by Marc Adamus

The inside of an ice cave melts away into the stream below, back-lit by the relative brightness of a distant sunlight.
It sure was a nice spot to spend about an hour. It was 85 degrees outside – one of the hottest days of the year, but a cool 45 or so inside the caves. A good thing the ceiling didn’t collapse during that hour though!

Equipment: Canon 1Ds III, 16-35 f/2.8 II

Marc Adamus

I am a professional landscape photographer based in the Northwest US. My love in life is wilderness. I seek to bring my experiences to you through photography.

by Marc Adamus

Sunset light catching the misty air inside this enormous sea tunnel on Oregon’s rugged coast.

Equipment: Canon 1Ds Mark III, 16-35 f/2.8

Marc Adamus

I am a professional landscape photographer based in the Northwest US. My love in life is wilderness. I seek to bring my experiences to you through photography. I am grateful to have worked with hundreds of publications across the globe that have heloped me achieve my goals.

by Michael Anderson

This is a scan of a 35 mm slide. In the winter of 2003, 4 friends and I set out to ski about 70 miles of the great divide route across the icefields of the Canadian Rockies. Along the way we enjoyed (suffered through?) many adventures including a rappel down an icy cliff face in 100 mph winds onto a dangerous avalanche slope, a ski across the thin ice of a thawing lake, and some of the most incredible powder skiing of my life down the face of Mons peak. This image of an ice cavern at the base of the Mons icefield seems to encapsulate the beauty, remoteness and danger I felt on that incredible adventure.

Equipment: Contax 35mm compact

Michael Anderson

Michael is a landscape and travel photographer based in Golden, Colorado. He strives to photograph and share the most magestic and remote corners of the earth.

by Tad Bowman

This photograph was taken in the Zion Naional Park of Utah in a section of the Left Fork River referred to as “The Subway”. Although shots from this region are becoming trite, it’s still a magical place especially when you get that nice glow coming in the tunnel.

Equipment: Canon EOS 1dsMII, 16-35mm lens, Tripod

Tad Bowman

by Will Burrard-Lucas

This cave in Morocco is part of the largest cave network in North Africa. I got my girlfriend and the guide to stand in the beam of light. I used some moderate HDR to get a bit more detail in the shadows and the beam.

Equipment: Canon EOS 1D Mk III

Will Burrard-Lucas

I am a keen travel photographer… I particularly enjoy wildlife photography.

by Lisa Atkins

Navajo Arch is not a through arch. It is more like a cave. This shot was taken from inside of the cave, looking out. I wanted a very low angle, so I got on my belly and set the tripod as low as it would go. I used fill flash to light up the inside rock.

Equipment: Canon EOS A2, Agfa Optima 100 Film, Slik Universal Pro Tripod

Lisa Atkins

I am a landscape and nature photographer, based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. I specialize in the scenic landscapes of the Southwestern United States.

by S. R.

According to a legend, Reed Flute Cave (in Guilin, China) got its name because people believed that the reed by the cave’s mouth could be made into flutes. The length of the Reed Flute Cave is 240 meters and offers a majestic fairyland of karst caves with landscape and rural scenery. It is a magic fairyland of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, birds, plants and animals in fantastic shapes and colors, all glistening in colorful lights. Some of them were given names such as Pines in the Snow, Mushroom Hill, Dragon Pagoda, Sky-Scraping Twin, Virgin Forests , Red Curtain, etc. The cave is highly praised as the “Huge Art Palace of the Nature”. Tourists began to visit here in the Tang Dynasty. There are 77 stone inscriptions covering many years of history.

S. R.

by Abigail Roberts

Ethereal beauty whilst climbing in the limestone playground of Karsts, Yangshuo, China

Equipment: Canon Digital Rebel

Abigail Roberts

by Brian Masney

Hellhole has a very beautiful 155′ entrance pit. There is a very bright sunbeam that shines into the entrance around Spring time. It generally occurs from 11:30am – 12:30pm. This was the first time that I saw it this bright.
Hellhole – Germany Valley, WV

Equipment: Kodak DX7630 Zoom

Brian Masney

by Brian Masney

Two cavers ascend out of the 162′ Neversink Pit in Alabama. Photos do not give this place justice.
In the summer time, there are glow worms in the walls of the pit. It is best to go there on a clear night. Rappel to the bottom and sit in the middle of the pit for about 15-20 minutes with your lights off. You will see the entire pit glowing once your eyes adjust. Get on rope in the dark and ascend up the rope with your headlamp off. It is an amazing experience to see the walls glowing below, beside and above you. If it is a clear night, the stars make it an even better experience.

Equipment: Kodak DX7630 Zoom

Brian Masney