Tony Rowell on the summit of Oregon's highest peak, Mt. Hood, 2006.

Inspired by his father, renowned photographer and mountaineer Galen Rowell, Tony Rowell strives to show the beauty of the earth through photography. A Berkeley, Calif. native, Rowell found himself immersed in his father’s work from a young age, traveling with him to wilderness areas in Alaska, Canada, and the American West. Among Tony’s most memorable adventures with his father include an ascent of Yosemite’s Cathedral Peak at the age of 10, a 1983 climb of the Grand Tetons, and in 1997, a photography trip to Canada’s Northwest Territories.

Tony’s photography expeditions have taken him from the Arctic Circle to the mountains of Tibet. His photos have appeared in books, calendars and in Backpacker and Outdoor Photographer magazines. His work has been exhibited at the Mumm Winery in Napa, #1 Bush Street in San Francisco, the Marin Headlands Visitor Center at Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and is currently on display at Mountain Light Gallery, Sorensen’s Resort and at the Tioga Pass Resort near Yosemite.

In August of 2004, Tony retraced the route taken by his father on many of his trips through Tibet. Armed with his father’s camera for luck, Tony signed on for a 17-day photography trip with National Geographic Expeditions and soon found himself at the scene of some of his father’s most memorable and famous photographs in Tibet. Click here to read an article about Tony’s Tibetan adventure.