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  • Back to Basics: Tips for Point-and-Shoot Photography

    Mar 2, 2017 · Court Whelan

    Large cameras with interchangeable lenses aren’t for everyone, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t get show-stopping photos while on your photographic adventures! And the great thing about point and…

  • How to Take this Photo: Galapagos Tortoise

    Feb 15, 2017 · Court Whelan

    If you have a photographic expedition planned to the Galapagos Islands, the famous Galapagos Tortoise is sure to be something you’ll encounter. And it’s also something I’m sure you’re really…

  • Three Techniques for Photographing Polar Bears

    Jan 25, 2017 · Court Whelan

    Right now, there are over 1,000 Polar Bears roaming over the sea ice of Canada’s Hudson Bay, hunting for ringed and bearded seals. In eight short months, those same bears…

  • How to Photograph a “Sun Dog”

    Jan 20, 2017 · Court Whelan

    It’s winter, which means that if you haven’t seen already, you may soon witness this odd white, cold, powder floating down from the sky, blanketing the ground in a pillowy…

  • One Key Trick for Photographing Sunsets

    Dec 14, 2016 · Court Whelan

    We’ve all been there, an amazing sunset in front of us, with light changing by the second…morphing and getting better and better. We’re trying to capture the stunning radiance in…

  • 3 Tips on Photographing Glaciers

    Nov 23, 2016 · Court Whelan

    Photographing glaciers, despite their grandeur, can be somewhat challenging. While it may be challenging to physically get to an area where you can photograph glaciers in good conditions, destinations such as…

  • Wildlife Photography Q&A With WWF’s McDonald Mirabile

    Aug 25, 2016 · Guest Contributor

    Mac Mirabile with WWF’s Maketing and Communications team is not only a wiz with numbers–he’s also a talented wildlife photographer with a particular interest in photographing birds. We sat down…