One of my top ten images: Snowy black oaks, late autumn, Yosemite NP, CA, USA

Part of the reason for putting together my top ten photographs of the year was to submit the collection to Jim Goldstein’s blog project – a collection featuring the top images of 2013 from a wide range of photographers. He had a tremendous response this year, with over 300 submissions. If you’re looking for some inspiration, or just want to see some beautiful photography, this is a great list to peruse. I haven’t seen everything yet, so this is by no means a comprehensive selection, but here are some entries that caught my eye and feature some excellent work:

6. Stories from Home by David Patterson – David Patterson
21. Natural History Photography – Best Images of 2013 – Phillip Colla
35. 2013 … What a Year! – Jon McCormack
37. My Favorite Photos from 2013 – Mike Matenkosky
53. 500px – Dave Flynn
58. Best of 2013 – Olivier Du Tre
66. Guy Tal Photography Journal – Guy Tal
69. 2013 Year in Review – Greg Russell | Alpenglow Images
70. Top Photos of 2013 by Gary Crabbe – Gary Crabbe
74. Year 2013 in review and parks night favorites – QT Luong
77. Floris van Breugel’s Best Photographs of 2013 – Floris van Breugel
87. Russ Bishop | 2013 – The Year in Pictures – Russ Bishop
105. Retrospective 2013 Graf Nature Photography – Mark Graf
118. http://jaygoodrich.com – Jay Goodrich
118. Dave Wilson Photography – Best of 2013 – Dave Wilson
125. Brian Rueb Photography – Brian Rueb
135. Ten Personal Favorites of 2013 – Stefan Bäurle
136. 2013 Photo Highlights – Alan Majchrowicz
137. The Global Photographer – Blog – Andy Biggs
145. Outdoor Exposure Photography – Sean Bagshaw
169. www.wernerpriller.wordpress.com – Werner Priller
180. In The Rhythm – Jim Stamates
183. 13 of the Best – 2013 – Andrew Thomas
186. 2013 – My Year In Photography – Robin Black Photography
202. My top favorite photos of 2013 – Patricia Davidson
211. Sapna Reddy Photography – Sapna Reddy
218. 2013: A Year of Photography – Charlotte Gibb
223. Top 10 Landscape Photos of 2013 by Anne McKinnell – Anne McKinnell
230. 2013 Top 10 – Kyle Jones
262. Sandra Parlow Photography – Sandra Parlow
248. My Top 12 Images Of 2013 – John Paul Caponigro
253. Light on the Landscape Photoblog – William Neill
289. G Dan Mitchell Photography – G Dan Mitchell
306. 2013 Selections – David L. Hoffman
313. 2013 Top 10 Picks – Vidya Narasimhan
314. Favorites 2013 – Kristal Leonard
316. A (Re)collection of 2013 Images – Jim Patterson
325. Photoblog 2.0 – My best of 2013 – Harold Davis

And here’s one more, because it includes such a wonderful story:

261. The Year that Sucked – Rebecca R Jackrel

I hope everyone has a wonderful year of photography in 2014!

— Michael Frye

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Michael Frye is a professional photographer specializing in landscapes and nature. He is the author or principal photographer of The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite, Yosemite Meditations, Yosemite Meditations for Women, and Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Great Masters. He has also written three eBooks: Light & Land: Landscapes in the Digital Darkroom, Exposure for Outdoor Photography, and Landscapes in Lightroom 5: The Essential Step-by-Step Guide. Michael written numerous magazine articles on the art and technique of photography, and his images have been published in over thirty countries around the world. Michael has lived either in or near Yosemite National Park since 1983, currently residing just outside the park in Mariposa, California.