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Shot Settings – Bears at Brooks Falls
This is the dream trip for just about every wildlife photographer on the planet–to have an extraordinary day (or days!) at the famous Brooks Falls platform in Katmai National Park,…
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How to Photograph Bears in Lake Clark National Park
It’s the beginning of summer, which for me means that Alaska is calling. Recently, I’ve been spending my summers in Lake Clark National Park at Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp.…
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How To Get This Shot: Alaskan Backlit Bear
To be a photographer often means to be a planner. You’ve planned out the trip, packed the right equipment, selected your locations, figured out sunrise and sunset, and there’s a…
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Pro Tips
Shot Settings (and Gear) for Photographing Glaciers
Glaciers are no doubt some of the most alluring, stunning, and sought-after landscape features when on Photo Expeditions in northern (and southern) areas like Alaska, Iceland, Greenland and, yes, Patagonia in…
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Pro Tips
Mastering Shutter Speed for Alaska Photography
Alaska is the big one—it’s a big state, of course, but it’s an even bigger photographic opportunity. I often say that African safaris may be the holy grail of wildlife…
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How to Get this Shot – Brown Bear Portrait
Alaska is the global epicenter of brown bear photography. Sure, you can get great grizzly photos elsewhere, but the volume and proximity of brown bears in Alaska, particularly in the…
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How To Get This Shot: Alaska Bear Camp Shoreline
Anyone who says they have “enough” bear photos just haven’t been around the right bears—or in the right place for extraordinary bear photography. Fortunately, there are outfitters that safely and…
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Bear Camp Photography – Bears & Landscapes
If you’ve been reading for a while now, you’ll see that one of my absolute favorite types of photos is the “wildlife in landscape” shot. And when it comes to…
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Pro Tips
Pro Tips on Photographing Alaska
Alaska is a nature photographer’s dream. It’s got it all: expansive landscapes, impressive wildlife and a sense of wilderness unlike virtually anywhere else on Earth. With all this variety, there…
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How to Get this Shot – Glaciers in Summer
Photographing frozen water in the summertime just feels odd…but the photos can be oh-so-right. Believe it or not, there are several places that exhibit spectacular glacier photography each summer, like Greenland,…
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How to Get the Hero Shot – Grizzlies
If you’re like me, I’m enamored with the extraordinary homepage images that appear on Natural Habitat Adventures’ main website. If you have seen these already, you know that every couple…
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What's in the Bag
How to pack light for Alaska Bear Adventures
It’s a common dilemma among photographers: hauling your gear to the extremes of the wilderness, while abiding by luggage specifications and weight allowances, all while protecting your camera gear and…