Magic Landscapes by Chip Phillips

42-year-old American photographer Chip Phillips has traveled thousands of kilometers in search of the perfect scenery. He says he has never seen anything more remarkable than a misty sunrise over the Palouse region of Washington state. See Chip Phillips' magical landscapes bathed in sunshine.

15 PHOTOS

1. "Sunset Glow" - the colorful hills of Palouse in early spring at sunset. (Photo: Chip Phillips).

Chip Phillips lives and works in Spokane, Washington. He is a professional musician - he plays the clarinet with the Spokane Symphony and is a clarinet instructor at Gonzaga University.

2. "Little Forest in the Palouse Hills" - at dawn in early spring. (Photo: Chip Phillips).

Chip began his photography adventure in 2006 when his father gave him his old Pentax SLR. He immediately became interested in filming, he was especially interested in landscapes, because, as Chip writes about himself, he always liked to be outdoors.

3. "Frosty Morning Palouse". (Photo: Chip Phillips).

Chip Phillips' amazingly beautiful photographs have been published in various magazines such as Outdoor Photographer, National Geographic, Popular Photography and Imaging, Digital Photography, Digital Photo, and Digital Camera Magazine.

4. "Sunrise over Palouse". (Photo: Chip Phillips).

In 2009, Chip won first and second place in the landscape photography category in Digital Camera magazine's Photographer of the Year competition.

5. In the photo: "Golden curls". (Photo: Chip Phillips).

6. In the photo: "Lonely Tree". (Photo: Chip Phillips).

7. In the photo: "Foggy dawn over Palouse." (Photo: Chip Phillips).

8. In the photo: "Death Valley". (Photo: Chip Phillips).

9. In the photo: "Poplar Rows". (Photo: Chip Phillips).

10. In the photo: "Golden Light". (Photo: Chip Phillips).

11. In the photo: a windy sunset over Palouse. (Photo: Chip Phillips).

12. In the photo: "Autumn Storm". (Photo: Chip Phillips).

13. In the photo: "Green Palouse". (Photo: Chip Phillips).

14. In the photo: "Late spring snow." (Photo: Chip Phillips).

15. In the photo: "Farmhouse in the spring." (Photo: Chip Phillips).

See more of Chip Phillips' work here: chipphillipsphotography.com.