Natural Photographer Blog

  • Pro Tips

    How to Pick your Foreground for Northern Lights Photography

    Feb 22, 2023 · Court Whelan

    Photographing “lady aurora” is thrilling beyond imagination. It’s probably one of the most rewarding types of landscape photography on the planet. However, just aiming at the sky and taking a…

  • Stories from the Field

    Landscapes of Iceland

    Aug 24, 2022 · Court Whelan

    Iceland is on another level when it comes to landscape photography. Simply put, there is no place like it in the world–that goes for both just its sheer uniqueness as well as…

  • Learn by Example

    Playing with Light while Photographing Polar Bears

    Jul 7, 2022 · Court Whelan

    Let’s face it, the tundra can look like a bleak place. It’s somewhat of an arctic desert, in fact. However, these types of landscapes lend themselves very well for the…

  • Learn by Example

    How to Get This Shot – Coyote in the Yellowstone Winter

    Jun 1, 2022 · Court Whelan

    When people think of the big, grand wildlife of Yellowstone in the winter, they usually think of wolves, wolves, and wolves. No doubt wolf watching and photography is amazing in…

  • Learn by Example

    How to get this shot – Tropical Dawn

    Apr 29, 2022 · Court Whelan

    I love dawn in the tropics. There is something so mysterious, so enigmatic, and so etherial about the expanse of a tropical jungle like the Amazon, Costa Rica, or even…

  • Learn by Example

    How to Get this Shot – Glaciers in Summer

    Apr 5, 2022 · Court Whelan

    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,…

  • Learn by Example

    How to Get the Hero Shot – Grizzlies

    Mar 25, 2022 · Court Whelan

    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…

  • Pro Tips

    Monarch Migration in Action

    Mar 11, 2022 · Court Whelan

    Another incredible monarch migration seasons draws to a close and I’m still in awe of the marvels I witnessed from me recent monarch photo adventures. Each time I immerse myself…

  • Pro Tips

    How to Maximize your Landscape Photography

    May 19, 2021 · Court Whelan

    If there is one thing that connects nearly all places of natural beauty, it’s that they also are fantastic places for classic landscape photography. Whether it’s the majestic canyon country…

  • Pro Tips

    Photo Jargon – What is a “Stop” in Photography?

    May 6, 2021 · Court Whelan

    Photography is a limitless journey into what I believe to be one of the most versatile and creative art forms. (Sculptors…feel free to call me out on that…) But like…

  • Learn by Example

    How to get this shot – Golden Arctic

    Jan 6, 2021 · Court Whelan

    There’s something immensely captivating about the arctic landscape. I’m not sure if it’s the stark barrenness, how remarkably flat the tundra is, the unique look the wind-battered spruce trees give,…