A winding country road with yellow center lines curving through green woods

Door County, Wisconsin
Photographs by David Ristau

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Welcome

I photograph Door County

I’m David, and Door County is where I feel most at home. This site is my collection of photographs from the peninsula: winding country roads, weathered old buildings, the waterfront, the light and the small details.

Take a look around. Browse the gallery, or see what there is to do across the peninsula.

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Recent photographs

A winding two-lane road with double yellow center lines curving through green trees with a few turning orange, and a small dark animal crossing the road
Road to Northport, State Route 42, August 2026
A weathered white garage door with a Klenke Garage sign above it, a red metal lawn chair in front and ivy climbing the wall
Klenke Garage, August 2026
A small green flower head on a long thin stem, sharp against a blurred background of grass
Sturgeon Bay Lighthouse, August 2026
A red lighthouse at the end of a steel catwalk, with a white boat passing and a person standing on the rocks beside the pier
Sturgeon Bay Lighthouse, August 2026
An old blue and rust-colored pickup truck beside the road with its bed full of flowers and green foliage, in front of an ivy-covered building
Klenke Garage, August 2026
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Places I keep going back to

Scenic drives and back roads

Winding roads, old buildings and small details.

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Villages and waterfront

Harbors, shops, galleries and sunsets in the peninsula’s small towns.

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Parks, trails and shoreline

Hiking, biking and paddling among state parks, limestone cliffs and lighthouses.

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Prints

Prints of my favorite Door County photographs are available through Fine Art America.

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