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How to Get this Shot – Polar Bears Sparring
Capturing wildlife behaviors and action in your nature photography can be one of the most thrilling things to do with a camera (ok, so I’m a little biased). And when…
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How to Get this Shot – Desert Dune of Namibia
Namibia’s desert ecosystem is typified by color, contrast, and size. But what makes it really stand out is the expanse of the color and contrast that is before you. Massive…
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How to Get This Shot – Layers of Monarchs on Tree Trunk
If you know me, you know that photographing the monarch butterfly migration has been a cornerstone to my photographic (and guiding) career for over 20 years. Thus, I’ve seen lots…
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How to Photograph an Arctic Sunrise or Sunset
Sunrises and sunsets are wonderfully fun to photograph, no matter where in the world you might be. However, there truly is something special about encountering—and photographing—them in the Arctic. To…
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Why Light Matters in Photography
Light is the foundation of every photograph you’ll ever take in your life. Yep, that’s a pretty big statement. Light is what creates contrast, highlights textures, and sets the mood…
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Techniques for Landscape Photography While on a Churchill Polar Bear Adventure
It’s easy to think of the mighty polar bear as the be all end all of photo goals and opportunities when in the arctic. After all, they are beyond majestic…
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The One Custom Setting you Should Use when Shooting on Automatic
I like to think of point-and-shoot photography more as “point and create.” There’s nothing novice or basic at all about this style of photography and I profoundly feel that all…
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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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Shot Settings (and Gear) for Photographing Glaciers
Glaciers are no doubt some of the most alluring, stunning, and sought-after landscape features when on Photo Expeditions in northern (and southern) areas like Alaska, Iceland, Greenland and, yes, Patagonia in…
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How To Get This Shot: Yellowstone Bison With Snow-White Background
Bison symbolize so much about the wild spaces of North America. Not only are they literally on the U.S. National Park Service logo, but they are also wildly charismatic and…
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Smartphone Photo Tips for a Polar Bear Adventure
Smartphones have become an indispensable piece of gear and are becoming increasingly more versatile, higher quality, and of course extremely easy to use. When talking about “the best camera in…
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An Easy Gamechanger for Stunning Sunset Photography
Today’s photography can get pretty complicated. The cameras are getting fancier and the post-processing and editing software is infinitely capable, but also infinitely complex. It’s nice when you come across…