2022 Will Be: “The Year of Awesome Workshops”
Last year about this time, I realized that things were not going to plan. The 2020 dumpster fire was starting to stink, and my planned summer of photography…
New ebook!
I've just hit posted a new ebook in a new series, I'm calling Visual Monographs. I guess you might consider them galleries, or even portfolios, but I consider…
Highlights of 2020
I feel like I should add a question mark after this post title: Highlights of 2020? Implying, that there weren't really any. Of course, that isn't entirely…
Product Review: SAAL Digital Books
I don't print as often as I'd like, or as often as I should. But when I do, it's always a bit of a thrill to see my images in a more tangible form than a…
Camp Denali 2021!
With the world filled with fear, anxiety, and danger over the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, I was very pleased to get a bit of good news a week ago: I’ve been…
Botswana Trip Report Vol. 5: The Kalahari
You think you know what Africa is before you travel there. We have so many preconceived notions of the place from abundant nature documentaries and magazine…
New Brochure!
Interested in checking out my tour and workshop offerings in a format a little easier to browse than a website? Well then check out the new downloadable PDF…
Images from the Kenai
Each fall, Amy and I make a trip to Homer, Alaska. It's a way to break up the end of my busy summers, spend some time next to the water, and enjoy one of our…
Brooks Range Tour: Trip Report
During the first few days of September, I guided a small group of highly skilled photographers up to the Brooks Range.
Trip Report- Arctic Wild Noatak Canoe
When asked my favorite river to canoe in Alaska, my unhesitating response is the Noatak. The headwaters of the Noatak River gather water out of the western…
How to Create Blurs in Bird Photography
Slight shifts in how you pan your camera can result in dramatic changes to the image. Making lots of photos
2019 Arctic Aurora Workshops are SOLD OUT!
Thanks everyone for yet again selling out both itineraries of my 2019 Arctic Aurora Workshops! And apologies to those of you who were still hoping to get a…
New eBook! Into Botswana
I've just released a new eBook about my travels in Botswana. It's 90 pages long, and is full of images, anecdotes, and vignettes about the photographic…
Creativity in Photography – Can it be learned?
A piece I wrote for the Digital Photography School was published yesterday, and it drew a quick response. Many comments have been made, both praising the…
What to Expect on Safari in Botswana
As I'm planning my 2019 return to Botswana leading a private customized tour, and working out an itinerary and marketing for the 2020 photo tour, I've been…
Coming to Alaska? You need the right shoes!
No one ever complains that their feet are too comfortable or too well protected from the elements. I've led hundreds of trips in Alaska, and I've heard many…
Canoeing the Kokolik
My first wilderness trip of the summer guiding season for Arctic Wild was a river I'd paddled once previously. It's not a river that gets a lot of traffic, and…
Umnak Island – Images
I've returned recently from a trip to a new part of Alaska for me. That's saying something at this point because I'm starting to feel like I've experience a…
Summer Newsletter
If for some bizarre reason, you haven't yet signed up for my newsletter, you really should. The Summer 2018 issue went out a few days ago and I've made it…