Pro Tips
My Favorite Photo Leader Images of 2025
As the Photo Expeditions Director for Natural Habitat Adventures, an absurd number of photos cross my desk every year. Thousands of frames from every corner of the planet from guests…
Natural Photographer Blog
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What's in the Bag
What’s in My Camera Bag – Patagonia
There is little wonder why Yvon Chouinard chose Patagonia’s epic peaks to represent his clothing brand: jagged mountains thrust thousands of feet into the sky, challenging anyone to find more…
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Pro Tips
Seeing Double: Capturing Reflections in the Wild
Reflections work because our brains are suckers for order. We crave balance. We like things lining up and in their place. The whole puzzle industry counts on it. Like a…
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Learn by Example
How to Get This Shot – Waterfall in Iceland
Iceland has exceptional photo opportunities throughout this small country, but it waterfalls are perhaps its biggest attraction. There are quite literally thousands of them, in all shapes, sizes, and magnitude.…
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Pro Tips
Rotate the Camera Already: A Case for Verticals
Horizontal photos have such a chokehold on landscape photography that the words “landscape orientation” have literally become the default term for it. The assumption baked into photography since the film…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in My Camera Bag – Tanzania Safari
Tanzania is the epitome of extraordinary safari photography. With wild vistas sweeping across the Serengeti and wildlife that excites at every turn—it’s the ultimate nature photography destination. If you’re headed…
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Pro Tips
Learn Astrophotography in 10 Minutes
What a fun skillset to have in your quiver when it comes to capturing and showcasing the beauty of our world. Well, in a way, this goes beyond our world!…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in the Camera Bag – Greenland Adventure
Greenland is a real deal wilderness in every sense of the word. And you know what usually comes with the grand wildernesses of planet earth? Extraordinary photo opportunities! Greenland is…
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Pro Tips
Three Tips for Capturing Iceland’s Landscapes
When thinking about spectacular landscape photography, Iceland is unsurprisingly at the top of my list. It’s dramatic, the lighting can be beyond majestic, and the tiny island is teeming with landscapes…
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Stories from the Field
Origins: Petroglyphs, the Milky Way, and a Conversation Across Time
Under the vast night sky of the Utah desert, Nat Hab staff member and guide Charlie Sandbo found himself standing before an ancient sandstone canvas. Petroglyphs etched by early peoples…
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Pro Tips
Tips for Captivating Landscape Photography in Africa
The big open spaces of Africa aren’t prime for only wildlife photography. Landscape photography in Africa is just as big, bodacious, and spectacular. If you’re headed on a safari in Africa, pack…
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Gear We Love
What Is My Favorite Lens for Photographing in Madagascar?
When it comes to extraordinary photography—in the very literal sense of way beyond the ordinary—Madagascar is hard to beat. It’s got big landscapes, fascinating wildlife, and a travel and cultural…