Washington's Palouse Region

The Palouse is a photographer’s dream. Graphic landscapes, character-filled barns, rolling hills, a fence made of metal wheels, old cemeteries (well, old for the west coast). The possibilities are endless. You can literally spend the day driving the back roads and not run out of things to photograph.

Early June is an ideal time to photograph the Palouse. We’ll find different shades of green from the different crops; dark, newly plowed dirt; and maybe even some bright yellow canola. Wildflowers are also abundant.

Mornings come early this time of year so we'll be leaving before dawn to catch the first light on rolling hills. The view from Steptoe Butte at sunrise (or sunset) is spectacular and will warrant more than one visit. Along with the early sunrise, we’ll have late sunsets. This makes for long days so we’ll also be taking advantage of the poor mid-day light for classroom sessions and some much needed nap time (believe me, you’ll want it).

We’ll be photographing rolling hills, old barns, small farm towns and old mills. There’s a huge waterfall leftover from the Great Missoula Floods and even some neat old junk that invites multiple explorations. We won’t run out of options in the Palouse!