Trey Ratcliff (treyratcliff)'s Pinterest Account, Images and Ideas

Not sure when I can travel again, but as soon as it is convenient, I'll be going here to Japan after my first stop in Austin. I'm not really sure what Tokyo is like during the lockdown, but I'm sure there will be some Blade Runner rainy nights like this... at least, I hope so! #TreyRatcliff #Japan #Tokyo #StreetPhotography #Neon

Beautiful Milford Sound in the fjords of the South Island of New Zealand at sunset... #TreyRatcliff #MilfordSound #Fjord #Sunset #Mountain #Pink

This is most of what the Great Wall of China looks like as nature reclaims itself. I took this with a drone while we slept in one of the old guard towers. #TreyRatcliff #GreatWall #GreatWallOfChina #Landscape #Architecture #Historic

A boy and his mom come to join a magical festival in Zimbabwe. #TreyRatcliff #Portrait #Family #Mother #Son #Zimbabwe

A huge Volkswagen robotic vending machine in Germany...# #TreyRatcliff #VW #Volkswagen #Car #Robot

Here's a photo I recently finished from the Guangxi province of China. It wasn't the easiest shot to get as I had to climb up one of those big hills you see in the distance. I was a hot sweaty mess when I got to the top... but just after I took the photo, a spring rain came down on me to cool me off. #TreyRatcliff #China #Lightning #Landscape #Storm #China #HDR

This was pretty much the last adventure I had before Covid shook up the world. I've been to Japan about ten times, but this time I was determined to go as far north into the fantasy-like snowy mountains and villages as possible. I ended up staying in one of those adorable little farmhouses you can see in the back. #TreyRatcliff #Shirakawago #Village #Snow #Winter #Japan

When I was here on Laucala Island things were pretty sweet! It's probably the nicest resort I've ever visited and I was completely blown away the entire time. I hear that this place has the biggest pool in the southern hemisphere and who am I to question that? It's more than big enough to have a pool party. Everyone thought I was pretty cool in my arm floaties. #TreyRatcliff #Pool #Fiji #Laucala #Island

The Shard from across the Thames. #TreyRatcliff #London #TheShard #Architecture #HDR

While in Zimbabwe, our workshop (come to my New Zealand one!!) stopped under a tree for about two hours of silence. We were waiting for elephants to come by one of the last watering holes in the dry season. If you're a regular reader of the blog, you know that elephants are my favorite animal! Well, to be specific, it's my favorite mammal. My favorite water-based animal is a type of cephalopod is the cuttlefish, but they are harder to photograph. #TreyRatcliff #Elephant #Zimbabwe # Africa

My 2 auctions on OpenSea with options for physical prints end soon and one is SUPER close to the reserve price. I'm excited to see what collection it/they end up in :) Check them out at OpenSea dot io ... I'm right there on the front page. #TreyRatcliff #NFT #Crypto #NewZealand #MilfordSound #FineArt

A mini-tornado rips across the desert at Burning Man... #TreyRatcliff #BurningMan #Tornado #Sandstorm #Duststorm

I took this the night before the final launch of the space shuttle. I was able to get in really close thanks to some friends at NASA. I also mounted Leo Laporte's camera to a post with a timer to capture the blast off from really close. Even though this sounded like a great idea, the camera melted. Looking back, it wasn't a great idea. #TreyRatcliff #SpaceShuttle #Launch #Space #Nasa

I took this photo in Lijiang, China quite a while ago when I first visited there. It's a quaint little town that has that "old China" feel to it. Unfortunately, not long after this, a lot of the town burned in a massive fire that ripped through the mostly-wooden buildings. And no, I was not the one that burned it down so no one else can take photos there. Although that would make for a great evil photographer... to take a photo of something cool and then destroy it. #TreyRatcliff #Lijiang #china

Here's a new photo of the sunrise a few mornings ago here in Queenstown. #TreyRatcliff #Sunrise #Queenstown #NewZealand #Landscape

As soon as I can travel again, after visiting family, I'm keen to get back here to Japan. This was taken in Hakone, an area famous for its natural hot pools. Even though I'm a New Zealand citizen with a Passport, I can't book round trip flights until I can reserve a quarantine hotel and the schedule is full all the way till the end of October! That's as far as the calendar goes. I don't know why there isn't more availability. Surely the hotels could use the business. #TreyRatcliff #Japan #Travel

It is cold cold cold here on the South Island of New Zealand, and the snowstorm hit on the exact same day I ran out of diesel to heat the house. I don't really have central heating, as the house warms up with underfloor water pipes that are heated by a big diesel generator. I woke up a few days ago when the storm hit thinking, man, it's really fucking cold...something isn't right. It's okay though... I've got tons of firewood and Wi-Fi. What else do you need? #TreyRatcliff #NewZealand #Landscape

Brrrrrr it's getting cold here in Queenstown! #Queenstown #NewZealand #HDR #Cityscape #Snow