Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Following his retirement this spring, HWS photographer Kevin Colton L.H.D. ’23 traveled the country capturing the beauty of parks, which make up this week’s gallery. Here, Colton stands in the Devils Garden of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument in Utah. Not to worry, Colton fans: you can find him at HWS games and he will be teaching a photography class on campus this spring.

Kevin Colton traveled to Utah to capture the 2023 Annular Eclipse. Here, he shows the phases of the eclipse, featuring a “ring of fire.”

Sunset in Red Canyon, Utah.

Bryce Canyon National Park at sunset.

Colton says it was a joy in retirement to be able to photograph autumn in New York. Here, he captures Middle Falls and High Falls at Letchworth State Park.

Chimney Bluffs State Park in Sodus, N.Y.

A boathouse in Old Forge, N.Y. is framed by fall foliage.

Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks Region.

The Super Moon rises over Cayuga Lake. The image was taken with a telephoto lens from Cayuga Lake State Park.

Colton takes a long exposure at Watkins Glen State Park to capture the flow of water from Rainbow Falls.

Taughannock Falls in Trumansburg, N.Y.

Star trails over the lighthouse at Sodus Point during the Perseid media shower. The trails are caused by the rotation of the Earth and at the center is the North Star.

Mormon Row, an historic landmark in Grand Teton National Park, is framed by jagged mountains.

Because Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is bigger than a football field, Colton says it is best captured from a bird’s-eye-view.

This year, Colton fulfilled a longstanding dream on his photography bucket list: photograph Shoshone Falls Park in Twin Peaks, Idaho.

Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, San Diego, Calif.

Glacier National Park from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

In Glacier National Park at night, Colton takes a long exposure of Flathead River. Glacier is a certified “dark-sky park,” meaning there is little light pollution.