Pro Tips
Light Makes the Photograph. Literally.
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…
Natural Photographer Blog
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What's in the Bag
What’s in My Camera Bag – Patagonia
There is little wonder why Yvon Chouinard chose Patagonia’s epic peaks to represent his clothing brand: jagged mountains thrust thousands of feet into the sky, challenging anyone to find more…
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Learn by Example
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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What's in the Bag
What’s in the Camera Bag – Greenland Adventure
Greenland is a real deal wilderness in every sense of the word. And you know what usually comes with the grand wildernesses of planet earth? Extraordinary photo opportunities! Greenland is…
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Pro Tips
Three Tips for Capturing Iceland’s Landscapes
When thinking about spectacular landscape photography, Iceland is unsurprisingly at the top of my list. It’s dramatic, the lighting can be beyond majestic, and the tiny island is teeming with landscapes…
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Stories from the Field
Behind the Scenes in Greenland
Stepping off the plane and onto Greenland soil (well, mostly just rock and tundra!) was a visceral experience. In the first millisecond, I felt somewhere markedly newer than most places…
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Pro Tips
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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Pro Tips
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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Pro Tips
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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Learn by Example
How to Get a “Filling-the-Frame” Monarch Butterfly Photo
The monarch migration is no doubt one of the most extraordinary things on our planet. The sheer volume and quantity of these orange and black butterflies will astound even the…
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Pro Tips
How to take an Excellent “Group Photo” during Travel
I don’t believe there is a single person out there that hasn’t ever taken or been in a group photo. When it comes to travel and adventures, they are even…
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Pro Tips
How to Capture the Colors of Canyon Country
The colorful landscapes of the American Southwest are nothing short of jaw-dropping. It’s hard to believe that different concentrations of iron can yield such dramatic scenes! Well, the iron plus…