From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): Paul Weeks’s first-person account below describes where he lived, worked and traveled then. It is not a current biography.

Paul Weeks: Travel and Landscape Photography

This weeks inspiration comes from Photographer of the week Paul Weeks.

My name is Paul Weeks and I’m a part time travel photographer from Seattle, WA. In January 2013 I picked up a camera for the first time, and haven’t put it down since. When not working full time as an aerospace engineer, I spend my time exploring new places, usually in the pacific northwest area. I’ve been lucky enough to travel to China and Iceland in the last twelve months, and during these travels my passion for photography and exploration became undeniable. Some of my favorite local areas to explore on the weekends are Mt Rainier and Olympic National Park. I consider myself lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country with so many great parks located just a few hours drive away.

Icy gorge and green riverSaveTemple viewed through red doorsSaveIcelandic horse under a pink skySaveCormorant fisherman standing on a boatSaveTemple reflected in still waterSaveStone wall stretching over hills in black and whiteSaveLight trail beneath a star-filled skySaveMount Rainier beneath starsSaveFisherman with bird on a boat at nightSave