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The Palouse is a large farming region mainly in the southeastern corner of Washington State. Filled with rolling hills and croplands that change color throughout the seasons, it’s a peaceful and unique place for landscape photography. We experienced the region on a short photo workshop led by Justin Reznick, a landscape and fine art photographer based in Seattle.

The area was settled in the 1880’s, enabled by the growth of railroads. The rolling hills were formed by silt and sediments carried by winds. Today they still form extremely fertile land for farming.

Palouse Falls

Palouse Falls is nearly 200′ tall and lies a few miles upstream of the junction of the Palouse River and the Snake River in eastern Washington state. The Falls and the canyon are a remnant of the Missoula Floods, which took place at the end of the last ice age, approximately 13,000 – 15,000 years ago.

The Falls themselves are a very short walk from the parking lot of Palouse Falls State Park. There are plenty of cliff edges without railings, so be careful when composing the perfect picture.

Lone Tree

While full of wide-open vistas, the Palouse can also delight with surprises that pop into view as you wind your way down country roads. This tree is tucked away among small crop-covered hills.

As the economy in eastern Washington evolved over many decades, the population has decreased, leaving many old farmhouses and outbuildings abandoned and decaying.

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