Natural Photographer Blog

  • Pro Tips

    How I Got This Shot: Tiny Owl, Big Science

    Oct 9, 2026 · Mike Hillman

    Deep in Arizona’s Chiricahua Mountains, the forest comes alive after dark. While most sensible people are tucked into bed, scientists are wandering through the woods listening for tiny owls that…

  • Pro Tips

    How to Get This Shot: The World’s Smallest Owl

    May 22, 2026 · Mike Hillman

    There are few things in bird photography more humbling than spending hours hiking through the Arizona heat looking for a bird roughly the size of an angry potato. Enter the…

  • Learn by Example

    Getting This Shot | Grand Canyon Sunset

    Feb 11, 2016 · Court Whelan

    Sunsets in the Grand Canyon are truly dreamy. While each one is different, some of the basic tenets remain the same to get the shot. 1) Do your homework before…