include - Berner Oberland (Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau, Männlichen Gipfel, Lauterbrunnen Valley, Kleine Scheidegg) - Valais / Wallis canton (Haute Route / High Route, Zermatt, Matterhorn, Verbier, Lac Louvie, Arolla Valley, Val d'Hérens, Fiesch, Eggishorn, Aletsch Glacier) - Engadine (Bernina Range, architecture with sgraffiti) - Appenzell - Schaffhausen canton (Rhine Falls, Stein am Rhein) Images include mountains, glaciers, flowers, hikers, ibex, rock cairns, trains, churches, cows, Swiss flag and more.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite photographs of Bangkok (Krung Thep), in Thailand, Asia: be sure to see the Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew). On Chao Phraya river, cruise on a long tail boat to see temples, house boats, and river life.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite photographs of the Republic of Turkey. Turkey is a democratic, secular, western-looking, rapidly modernizing, capitalistic, NATO ally of the USA. Family values in Turkey make it a safe and friendly destination with the lowest travel costs in Europe. Explore 10,000 years of human history where East meets West. İstanbul makes a fabulous destination for a week or more.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite photographs of Alaska: Denali National Park & Preserve, northern lights (aurora borealis), the mountain peak of Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters elevation according to 2015 GPS; formerly named Mount McKinley), mountain flightseeing, Alaska Railroad with rainbow, hiking, rafts, Kenai Peninsula, Exit Glacier, Prince William Sound tidewater glaciers, Richardson Highway, Kennecott, Wrangell-St. Elias NP, animals, wildlife, Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, Russian Orthodox Church, fall colors, fireweed flowers, lichen polygon patterns, sunset magenta color.

Favorite Arizona state photos by Tom Dempsey include the following desert and canyon scenes.

Favorite California photos by Tom Dempsey include: Yosemite National Park (El Capitan, Half Dome, Cathedral Peak and Lake, waterfalls, reflections, ice, backpackers, Virginia Peak), Burney Falls in Shasta County, Monterey Bay Aquarium (jellyfish, octopus, seahorse), lush green forest on Cataract Creek Trail in Mount Tamalpais Watershed, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Patrick's Point State Park, historic Russian colony at Fort Ross, geologically unique Bowling Ball Beach at Schooner Gulch State Park, crashing waves, sea stacks, coastal birds, natural patterns, Sutter Buttes panorama and hiker under sunny oaks

Favorite photos from the state of Colorado by Tom Dempsey include: - Colorado National Monument - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

View Tom Dempsey's images of Hawaii, USA: Waves crash at sunset on Kalalau Beach, Na Pali Coast, Kauai. A rare silversword plant blooms in Haleakala National Park, Maui. A rainbow glows over green cliffs of Kalalau Valley Overlook, Kauai.

View favorite Idaho photos by Tom Dempsey: hike the Sawtooth Mountains, explore gold mining history in Custer and “Land of the Yankee Fork” State Park, and admire rainbows glowing in the mist of Mesa Falls.

Favorite Midwest USA photos by Tom Dempsey include: - Indiana (IN): Parke County, the "covered bridge capital of the world" (Burr Arch Truss, Mecca, Narrows, and Bridgeton Covered Bridges, Turkey Run State Park); Cataract Falls State Recreation Area & its 1876 Covered Bridge; Indianapolis Zoo animals - Michigan (MI): Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Munising Falls, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Presque Isle River potholes, spinning foam cake, birch bark patterns. - Minnesota (MN): snow and water drops on orange, red, and yellow maple leaf color.

Favorite Montana photos by Tom Dempsey: Glacier National Park, rock patterns, animals, insects, hiking, panoramas, and historic frontier buildings at Nevada City and Elkhorn State Park.

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Below are Tom Dempsey's favorite images from a 3-week RV camping trip in October 2014 to see peak fall colors across Northeast USA plus scenic Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, CANADA. Photos include: New York (Adirondacks, Watkins Glen and Letchworth SP Gorges, and Corning Glass Museum); Vermont (Mt. Philo SP, Smugglers Notch and Shelburne Museum); New Hampshire (White Mountains!); Maine (Acadia National Park, Pemaquid Lighthouse); Pennsylvania (Ohiopyle SP); and New Brunswick, CANADA (Hopewell Rocks sunrise, St Martins, and Fundy Trail Parkway).

