What is STILLWLD

STILLWLD is a visual record of life on the road.

Landscapes captured in their raw, quiet moments. Born from thousands of miles across the American wild, our canvas prints preserve the stillness found between destinations.

This is art for those who roam, who remember, and who find meaning in the open spaces.

Series: Washington; 2016

This series is a quiet tribute to the misty edges of the Pacific Northwest. Captured during my time in Rockport, these prints reflect the weight and wonder of Washington’s backroads. Here, rivers carve through valleys and forests hush the noise of the world. Here's a look at the North Cascades through my eyes.

Closer Look:

Old Sauk Trail – 12x12 Canvas Wrap

Old Sauk Trail – 12x12 Canvas Wrap

Old Sauk Trail – 12x12 Canvas Wrap

$19.00 USD
$19.00 USD

Old Sauk Trail

There’s something about the Old Sauk Mountain Trail that feels alive. Moss hanging from every branch, the sound of water breaking over rocks, and the air thick with the kind of green you only find deep in the Cascades.

I took this photo on a day off from the farm, wandering through the forest with no real plan, except to not get lost. The trail wound between ferns and fallen logs, the air damp and cold, everything coated in Pacific Northwest mist. It was one of those quiet moments where the world feels untouched, like I had stumbled into my own piece of the world.

Old Sauk Trail is a piece of that stillness — printed on a 12x12 canvas wrap for those who find peace in wild places and the quiet between destinations.

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Closer Look:

Snowy Saturday – 11x14 Canvas Wrap

Snowy Saturday – 11x14 Canvas Wrap

Snowy Saturday – 11x14 Canvas Wrap

$19.00 USD
$19.00 USD

Snowy Saturday

This was my first real snowfall in Washington, and I believe it was the first one of the season in Rockport, where I was living and working at the time. It was early in the morning, the world still half asleep and covered in a soft blue haze. I’d just finished breakfast and stepped outside into the quiet heavy snow falling on the evergreens that bordered the Skagit River and my farm.

Coming from South Louisiana, it felt like another planet. Cold, calm, and strangely comforting. I found peace in that gloom, and in the way the world slows down under the weight of winter.

Snowy Saturday is a memory of that morning printed on an 11x14 canvas wrap, for those who find warmth in the cold and beauty in the gloom.

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Behind the lens

About Me

My name is Samuel Allen Miller, 28 at the time of writing this, and I’ve lived what feels like many lives. I was born in Hammond, Louisiana, but my heart has always been drawn to the peaks and alpine air of hard-to-reach places.

Growing up, I spent my days outside in the backyard fighting “enemies” and waging entire wars with my sister, Yvette. As I got a little older, I got really into video games. A pastime I enjoyed because my older brother, Aaron, loved them. Beyond the backyard and the playground, I didn’t care much for being outside if I could be playing Halo.

That all changed the summer after I graduated eighth grade. Randy and Buddy Smith brought me on my first ever camping trip, and I’m not sure if they know this, but they changed the course of my life by doing it. We went to South Carolina, to a campsite that required GPS coordinates — the coolest thing in the world to me at the time. That trip gave me a love for nature and an eye for beauty in the smallest moments that stuck with me for the rest of that summer.

I went on to high school, where all I cared about were sports, girls, and parties (sorry, Mom). For graduation, she gave me a Canon EOS T5 starter camera. Something that would later become a huge part of my story and the reason I was able to create this website. (Thank you mom)

I went to college for a while at Southeastern Louisiana University, studying Finance with a minor in Accounting. Just typing that out sounds insane after getting to know myself. After about a year, I decided that wasn’t for me. Wrong decision, right decision, who knows. I bounced from job to job for a while and eventually worked in law enforcement. It was during that time I realized I had to get out of Louisiana.

I picked Washington. I started looking for anything that would get me up there and found two options:


  • WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms)

  • An interview at the Chase Bank branch in Pike Place, set up by my old manager, Ms. Becky.

I said goodbye to my family and got on the plane, not knowing which path I’d take. I had a few days to decide: work at Chase in Seattle and find a cheap apartment to get by, or head six hours east to work on an organic farm deep in the Cascades. The night before the interview, I laid out my suit and realized I’d forgotten my dress shoes in Louisiana. Organic farm it is. Sorry, Ms. Becky.

I worked on that farm for just under a year, with plans to continue my adventure, but I eventually came home. That’s where the first series of prints are sourced - from my time in Washington in 2016.

Things settled down for a while. I found a job and came home with a new outlook on life and a lot less disdain for where I was from. Home became beautiful again. I’ll always treasure and be grateful for my time in Washington on Forest Farmstead.

Next year, I went to the Philippines for a month with my best friends, who were visiting their home. Sadly, I had way too much fun and didn’t get the chance to explore the country through my camera lens .. I explored it through tequila bottles instead. I do have some cool urban shots that might make it into a mini-series someday.

2018 brought a new chapter. I started working on a tugboat for the same company my brother and dad worked for. I’ll have a series of prints from my time in the Gulf soon. I learned a lot out there. The Gulf really does have its own otherworldly beauty. I also met my girlfriend, Aislinn, that year. My number one sidekick for cross-country adventures.

Print Series planned for the following trips:

2019 was my first month-long road trip: Louisiana > Texas > New Mexico > Arizona > Utah > Wyoming > Montana.

2020, my second month-long trip with Aislinn — same route, but we added South Dakota.

2022, our third month-long trip. The plan was to meet my brother in Wyoming after a music festival in Iowa, camp for a week, and then head to Montana. Plans changed, so Aislinn and I spent a few weeks exploring the West Coast before heading home.

2024 was a graduation trip with my friend Andrew and Aislinn: Louisiana > Texas > New Mexico > Arizona > Utah > Wyoming > Montana > Alberta, Canada > Saskatchewan, Canada > North Dakota > South Dakota > Illinois > Home.

Now it’s 2025. I work for a great company with even better people. Doing work I enjoy, and I still travel as much as possible because that’s where my heart belongs, out on the road.

Much planned for 2026.

Samuel Miller