Pro Tips
How I Got This Shot: Tiny Owl, Big Science
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…
Natural Photographer Blog
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What's in the Bag
What’s in my Camera Bag – Madagascar
If you are seeking real-deal wild, in one of the most photographable ways, Madagascar has to be on your travel list. This biodiversity hotspot is home to over 200,000 species…
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Pro Tips
Learn Astrophotography in 10 Minutes
What a fun skillset to have in your quiver when it comes to capturing and showcasing the beauty of our world. Well, in a way, this goes beyond our world!…
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Stories from the Field
Origins: Petroglyphs, the Milky Way, and a Conversation Across Time
Under the vast night sky of the Utah desert, Nat Hab staff member and guide Charlie Sandbo found himself standing before an ancient sandstone canvas. Petroglyphs etched by early peoples…
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Learn by Example
How to Get This Shot – Starry Night in Bryce Canyon
Astrophotography is so rewarding when everything goes right. The challenge, though, is that there are a number of things that need to go right simultaneously, and any error can botch…
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Pro Tips
Tips on Photographing “Everything Else” on Northern Lights Photo Adventures
Arctic photo adventures offer some of the best ways to consistently photograph the northern lights. However, you are sure to have time throughout the daytime hours to capture a wondrous…
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Pro Tips
How to Get Perfect Focus for Northern Lights Photography
Focusing your camera at night is one of the biggest challenges for photographers. It’s hard to see, and your camera’s autofocus relies on light and contrast, so it’s not much…
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Learn by Example
How to get this shot – Blue Hour in Yellowstone
Wintertime is a fantastic time for evening and night photography, as the shorter days make it easier to get out there in the perfect light, without having to burn that…
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Gear We Love
Gear We Love – GorillaPod Travel Tripod
To explore exotic locales during the world’s most extraordinary nature journeys requires specialized gear. And to photograph them, well, the gear list continues. Today I bring you a great alternative…
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Pro Tips
Three Steps to Improve your Night Photography
The long nights of winter provide a great testing ground to practice and up your game with night photography. While summer months often have the biggest draw for milky way…
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Pro Tips
How to Photograph the “Blue Hour”
Night photography is pretty neat, but frankly speaking, the time just after sunset, and just before it gets fully dark may be one of the most dramatic time for certain…
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Learn by Example
How to get this shot – Cool Blue Night in Antarctica
Antarctica is teeming with legend, lure, and amazing stories of adventure. That’s why I love any chance to continue that tradition, like on an exclusive and adventurous Sailing Antarctica adventure…