A couple of weeks ago, I took a friend up to East Canyon Dam and Reservoir to show him how I capture Milky Way photos. I picked him up at 3:00 a.m., and we pulled up to the dam around 3:50 a.m.

Picture this: the sky is darkening, the ocean is restless… and then, slowly, majestically, the Moon begins its grand entrance. These aren’t mere sunset shots — they are true moonrise captures, raw and powerful.