AJ 33 FEATURE

This Is Summer

AJ 33 • Feature

This Is
Summer

We asked some of our favorite photographers for their most evocative summery pics.

Warning: Might lead to three months of adventure

Nole Cossart in a superblooming California field

Nole Cossart enjoying his superblooming backyard in Central California

Morgan Maassen: “Several years ago, as spring turned to summer, California experienced a superbloom like no other. Everything was kaleidoscopic, with flora bursting with colors, giving us absolutely no reason to be indoors. Those several weeks were some of the most beautiful in my whole life, spent outside hiking, relishing the warmth and beauty of California in the summer.”

Van camping near the Utah Salt Flats

Somewhere around the Utah Salt Flats in 2020. Headed south, finally fleeing the nest for the first time. Finding warmth with each passing mile.

Mak Crist: “A little sun can go a long way, especially after long, dark Montana winters.”

Morgan Maassen | Mak Crist

Hyalophora cecropia moth on a hand

A Hyalophora cecropia moth, North America’s largest, lands on a photographer’s hand as she was trying to shoo away a racoon on the California

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