Tom Dempsey's photo favorites from Oregon include: John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (Painted Hills and Blue Basin Overlook Trail), Cannon Beach, sunset at Haystack Rock, Ecola State Park, sea stack rocks at Oceanside, Cape Meares, Wizard Island in deep blue waters of Crater Lake National Park, Heceta Head Lighthouse, Sea nettle (Chrysaora species) at Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, fascinating abstract sand and algae patterns, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Multnomah Falls, Latourell Falls, Triple Falls in Oneonta Gorge, Toketee Falls, North Umpqua River, Watson Creek (east of Roseburg).

Favorite Southeast USA photos by Tom Dempsey include: - Virginia (VA): Shenandoah National Park orange sunset & tree silhouette, Luray Caverns (stalactites, stalagmites, & columns), Monticello (wonderful estate of Thomas Jefferson), Natural Tunnel State Park, Mount Vernon plantation of George Washington, Chincoteague Pony, Jamestown Settlement (blacksmith, Susan Constant ship replica, English Fort, firing a 1600s matchlock musket, cannon), Humpback Covered Bridge, lily garden flowers, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. - West Virginia (WV): Babcock State Park's Glade Creek Grist Mill; barn and silo amidst fall leaf colors; a dog peers through white fence in historic Harpers Ferry. - North Carolina (NC): Hanging Rock State Park's spectacular fall leaf colors; Cherohala Skyway in both TN & NC; Blue Ridge Mountains and Parkway (Waterrock Knob, Grandfather Mountain, Looking Glass Rock); Durham (reflections upon Eno River State Park, Duke University Chapel, Duke Gardens). - Tennessee (TN): Great Smoky Mountains National Park overlaps both TN & NC (Cades Cove, Clingman's Dome panorama, Roaring Fork waterfalls, fall foliage colors, poplar forest with yellow leaves); Bays Mountain Park in Kingsport. - Kentucky (KY): Mammoth Cave National Park; green algae growing on fantastic pattern of white mushrooms on tree trunk.

Favorite Southwest USA photos by Tom Dempsey include the following desert, canyon, and mountain scenes in the US states of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado (Four Corners Region), and Nevada.

Favorite Texas photos by Tom Dempsey include the following: San Antonio (The Alamo and River Walk/Paseo del Río), Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Caverns of Sonora, and turbulent mammatus under a cumulonimbus cloud.

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Below are favorite Washington photos by Tom Dempsey (see separate gallery of panorama proportioned images). Washington is one of the most ecologically and scenically diverse states in the USA. In altitude, the land varies from sea level to 14,411 feet at the summit of Mount Rainier, an awesome active volcano covered in glaciers. The Carbon Glacier flows to a lower altitude than any other glacier in the Lower 48 states. A huge glacier actually covered Seattle 3,000 feet deep in ice only 15,000 years ago, gouging the scenic fjord of present-day Puget Sound. Washington lies in a transitional latitude between sub-Arctic northern forests and warmer drier regions. Moist temperate air masses sweep onto the west coast and hit the spectacular Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges, dumping heavy rain on the southwestward (windward) slopes, creating dense temperate rainforest. The mountains wring the air dry, creating extensive rain shadows to their east and northeast, such as in the sunny San Juan Islands, and in the desert lands of Eastern Washington, irrigated by the mighty Columbia River. Washington's soil varies from shallow forest layers to windblown sand and agriculturally rich loess with basaltic outcroppings. Rocks vary widely, with tectonic uplifts of andesite, argillite, or granite. Washington boasts a tremendous variety of landscapes, native plants, and wildflowers. See the wonders!

Below are Tom Dempsey's favorite panoramas from Washington state (stitched from several overlapping images). "Slideshow" button enlarges biggest.

View Tom Dempsey's favorite Wyoming photographs: Grand Teton National Park mountain peaks reflected in the Snake River; Yellowstone National Park hot springs; and Devils Tower National Monument fall colors.

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