By
Brian Kerls
Piece description from the artist
A hauntingly beautiful view looking north from Mather Point over the Grand Canyon cloaked in early morning smoke from the 2025 Dragon Bravo wildfire on the North Rim. Ancient rock layers fade into soft gradients of red, purple, and blue as the smoke drifting through the canyon's vast expanse adds a surreal feeling, blurring the lines between earth and sky. Beneath the warm glow of sunrise, the canyon is captured, not in its usual clarity, but in a moment where light, smoke, and stone converge to tell a deeper story.
Brian Kerls is a Colorado landscape photographer whose images of the raw beauty and quiet drama of the world around us are deeply rooted in his life-long love of adventure and exploration. Whether hiking remote trails in the Colorado mountains, chasing golden hour light in the canyons of Utah, exploring urban architecture, or waiting for the sun to set along the Pacific Coast, he seeks out compositions that tell a story and develop a closer connection with the world around us. Known for their rich detail, bold compositions, and immersive quality Brian’s images invite viewers to step into the scene and experience it firsthand.
Inspired by the diverse natural and urban scenes of the American West, Brian’s photography spans the landscapes of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, the Pacific Coast, and a variety of National Parks. His work has been featured in national publications and his fine art landscape photography prints are collected by private buyers, interior designers, and corporate clients across the county. To learn more about Brian, visit his website at www.briankerlsphotography.com
Brian hopes that the landscape photographs you see here convey at least a small sense of the majesty and wonder of these unique and special places and that you enjoy viewing them as much as he did creating them.
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