PUBLICATIONS AND HONORS
It has been gratifying to have been published several times over the years even if the fame is limited and fleeting. Below are some of the feathers that I have put in my cap...
- Country Magazine: Turnip Rock photo used for the cover of the June/July 2022 issue of Country Magazine.
- Zion National Park Dark Sky Photo Contest: One of my favorite Milky Way photos won the 2021 Dark Sky Photo Contest.
- "Surely You Are There" Album Cover: Bubbles startrails photo used for the cover of Luke Gard's album of accoustic guitar compositions.
- Keeping Promises: Hetch Hetchy Valley Yosemite National Park Report: Photo of Hetchy Hetchy Valley used as centerfold image in Restore Hetch Hetchy's "Keeping Promises: Providing Public Access to Hetch Hetchy Valley Yosemite National Park" April 2021 report.
- Backpacker Magazine: Grand Portal winter photo used for "trips and picks" article in the November/December 2020 issue of Backpacker magazine.
- Backpacker Magazine: East Fork of the Virgin River photo used for article on "almost famous" hikes in the Fall 2020 issue of Backpacker magazine.
- Zion National Park: Sanctuary in the Desert: Over 65 of my favorite landscape photographs are featured in the 2020 edition of this Park Partners/Zion Forever Project hard-cover book.
- Life in the Finger Lakes: My photography was featured in a spread for "Life in the Finger Lakes" magazine's September/October 2019 issue.
- Zion Natl Park Forever Field Guide: A few of my photos were used for the 2019 field guide of current and future projects.
- Great Lakes Pilot: Image of Turnip Rock surrounded by frozen Lake Huron used as the featured cover photo in the January 2019 issue.
- Acadia National Park Brochure: Photo of autumn colors along the Emery Path used in the Ranger Walks & Hikes brochure.
- The Phone Book St. George Area 2018: Zion photographs used for beautiful textured cover for the 2018 area phone book.
- Flying Home: The Colorado Plateau from Above and Below: Zion Canyon photograph used for cover of Craig Childs' beautiful book.
- Zion Natl Park Forever Website: West Rim Trail image featured as the welcome image on the Zion Natl Park Forever Project's website.
- Michigan History Magazine: My photo of Ann Arbor's beautiful Michigan Theater was used for the back cover of the September/October 2017 issue of Michigan History Magazine.
- Zion Natl Park Forever Field Guide: A few of my photos were used for the 2017 field guide of current and future projects.
- Ithaca and Tompkins County Travel Guide 2017: Two waterfalls photos used for the mini-waterfall guide in the "Visit Ithaca" guide.
- The National Parks Coast to Coast: 100 Best Hikes: Precipice Trail photo used in this great book on the most thrilling hikes in America's national parks.
- Magical Destinations of the Northeast: Monument Cove photo used in Natalie Zaman's great guidbook to finding interesting spots.
- Backpacker Magazine: Gilmore Peak summit photo used for article celebrating the National Parks Centennial in the August 2016 issue of Backpacker magazine.
- Alpinist Magazine: "Angels Landing Storm Cloud Halo" photograph featured in Alpinist 53 (Spring 2016) article on climbing in Zion National Park.
- Michigan Blue: "Chapel Rock Winter Sunset" photograph featured in the Winter 2015 issue of Michigan Blue magazine.
- Outdoor Photographer: I represented Acadia National Park with two photos and a short essay for the "National Parks Pro Guide" article in the July 2015 issue.
- Country Magazine: Treman State Park photo used for the cover of the October/November 2014 issue of Country Magazine.
- Backpacker Magazine: Wapama Falls/Hetch Hetchy Reservoir photo used for article on Tiltill Valley hike in the September 2014 issue of Backpacker magazine.
- ZNHA's Zion Narrows Hiking Guide: Several photos used for the Zion Natural History Association's pamphlet guide and map to hiking the Zion Narrows.
- Backpacker Magazine: Hocking Hills (Old Man's Cave) ice column photo used for winter hikes article in the February/March 2014 issue of Backpacker magazine.
- Backpacker Magazine: Chinle Trail (Zion National Park) photo featured in backpacking article in the November 2012 issue of Backpacker magazine.
- Backpacker Magazine: Photo from Canyon Overlook Trail in Zion National Park used for "Ultimate Adventure Guide" article in the November 2011 issue of Backpacker magazine.
- Subaru's Drive Magazine: Several Joe Braun Photography photos used for the cover, backcover, ToC, and article on canyoneering in the Fall 2011 issue of Subaru's Drive magazine.
- Technology and Culture: Photo of Michigan Central Station used for cover of the October 2010 issue of Technology and Culture, the journal of the Society for the History of Technology.
- Backpacker Magazine: Photo of Connector Trail/West Temple in Zion National Park used for "Secret Trails of the Classic Parks" article in the June 2010 issue of Backpacker magazine.
- Zion Adventure Guide: Over 50 photographs used for the Zion Natural History Association's beautiful new guidebook to visiting and hiking in Zion National Park.
- AAA Going Places Magazine: Photo of Taughannock Falls used for "Finger Lakes Getaway" article in the AAA Going Places Magazine for Western and Central New York.
- Ithaca Waterfalls Guide: Seven photographs used for "Waterfalls in and Around Ithaca, NY" publication by the Ithaca-Tompkins County Visitors Bureau.
- Watkins Glen 2010 Travel Guide: Photo of Rainbow Falls used for the cover of the 2010 Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce's Travel Guide.
- University of Michigan: Leaders & Best: Photo of "M" cloth sculpture used for the cover of the University of Michigan's "Leaders & Best" Fall 2009 publication.
- Backpacker Magazine: Photo of Orderville Canyon in Zion National Park used for "National Parks Hall of Fame" article in the November 2009 issue of Backpacker magazine.
- Annual Ann Arbor Guide: "Late afternoon sun in the UM Diag" photo used as the cover for the Annual Ann Arbor Guide 08-09.
- Ithaca 2008 Travel Guide: Photo of waterfall in Tremen State Park used for the cover of the 2008 Ithaca and Tompkins County Travel Guide.
- "Danger in the Narrows" (Adventures with the Parkers): A dozen Joe Braun Photography photos used in a fun fictional children's book about hiking in Zion National Park.
- Hocking Hills 2006 Visitors Guide: Photo of Rock House used for the cover of the Hocking Hills 2006 Visitors Guide.
- Life in the Finger Lakes, Photo Contest 2003: First Place in the color photography category.
- Firehouse.com Article: Photos used for an article on the July 2003 fire at the old Ann Arbor Civic Theatre.
- New York Daily News: Photo of South Guardian Angel/West Rim Trail in Zion National Park used for the cover of the Travel Section in the Sunday Edition.
