I’m sitting in the most comfortable “blind” I have ever used. At the moment, the temperature is in the upper 60s, a light wind blows through the forest out of the northeast, and the glow […]
The Owl and the Fawn
I want to tell you a story that will help improve your wildlife photography. . . It was the Saturday before Easter, and to escape the crowds of people in a favorite park of mine, […]
Chance Favors the Prepared Mind
Have you ever heard that saying, “chance favors the prepared mind?” I think you would be hard pressed to come up with a better maxim for wildlife photography. In so many ways, wildlife photography is […]
Questions and Actions: Digging Deeper
Questions & Actions You talk a lot in emails and issues of the Journal of how important it is to understand the biology and ecology of animals if you want to be a successful wildlife […]
Searching for Pegasus
Along the border of Montana and Wyoming lives a herd of wild horses unlike any other in North America. Their’s is a world that towers above the surrounding landscape high amongst the clouds. Known as […]
What’s More Important Than Your Subject?
Photographing birds in flight is more than just technical settings and knowing which auto focus area modes work best for the situation. There are techniques such as AF bumping and strategies for how and when […]
Using Flash Changes Everything
Flash should be a basic part of every nature photographer’s kit. It doesn’t matter if you are a wildlife photography, landscape photographer, or a dedicated macro photography. Flash is one of the most important tools […]
Wild Florida Video | the Photographers Journal
Wildlife photography along the Gulf Coast of Florida is an excersise in superlatives. This is a landscape of deep beauty and mystery. Ancient live oaks drip with Spanish moss amidst sable and cabbage palms. There […]
Searching for Bighorns in Wyoming
Last November I spent a month in Wyoming’s Wind River range photographing wildlife. The prime directive of this trip was bighorn sheep. With an especially warm autumn, the sheep were late to the party. However, […]
Remove Noise in Lightroom like a Pro
Noise is a fact of life in the world of wildlife photography. With our need to shoot fast and in low light, inevitably we find ourselves battling with noise as a result. There is much […]
Photographing the World’s Largest Black Bears
In this episode, I head to the swamps of North Carolina and to a place known as the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula. This may be one of the coolest wildlife photography destinations you have never heard of. […]
Gear Head: Really Right Stuff’s Fluid Gimbal Review
In today’s world of digital photography, the line between still photography and video is becoming increasingly blurred. Every DSLR camera in production since 2012 comes equipped with video capability, making it all the more […]
North for Elk
Each year, I travel north in search of elk. Given that I live part of the year in Montana, home to some 50,000 elk, this may seem odd. With Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton […]
Northwoods Dreaming
Before any workshop, I typically put myself on location at least 1 week in advance. Now, of course, this is not always possible. I cannot exactly show up on a boat in the Galapagos […]
Teaching bears to fish
Of all the photos that I arrived back in my office with from my trip to Alaska, it was the series that produced this particular photo that is probably my favorite moment out of all […]
of wolves and bears
Early morning on the banks of the Cook Inlet with wolves and bears. Both of these species come down and share space when the salmon are running. Little attention is paid to one another as […]
Coastal Wolves
For three mornings in a row, we had wolves come down to hunt salmon with the bears. Though I may call these creatures coastal wolves, as of yet, there is no proof that the species […]
Spirit of the Wild
What is it about bears that say “wilderness” to us? For North America, these are our super predator. Their reign is undisputed in the natural world. For me, there are few moments in life in which […]
Battle Ridge
Welcome to the Bridger Mountains – one of my favorite places in Southwest Montana. Climbing up a rocky and rutted dirt forest service road that is more suitable for high clerence 4×4 vehicles than cars, […]
Getting High in the Gallatins
OK. I admit it. The title is a bit provocative. However, it’s not exactly wrong. Launching my Phantom 4 into the skies above Hyalite Reservoir, I wanted to climb above a heavy fog that had […]