Photos of Texas

Morning Contrails

A jet's contrails reflect the morning light as the sun begins to crest the horizon near North Texas' Lake Lavon.

A jet’s contrails reflect the morning light as the sun begins to crest the horizon near North Texas’ Lake Lavon.

Tall Autumn Tree

A tree's leaves turning orange for Autumn in Tyler, Texas.

A tree’s leaves turning orange for Autumn in Tyler, Texas.

Atop the Dam

An old concrete dam impounds the Llano River in Llano, Texas.

An old concrete dam impounds the Llano River in Llano, Texas.

Blooming in the Dunes

A plant blooms among the sand dunes at West Texas' Monahans Sandhills State Park.

A plant blooms among the sand dunes at West Texas’ Monahans Sandhills State Park.

North Texas Pond

Trees line the shore of a pond on the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton.

Trees line the shore of a pond on the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton.

City Zoom

A handheld long exposure of city lights in Downtown Dallas.

A handheld long exposure of city lights in Downtown Dallas.

Piled

The stacks of floors of one of the Stemmons Towers looms in the sky over I-35 northwest of Downtown Dallas.

The stacks of floors of one of the Stemmons Towers looms in the sky over I-35 northwest of Downtown Dallas.

‘Murica

An American flag waves in the wind over a McKinney, Texas, neighborhood.

Beacon in the Blue Sky

A light beacon looms over adjacent trees at DFW International Airport, Texas.

A light beacon looms over adjacent trees at DFW International Airport, Texas.

Layers and Layers

An abstract view of the Dallas Urby apartments tower in Dallas' Design District.

An abstract view of the Dallas Urby apartments tower in Dallas’ Design District.

All That Glass

An abstract view of Downtown Dallas' The National (formerly Elm Place) and Renaissance Tower.

An abstract view of Downtown Dallas’ The National (formerly Elm Place) and Renaissance Tower.

Gnarled in the Sky

An old tree stretches to the sky over Minters Chapel Cemetery on the grounds of DFW International Airport, Texas.

An old tree stretches to the sky over Minters Chapel Cemetery on the grounds of DFW International Airport, Texas.

Plastic Sunbather

A lost doll found on a beach at Lake Lavon, Texas.

A lost doll found on a beach at Lake Lavon, Texas.

In the Morning

A tree grows in the dawn's twilight at McKinney, Texas' Erwin Park.

A tree grows in the dawn’s twilight at McKinney, Texas’ Erwin Park.

Sea Reach

A granite groyne stretches into the Gulf of Mexico from a Galveston, Texas, beach.

A granite groyne stretches into the Gulf of Mexico from a Galveston, Texas, beach.

Hilltop Morning

Trees grow atop a hill in the morning light at the University of North Texas, Denton.

Trees grow atop a hill in the morning light at the University of North Texas, Denton.

NE-TEX

Cellular transmitters on a rusty water tower in Wolfe City, Texas.

Cellular transmitters on a rusty water tower in Wolfe City, Texas.

Evening Branches

The last light of day silhouettes tree branches in McKinney, Texas.

This Man Loves His Fish!

A fisherman shows off his catch in Galveston, Texas.

A fisherman shows off his catch in Galveston, Texas.

Black Keys

Architectural detail of the Nursing and Health Sciences Building on the campus of Texas A&M University - Commerce in Commerce, Texas.

Architectural detail of the Nursing and Health Sciences Building on the campus of Texas A&M University – Commerce in Commerce, Texas.

Tall Palms

Palm trees grow high into the Galveston, Texas, sky.

Palm trees grow high into the Galveston, Texas, sky.

Sidecar

A motorcycle and sidecar, mounted on a structure near Bailey, Texas, as a type of vernacular art.

A motorcycle and sidecar, mounted on a structure near Bailey, Texas, as a type of vernacular art.

North Texas Dawn

Twilight Ferry

The TxDOT ferry M/S John W. Johnson prepares to dock at Galveston as the sun begins to rise on the Texas Coast.

The TxDOT ferry M/S John W. Johnson prepares to dock at Galveston as the sun begins to rise on the Texas Coast.

Death Row

Abandoned storefronts in Celeste, Texas.

Abandoned storefronts in Celeste, Texas.