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Night Photography Workshops in Joshua Tree, Borrego Springs, Nelson Ghost Town, Goffs, and more in the Mojave Desert!

Great 2025 night photography events in Mojave Desert

We’ve compiled a list of not-to-be-missed night photography and dark sky events for 2025! Come out and experience some Mojave night magic underneath the stars. Sky’s The Limit If you’re visiting Joshua Tree National Park, consider stopping by the Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center in Twentynine Palms, California.

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How we created museum exhibit of night photography

How do you create a museum exhibit of night photography? This is how the “Abandoned Planes Trains and Automobiles” museum exhibit at the La Quinta Museum near Palm Springs came to be. The museum is situated close to not only Palm Springs, but also Joshua Tree National Park. This amazing

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Header for Meet The Team Photofocus 25th Anniversary - Ken Lee

Helping Photofocus celebrate 25 years: Ken Lee

My name is Ken. I have been with Photofocus since May 2020, about 14% of the existence of Photofocus, beginning with an article entitled “Five tips all night photographers should know.” I am now proud to be on the Photofocus Editorial Board. Learning by teaching One of the best ways

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Tony Hutchinson fall leaf lit by sun

Shutter Notes: Tony Hutchinson — Leaf Light

Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Tony Hutchinson is a partially retired housing and urban regeneration consultant. He has

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Alan Hubbard dancer on beach at sunrise

Shutter Notes: Alan Hubbard — Fiona at the Beach

Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Alan Hubbard started photography about 15 years ago. Hi is now retired and

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Hazel Meredith Cosmos with morning dew

Shutter Notes: Hazel Meredith — Cosmos with Morning Dew

Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Hazel Meredith has been taking photos since she was young, but really began

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Mark Demmin Sr. Farm scene

Shutter Notes: Mark Demmin, Sr. — Winter Farm

Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Mark Demmin, Sr. has been a semiprofessional still photographer since selling cameras during

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Shutter Notes: Lou Snitkoff — Reeds at Sunrise

Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Lou is a retired physician and health care administrator and has been photographing

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Shutter Notes: Stephen Thackeray — Orb Weaver

Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Stephen is a retired IT Project Manager. His initial training was as an

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Shutter Notes: Andy Figueroa – Championship Game

Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Andy is retired and has been practicing photography for about six years. Why

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Shutter Notes: Enrique Tormo — Bridal Headdress

Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Enrique is a photographer from Madrid. He is always studying and learning more

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