Between the Arches with Marie Love (Patreon)

Some locations make you work for every frame.

Double Arch in Arches National Park was one of them.

Most people see the finished images and assume there's a comfortable place to stand just outside the frame. There wasn't. Nearly every photo from this set was made on steep slickrock beneath one of the most iconic formations in the park.

Marie made it look effortless.

As the sun dropped lower, the sandstone began glowing deep orange and the arches overhead caught the last light of the day. Standing beneath formations that have been shaped by millions of years of wind, water, and time is a pretty humbling experience—and somehow Marie managed to turn it into a photoshoot.

What I loved most about this set was the contrast between the scale of the landscape and the elegance of the posing. The arches completely dominate the scene, yet every frame still feels centered around the subject.

The climb, the uneven footing, and the constant search for angles that showed the size of the formation made this one of the more challenging sets from the trip, but it was worth every second.

Arches National Park has no shortage of incredible locations, but Double Arch is one of those places that truly lives up to the hype.