AUTUMN VEIL

AUTUMN VEIL – STORY BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPH

Autumn Veil was photographed in Grand Teton National Park during a photography workshop, on a morning when the season quietly shifted without warning. Fall color was still holding in the aspens and undergrowth when an early snow moved through the valley, not as a storm, but as a soft, persistent veil. The snowfall muted the landscape, dissolving edges and blending color into layers, transforming the familiar forest into something more like a painting than a photograph.

What drew me to this scene was the way the snow altered perception rather than obscuring it. The aspens, already fragile in their autumn color, seemed to recede and emerge at the same time, while the lone evergreen stood in quiet contrast, anchored and unmoved amid the shifting tones. The falling snow became a kind of brushstroke, softening detail, unifying color, and allowing the image to exist somewhere between realism and impression.

Moments like this cannot be planned. They arrive briefly, often unnoticed, and disappear just as quietly. Standing there as the snow passed through the Tetons, the scene felt less observed than given. The photograph is not about the storm or the trees alone, but about transition, about the beauty that appears when nature slows, layers itself, and reveals grace through restraint.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes, its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7–8

Print Process & Availability

Autumn Veil is offered exclusively as a carbon transfer photographic print, a rare and historically significant process prized for its permanence, tonal depth, and handcrafted nature. Each print is individually produced using pigment suspended in gelatin, transferred by hand onto fine art paper, resulting in exceptional longevity and a surface quality unmatched by modern printing methods.

This work is available at 16 × 20 inches and is produced as a limited edition of three, emphasizing the rarity of both the image and the process itself. Each print is signed, numbered, and created with the intention of enduring for generations.

Collectors interested in the carbon transfer process may wish to explore additional details on the Process page.

For inquiries regarding availability or acquisition, please contact the artist directly.