Calm before the storm in Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico. ©Joshua Brockman 2010. All Rights Reserved.
Dusk descends, illuminating Nevada’s Valley of Fire. ©Joshua Brockman 2009. All Rights Reserved.
Waves crash into St. Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge with Mt. Edgecumbe, a dormant volcano, looming in the background. ©Joshua Brockman 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Aspen trees in the snow are illuminated at dusk in Santa Fe, New Mexico. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Hoodoos stand tall against the northern New Mexican sky. ©Joshua Brockman 2012. All Rights Reserved.
Ben Kyle paddles at dusk near the mother ship Home Shore during a seven-day circumnavigation of Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska. ©Joshua Brockman 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Wildflowers pop in the foreground as a storm looms in the distance near Pedernal Mountain in northern New Mexico. ©Joshua Brockman 2015. All Rights Reserved.
Rock, light, plants, and shadows dance in Nevada’s Valley of Fire. ©Joshua Brockman 2009. All Rights Reserved.
Shadows lead the way to an orange doorway at dusk in Santa Fe, New Mexico. ©Joshua Brockman 2012. All Rights Reserved.
A stream rushes over moss-covered stones sprinkled with fall leaves. ©Joshua Brockman 2010. All Rights Reserved.
A large rock arch in St. Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge frames the view out to Sitka Sound. ©Joshua Brockman 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Red rock outcroppings are framed by the northern New Mexico sky. ©Joshua Brockman 2015. All Rights Reserved.
The view inside a canyon of hoodoos in northern New Mexico. ©Joshua Brockman 2012. All Rights Reserved.
A northern New Mexico dirt road winds past cholla cactus towards ancient stone outcroppings. ©Joshua Brockman 2015. All Rights Reserved.
A white Cadillac sits idle, outside a yellow brick building, facing a mural of Indian dancers in Winslow, Ariz. ©Joshua Brockman 2005. All Rights Reserved.
A vibrant collage adorns an exterior door in New York City. ©Joshua Brockman 2008. All Rights Reserved.
Shepard Fairey’s poster “No Cents,” stands against a backdrop of graffiti in New York City. ©Joshua Brockman 2008. All Rights Reserved.
Team Edison2’s Oliver Kuttner (left) and Brad Jaeger, one of the team’s professional race car drivers, with the Very Light Car that won the mainstream class of the X Prize competition. ©Joshua Brockman 2010. All Rights Reserved.
A river flows past trees with bright yellow fall foliage. ©Joshua Brockman 2010. All Rights Reserved.
The cab of an old truck is illuminated by early morning sunlight inside an historic Vermont barn. ©Joshua Brockman 2010. All Rights Reserved.
Morning mist rises above the islands and water near Sitka, Alaska. ©Joshua Brockman 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Room with a view: A group of sea lions takes a break from feeding in the vicinity of a natural arch on Santiago Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
A bird’s-eye view of Isabela Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Two stylish Nazca boobies at home on Genovesa Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Male marine iguanas changing colors on Fernandina Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Colorful plants light up the volcanic rocks along the coast of Isabela Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Left behind: An algae-encrusted engine wheel and a driveshaft from an old steamship have become part of the landscape on Fernandina Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Captain of the ship: A sea lion commandeers a fishing boat on Isabela Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Galápagos National Park guide Harry Jiménez Jhonjones basks in the glow of Santiago Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Juvenile marine iguanas exchange hugs on Las Tintoreras, near Isabela Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Marine iguanas embrace a piece of driftwood on Fernandina Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
A giant tortoise on the move inside Rancho Primicias, Santa Cruz Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Sea lions snooze amid lava rocks on Genovesa Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
At the Petrocomercial station in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, the full-service attendants wear respirators, and a containment ring prevents any spills or leaks from entering the groundwater. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Tourist impact: A dinghy picks up trash and recycling from yachts moored in Academy Bay in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Raquel Molina, the director of Galápagos National Park, stands in front of a mural at park headquarters that says, “There is still time to protect the Galápagos.” ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
A yellow warbler on the back of a male marine iguana on Las Tintoreras, near Isabela Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Red-footed boobies model and preen on Genovesa Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
A misspelled missive—promising “friends forever”— is engraved on an opuntia cactus near Playa Mansa, Santa Cruz Island. The lifespan of these plants can extend for hundreds of years. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
The volcanic peaks of Sierra Negra formed an alien landscape on Isabela Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Share the road: A giant tortoise in his lane near Rancho Primicias, Santa Cruz Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Governor Eliecer Cruz visits his “constituents” on Genovesa Island. ©Joshua Brockman 2007. All Rights Reserved.