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Scott Thompson

@scottshots

Professional photographer since 1998. Based in the Truckee / Tahoe area. I sell big landscape prints and license images. I post photos, stories, and how-to's.

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Apr 29, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC

WooHoo! My Photo Is on the Cover of Tahoe Quarterly's Best of Tahoe 2026 Issue

One of my Lake Tahoe landscape photographs — "Tahoe Lupine at Sunrise 4" — has been selected as the cover image for Tahoe Quarterly's Best of Tahoe 2026 issue, hitting newsstands on May 1, 2026. This…

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Jan 1, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC

Happy New Year!!! Shot Last Night

Happy New Year from Tahoe! Shot last night at Palisades Tahoe ski resort. Tons of fun out there. I was hoping to get a bit higher up the mountain. But security wasn't having any of that... lol. Shot…

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Dec 6, 2025, 4:45 AM UTC

This Evening's Moon Rising Above Truckee, California

I attended a Christmas party in Downtown Truckee, California this evening. But, right before I went in, I knew I had some work to do... I knew the moon would be rising any moment, and I had the camer…

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Nov 18, 2025, 2:04 AM UTC

New Gallery Exhibit at Art Truckee!

I have some great news... I am now exhibiting and selling out of Art Truckee in Downtown Truckee, California! It's been a couple of years since I've sold out of a Truckee gallery, but I am back at it…

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Oct 15, 2025, 5:12 PM UTC

This Morning's Snowliage

Yup. Snowliage is supposedly a word... I love the look of fresh snow on autumn foliage! And this morning, I ran around Downtown Truckee, California with the camera for a bit, capturing a few lovely s…

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Oct 3, 2025, 2:37 AM UTC

Beautiful Day Of Fishing Pyramid Lake

Yesterday was an incredible day that I will probably be talking about for years to come. I got the last minute call the night before to join my buddy on his boat for the Pyramid Lake, Nevada fishing…

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Sep 30, 2025, 1:39 AM UTC

Backpacking Warren Lake

This weekend was a lot of fun! And a lot of work... A couple of friends and I backpacked to Warren Lake for an overnight adventure. Of course, I brought the Canon camera... We knew it was going to be…

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Sep 22, 2025, 10:09 PM UTC

This Morning's Drone Photos Above Donner Lake

The cloud inversion was thick this morning, and lasted quite a while. But when the inversion started breaking up, I flew the drone above the lake and captured these new photos. It's hard to tell, esp…

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Sep 18, 2025, 11:20 PM UTC

Lake Tahoe Surface Abstract Photos

Got out for some fishing on Lake Tahoe today. Don't ask... But it was great to be out there, and at one point the light breeze and cloud reflections were making some very cool patterns on the surface…

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Scott Thompson
@scottshots Sep 12, 2025, 6:23 PM UTC

New Photos From Last Weekend's Backpacking Adventure

I finally had time to go trough and work on some new photos from a little overnight solo backpacking adventure last weekend. The destination was Flora Lake and Azalea Lake. Both lakes are near each o…

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