Thomas Lee True West

I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of this picture of the brink of Upper Falls in Yellowstone National Park. And I found out this morning that National Geographic senior editor Kurt Mutchler selected this picture as one of 40 photographs for display at PhotoPlace Gallery’s The Art of Travel Photography exhibit June 2 through July 3.

Mutchler writes, “As a photo editor at National Geographic magazine I gravitate to photographs that capture a ‘decisive moment’ and are free of contrivance. I also look for landscapes that talk to me like good portraits—capturing the personality of the scene with beautiful light, perfect composition and a mood that beckons me there.”

Thanks. I’m honored.