Tony Simons Photography

Right place, right time.

Also, this is one of the (if not THE) Last working pay phones in Iowa.

Kelley, Iowa. ☀️

Snapped this under the stars in FairPlay, Colorado—and for a minute, it felt like the universe stopped spinning just to let us look up. Zero noise, no light pollution… just the Milky Way putting on a show.

Chasing sunrise under the Mile Long Bridge in Polk City, IA.

Okay, so maybe it’s not technically a drone shot… but this AI-generated view of the Des Moines skyline at sunset still goes hard. Golden domes, glowing sky, and just enough drama to make you look twice. Not bad for pixels and imagination.

Shot this just north of Ames on an iPhone in 2024—proof that sometimes Iowa goes full cosmic on us. No passport, no Arctic Circle… just a gravel road, a quiet sky, and the Northern Lights showing up like, “You rang?”

Harvest Moon rising like a boss over the Iowa State Capitol back in 2018. The kind of night that makes you stop, stare, and wonder if the universe was showing off just for Des Moines.

Des Moines showing off a bit with this sunset over the Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge. Steel and skyline, clouds and color—sometimes it all lines up just right.

Clouds are cool. ☁️

Snapped this shot at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Vegas back in 2020—because nothing says “ancient Egyptian majesty” like neon lights and a nearby all-you-can-eat buffet. Still one of the coolest hotel entrances I’ve ever seen.

Caught this fiery sunset just outside of Ames tonight—proof that even a routine highway drive can throw you a front-row seat to nature’s flex. No filters, no fuss… just a reminder to glance west once in a while.