I’ve just returned from a guiding a five day trip to the coast of Katmai National Park. While it is an amazing place (and I’ll be leading another trip there next year if anyone want to join me), where it…
On Storytelling Images
New Workshop! The Bears of the Katmai Coast
Quick post to let you all know about a new photo workshop I’ll be offering in July of 2018. It’s a 5-day wilderness trip, (plus an optional add-on day), that will carry us to a remote corner of the dramatic…
Wilderness for the Wilderness?- The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Yesterday President Obama proposed full wilderness designation for the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This the highest level of protection that can be bestowed on public lands in the United States, and there are few places as…
A Day in the Tongass
I spent the last few days around Juneau, Alaska’s capitol, for the spring board meeting of Audubon Alaska. Twice a year I join the rest of the board and staff to discuss wildlife and habitat conservation in the state. Audubon Alaska…
Top Ten From South America
Interestingly, and somewhat surprisingly, I was not terribly productive photographically during the nearly six weeks I spent guiding aboard the SilverExplorer as we travelled from Valparaiso, Chile to Barbados. Much of the time ashore or out on zodiacs was spent…
The Cost of Plastic
A couple of days ago we conducted a landing at Isla Guanape off the coast of northern Peru. The island, a national reserve, is home to thousands of nesting Peruvian and Blue-footed Boobies, Peruvian Pelicans, and a handful of other…
On the Ethics of Nature Photography
On February 26th, news broke that well-known Florida based bird photographer and workshop leader, Jim Neiger of Flight School Photography plead guilty to violating the Endangered Species Act for approaching too close to an active Snail Kite nest on…
Fox Sparrow
I’ve made it pretty clear though my many posts about them (like here, here, here, and here), that I really, really like birds. I’ve even gone so far as to say that I’d give up my camera gear before I…
Outdoor Photo Tip: Be a Naturalist First
The forest has grown quiet around my cabin. It’s been happening for months now, the birds ended most of their enthusiastic, breeding-season singing back in July. But until the past few weeks there were still a lot of birds around.…
Male Rock Ptarmigan – Kokolik River, Alaska
Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 500mm f4L IS, 1.4x TC, ISO 800, f8.0, 1/4000th sec. I spent very little time this summer photographing wildlife. In part that’s due to the fact that I’m often weight-limited on my backcountry journeys. The…