Pro Tips
Previsualization – The Art of Picturing your Pictures
One of the biggest things that I think separates a tourist with a camera from an amateur/pro-level photographer is planning. If you’re like me, then you probably think about the…
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Pro Tips
How to Photograph Iceland’s Waterfalls
For something so spectacular, they’re amazingly ubiquitous throughout Iceland. We’re talking about awe-inspiring, mind-blowing, life-changing waterfalls. And while a single waterfall can be the subject of hours of photography, multiply…
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Gear We Love
My Favorite Photography Accessories for an African Safari
It takes a lot of prep work to put together an African photo safari, from the flights to the perfect photo itinerary to the logistics. And then there’s the packing……
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Pro Tips
How Much Telephoto Do You Need to Photograph Churchill’s Polar Bears?
Telephoto lenses are must-haves when it comes to wildlife photography. They bring the action closer to you, so that more of your frame is filled with the animals you’re photographing…
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Pro Tips
How to Get Started with Conservation Photography
We are remarkably fortunate to be able to travel the world in search of extraordinary wildlife, stunning landscapes, and captivating travel experiences. I believe we owe something back to mother…
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Learn by Example
How To Get This Shot – Silky Australian Waterfall
Have you ever been in a hotel lobby and seen a photo like the one above? A picturesque waterfall with the water’s movement blurred to give the image a feeling…
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Learn by Example
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
How to Prep for an African Photo Expedition
The excitement is palpable, your bags are…well, not yet packed. But you’re thinking about it and your African safari is only weeks away. But how do you start prepping your…
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Pro Tips
Three Ways to Maximize your Smartphone Landscape Photography
We now all have cameras in our pockets every day, regardless of whether we’re going on an errand around town or on a proper multi-day photo adventure. Smartphones have stormed…
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Pro Tips
How to Take Aerial Photos of Rain Forests
If you spend any time exploring and photographing within the tropics belt of the world (essentially, anything between the tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn) chances are you’re going…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in My Camera Bag? Glacier National Park
My typical summer day in Glacier National Park goes something like this: wake up well before sunrise, dump coffee into a travel mug, cram something that will pass for breakfast…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in My Camera Bag? Gorilla Photo Safari
There are lots of superlatives we give to worldwide nature photo adventures, and it’s hard to say that one is better than the other. However, anyone that has photographed mountain…