Quang-Tuan Luong


Biography

Full-time photographer with a broad range of work in travel, nature, adventure, and large format photography.

First (and only ?) to have photographed each of the 58 US National Parks in large format.

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  • 11/19/2009 8:26 pm - Traveler's Checklist: Death Valley National Park : It might be safer to use a high-clearance, 4WD vehicle, but I have driven to the Racetrack on five different years with different regular vehicles without any problem (each time taking between 1 hour to 1.5 hours one-way). The last time, I even had a Toyota Sienna. That same vehicle ...
  • 10/24/2009 3:49 pm - Death At Channel Islands National Park Demonstrates Need to Be Prepared : Climbers, and in particular big wall climbers, are much more seasoned outdoor person than your average hiker. Tuan. [url=http://www.terragalleria.com/parks]National Parks images[/url]
  • 10/21/2009 11:12 am - Behind the Lens With a National Park Photographer : > It definitely makes one envious. The reality of the job is that unless you are well established and successful enough to have staff (think Art Wolfe, Frans Lanting, and a few of that caliber), as a nature photographer, you are likely to spend much, much more time in your ...
  • 10/11/2009 3:18 pm - Where Can You Find the Best Fall Foliage In the National Park System? Here Are Ten Contenders : That's a good list, but it's limited to Eastern Parks. True, most of the Western Parks do not have maples (and therefore brillant reds that are the staple of great fall foliage) but there are exceptions: [url=http://www.terragalleria.com/photos/?keyword=zion-fall-color]Zion fall foliage[/url] and [url=http://www.terragalleria.com/photos/?keyword=guadalupe-mountains-fall-colors]Guadalupe Mountains fall foliage[/url] both peak in November, so if ...
  • 10/11/2009 3:05 pm - Maine North Woods National Park: Has The Time Arrived? : "Large" is relative. Although Baxter State Park would it its centerpiece, the proposed NWNP would be considerably much larger. My understanding is that it would be a mixed Park and Preserve to keep some uses open. The area is going to get some development anyways, so better to have it ...
  • 9/02/2009 10:42 am - Reader Participation Day: Which National Park Is Your Favorite For Fall Colors? : I've visited each region (except Pacific Northwest) in the fall. Although for variety of tree species it is difficult to beat Shenandoah in the fall and Great Smoky Mountains in the fall, my favorite is still Acadia because of the vegetation found in more northern latitudes, such as berry plants. ...
  • 8/19/2009 11:38 am - Sound Advice For Backcountry Travelers in the National Parks : I couldn't agree more with Kristof. If you think that's a "joke" from a NY guy, you may want to check Ray Jardine's "Beyond Backpacking". You can think what you want about Jardine, but not that he is an outdoor lightweight. Tuan. [url=http://www.terragalleria.com/parks]National Parks photos[/url]
  • 8/14/2009 9:43 am - Upon Further Review: "But My GPS Unit Said Go Thataway..." : I've experienced first-hand the shortcomings of GPS at Chaco Canyon. My Garmin Unit pointed me to a site that was one hour and half away from the real place. If it was not for a road sign, I would not have found it. As a result, I arrived too late ...
  • 8/14/2009 1:42 am - Pinnacles National Monument: Should It Be Labeled A National Park? : I'd agree with Paul. Having visited all the 58 parks, I'd probably "rank" Pinnacles slightly above Cuyahoga and Hot Springs. This is the "bottom,[b]" and certainly not the "middle of the pack" mentioned by congressman Farr does. I don't know how many of those Farr has seen in person, but ...
  • 8/12/2009 10:35 am - “There’s Only 58, So Get Over It!” : I admit I was unaware of current legislation, thanks for pointing that out. One of the facts that contributed to my error was that I remembered that quite a few National Monuments had been abolished, while to the best of my knowledge, this hasn't happened to any National Park. While, ...