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Imagine you’re standing on a volcanic beach in the Galápagos Islands. There’s a marine iguana sprawled across the black lava rock, a blue-footed booby showing off its ridiculous footwear, and…
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Photography is, quite literally, drawing with light. The word comes from the Greek phōs (light) and graphē (drawing or writing). Without light, you have nothing. No exposure. No color. No texture. No…
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A brown bear explodes through an Alaskan river. A kangaroo bounds across a golden field. A pelican launches itself into the sea with all the aerodynamic grace of a bowling…
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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…
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There is a moment in every photographer’s life when you realize you’re stuck. You’ve been chasing the subject. Zooming tighter. Filling the frame. Getting closer, closer, closer until your photo…
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There is something deeply satisfying about photographing shorebirds. No dramatic mountain backdrop. No epic predator-prey interaction. Just a small bird, busy at work, doing what it has done for thousands…
Learn by Example
One may not think of birds at first as the ‘dream photo’ while on an African safari. However, the extraordinary diversity and sheer numbers of mammals, like lions, hippos, elephants,…
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Whether you’re trekking through a Brazilian wetland or perched quietly in your own backyard, photographing birds is a rewarding challenge. These feathered subjects are fast, flighty, and rarely follow direction,…
What's in the Bag
If you come back from the Land Down Under, what’s the first thing people are going to ask? “Did you see a kangaroo? A koala?” Few other places are known…
Learn by Example
Within the greater realm of wildlife photography, bird photography tends to set itself apart. First of all, it requires specialty gear, which usually boils down to a considerably bigger lens. …
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I’ll be honest, when up against the incredible mammals of Africa, it takes a bit of a special love and appreciation to direct your attention away from, say, a stalking…
