John Lazo Photography

John Lazo Photography 📸 Nature & Street Photographer
🌄 National Parks, City Streets & Bold Color
🎨 Emotion, Light & Contrast
✨ Fine Art Prints at
www.johnlazophotography.com

Hi, I’m John — a photographer from Southern California with a passion that began when I won my first DSLR, a Canon 7D, at just 12 years old. What started as a fun way to explore my surroundings quickly grew into a deeper drive to share visual stories. That early spark turned into a lifelong love for capturing the world through a lens. While I’m drawn to landscapes and street photography, I find in

spiration in everything from wildlife and nature to human connection and spontaneous moments. Photography captures the way I see the world — vibrant, emotional, and brimming with moments worth remembering. My childhood road trips to places like Yosemite, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon played a huge role in shaping my love for nature and visual storytelling. Those early adventures eventually led me to earn a master’s degree from UC Berkeley in Energy, Civil Infrastructure, and Climate — merging my passions for the environment and the wonder it inspires. Over the past decade, I’ve continued to refine my eye, focusing on complementary colors and bold contrasts that make my images feel immersive — like you're right there in the moment. Whether I’m shooting a serene landscape, a bustling city street, or a client portrait session, I aim to evoke emotion and inspire connection. When I'm behind the camera, I'm at home. My hope is that each photo invites you to pause, feel, and remember what it means to be present.

I put my camera on the ground, pointed it straight up, and held my breath. 🏙️Downtown Chicago — standing in the middle o...
09/01/2026

I put my camera on the ground, pointed it straight up, and held my breath. 🏙️

Downtown Chicago — standing in the middle of the sidewalk looking like a complete tourist while everyone walked around me. Worth every strange look.

This is what the city looks like when you stop looking straight ahead and start looking up. The towers converge, the sky becomes a frame, and suddenly you're not photographing buildings anymore — you're photographing geometry.

Chicago's architecture rewards the photographer who's willing to look a little ridiculous to get the shot. I've never regretted it once.

This is part of my Street portfolio — available as a print in my shop. Link below. 🔗 The deep teal sky and warm amber glass make this one of the most visually striking pieces in the entire collection — and one that looks extraordinary large format on a wall.

What city do you think has the best architecture to photograph? 👇

Want to see it on your wall? Preview it here: https://www.johnlazophotography.com/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/teal-sky-chicago

08/31/2026

Quick test. 📷 Which setting would you change first?

You’re photographing a waterfall during golden hour and the water looks frozen instead of silky and smooth.

Drop your answer below before reading on. 👇

The answer is shutter speed — slow it down and let the water blur into something beautiful. But to do that without overexposing the shot, you’ll need to adjust the other two settings to compensate.

That’s the exposure triangle in action:

📸 Aperture — controls depth of field and light. Wide open blurs the background. Stopped down keeps everything sharp.
⏱️ Shutter Speed — controls motion and light. Fast freezes. Slow blurs.
🔆 ISO — controls sensitivity and light. Low stays clean. High gets grainy.

Change one and the other two feel it immediately. Master the relationship between them and you stop shooting on auto forever.

Every photograph I’ve ever taken — every print in my shop — started with these three decisions. Link in bio if you want to see what they can produce. 🔗

Now — which of the three do you find most confusing? Aperture, shutter speed, or ISO? 👇

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Brazos Bend has a way of putting you right next to something that has no reason to let you get that close.I was moving s...
08/30/2026

Brazos Bend has a way of putting you right next to something that has no reason to let you get that close.

I was moving slowly along the water's edge when this Great Egret stepped out of the vegetation maybe 15 feet away and just stood there — completely unbothered, completely composed. That curve of the neck, the way it held itself. I've photographed a lot of wildlife, but there's something about an egret up close that feels almost formal. Like it expects to be taken seriously.

This image is part of my Brazos Bend collection — 24 photographs from my first camping trip in Texas, shot over a weekend in May. It's my first collection from Houston, and one I'm genuinely proud of. Available as a print through May 31, 2027. Link in bio. 🔗

Have you ever had a wildlife encounter that stopped you completely — something that just refused to move and let you look? 👇

See it on your wall: https://www.johnlazophotography.com/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/great-egret-portrait

Class is almost dismissed. Last chance!Use code B2CLASS26 for 20% off "Carolina Wren Call" and other available artwork b...
08/28/2026

Class is almost dismissed. Last chance!

Use code B2CLASS26 for 20% off "Carolina Wren Call" and other available artwork before my Back to Class event ends tonight.

Whether you're settling into a new routine, a new home, or simply refreshing the space you already love, I hope you'll find something that inspires you for the season ahead.

45 minutes from Houston, I found something I wasn’t expecting.The Brazos Bend collection is here — 24 images from my fir...
08/28/2026

45 minutes from Houston, I found something I wasn’t expecting.

The Brazos Bend collection is here — 24 images from my first camping trip in Texas. Alligators, herons, deer, fog, and a park that felt almost impossibly alive. Available through May 31, 2027. Link in bio.

08/27/2026

You’re probably underestimating the power of sunrise. 🌅

I was at a local park this morning, while most of the city was still asleep. No crowds. No noise. Just the light doing exactly what it wanted with nothing in the way.

Here’s what most people don’t realize.

⏰ You get the place to yourself — the best locations in the world are empty at sunrise. The Grand Canyon. The National Mall. Busy city parks. Show up at dawn and they’re yours.

☀️ The light is unrepeatable — sunrise brings a quality of light you simply cannot find at any other time of day. The sky cycles through colors faster, the mist and fog are at their thickest, and that first moment the sun clears the horizon creates a directional, raking light that makes everything it touches look extraordinary. It lasts minutes, not hours.

🤫 No crowds means no compromises — no waiting for people to move. No distracting figures in your frame. Just the composition you actually wanted.

📸 You shoot better — there’s something about the stillness of early morning that slows you down and makes you more deliberate. Your best work often happens before 7 AM.

The alarm is the hardest part. Everything after that is worth it.

Some of my favorite prints — the ones I’m most proud of — were made in that first hour of light when nobody else showed up. Those are available in my shop — link in bio. 🔗

Save this as your reminder to set the alarm. 🔖

What’s the earliest you’ve ever woken up for a shot — and was it worth it? 👇

Whether you're setting up a classroom, home office, studio, or favorite reading corner, use code B2CLASS26 for 20% off "...
08/27/2026

Whether you're setting up a classroom, home office, studio, or favorite reading corner, use code B2CLASS26 for 20% off "Trees in Lassen Reflect" and other available artwork during my Back to Class event.

This is what a cosmos flower looks like at sunrise when the light is coming in at exactly the right angle. 🌸I was out ea...
08/26/2026

This is what a cosmos flower looks like at sunrise when the light is coming in at exactly the right angle. 🌸

I was out early — before the sun got high enough to flatten everything — and caught this moment when the light was still low and directional enough to cast those gentle shadows across the petals.

That shadow detail is everything. Without it the flower is pretty. With it the flower has dimension, texture, and something worth looking at for more than a second.

Early morning light does for flowers what golden hour does for landscapes. It reveals rather than flattens.

This is part of my Nature & Wildlife portfolio — available as a print in my shop. Link below. 🔗 The clean white petals and bold yellow center make this a natural fit for a bright, airy space.

What's your favorite flower? 👇

Take a closer look: https://www.johnlazophotography.com/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/morning-flower

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