Natural Photographer Blog

  • What's in the Bag

    What’s in my Camera Bag? An Iceland Photo Adventure

    Apr 28, 2026 · Court Whelan

    Iceland is a landscape photographer’s dream location. The colors, textures, and generally otherworldly scenes and features throughout this tiny island offer incredible photo opportunities. However, the lens selections to give…

  • Pro Tips

    Three Time-honored Ways to Photograph Wildlife in Africa

    Apr 14, 2026 · Court Whelan

    Who are we kidding, there are a million ways to photograph the incredible wildlife of Africa. However, when you distill African wildlife photography into key categories, you’ll find that the…

  • What's in the Bag

    What’s in My Camera Bag – Patagonia

    Dec 23, 2025 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    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…

  • Pro Tips

    Three Spectacular Ways to Capture the Monarch Migration

    Dec 9, 2025 · Court Whelan

    The annual migration of hundreds of millions of monarch butterflies is one of the most breathtaking natural phenomena in our wild world. While it may seem straightforward to capture photographically,…

  • What's in the Bag

    What’s in the Camera Bag – Greenland Adventure

    Sep 1, 2025 · Court Whelan

    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…

  • Pro Tips

    How to Photograph Iceland’s Waterfalls

    May 24, 2024 · Court Whelan

    For something so spectacular, they’re amazingly ubiquitous throughout Iceland. We’re talking about awe-inspiring, mind-blowing, life-changing waterfalls. And while a single waterfall can be the subject of hours of photography, multiply…

  • What's in the Bag

    What’s in My Camera Bag – The Amazon

    Dec 28, 2023 · Court Whelan

    Just uttering the word Amazon conjures a feeling of the unknown…the wild…the immense. There is a lot correct about that feeling, for the Amazon truly is one of the largest…

  • Learn by Example

    How to Get this Shot – Brown Bear Portrait

    Aug 7, 2023 · Court Whelan

    Alaska is the global epicenter of brown bear photography. Sure, you can get great grizzly photos elsewhere, but the volume and proximity of brown bears in Alaska, particularly in the…

  • Pro Tips

    Tips on Photographing Brilliant Skies around the World

    May 3, 2023 · Court Whelan

    Spectacular skies provide a photography feature by themselves or as part of a captivating landscape. While nearly any region on any content is fair game, some of the places with…

  • What's in the Bag

    What’s in My Camera Bag – Iceland

    Oct 12, 2022 · Court Whelan

    To say that Iceland is an epic photo destination is quite an understatement. It could quite possibly be one of the best places for landscape photography on the planet. Between…