Selected work

Prints

Photographs by Drifton Dalton, chosen to live beyond the screen.

The print collection is currently inquiry-based while sizes, finishes, and availability are refined. No order is placed until the details are confirmed.

Golden morning light illuminating mountain peaks above Swiftcurrent Lake — Before the World Wakes Swiftcurrent Lake · Glacier National Park, Montana Morning light spills across Swiftcurrent Lake, catching the peaks in a fleeting golden glow before the day's noise begins. Print inquiry

Norfolk and Western steam locomotive 611 emerging head-on through mist and smoke — Power Through the Mist Goshen, Virginia The Spirit of Roanoke thunders through the mist, carrying echoes of an era when iron, steam, and imagination ruled the rails. Print inquiry

Multiple lightning bolts striking behind Devils Tower beneath dark storm clouds — Storm Beyond the Tower Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming Storm clouds gathering west of the park boundary erupt into a sudden display of lightning behind Devils Tower. Print inquiry

Historic Mormon Row barn and weathered fencing beneath the Teton Range — Stillness Beneath the Tetons Mormon Row · Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming A historic barn, open grassland, and the immense Teton skyline hold a moment of quiet strength in the evening light. Print inquiry

Norfolk and Western 611 charging through a curve beneath a towering plume of smoke — The Queen of Steam Augusta Springs, Virginia Norfolk & Western 611 thunders through the Shenandoah Valley, filling the landscape with the sights and sounds of living history. Print inquiry

Small boat resting on Lake McDonald beneath mountains in warm sunset light — Still Water at Day's End Lake McDonald · Glacier National Park, Montana Evening settles over Lake McDonald as warm light traces the mountains and a solitary boat rests on the still water. Print inquiry

Mount Moran rising above fog and calm water at Oxbow Bend — Mountain Stillness Oxbow Bend · Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming On a cool summer morning, fog moved gently across Oxbow Bend as the rising sun began to bring a magenta glow to Mount Moran. Print inquiry

Milky Way arching above silhouetted trees and a distant Appalachian horizon — Under the Milky Way Burke's Garden, Virginia The Milky Way stretches above the dark ridgelines and open night sky of Burke's Garden. Print inquiry

Historic grist mill surrounded by vivid autumn foliage and cascading water — Mill in Autumn Babcock State Park, West Virginia Glade Creek Grist Mill rests among autumn color on a cloudy fall day, with the creek running unusually low after a season of scarce rain. Print inquiry

Sunset spreading across layered Sierra Nevada ridges near Sequoia National Park — Last Light on the Ridge Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, California A late-summer departure from Sequoia and Kings Canyon opened onto a vivid first California sunset. Print inquiry

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