Photography Life

Gentle tendrils of vines surround the trunks of trees, trunks covered by mosses and lichens and ants. Sunlight filters weakly through the foliage and struggles to reach the forest floor. Once in a while, the stillness is permeated by the raucous and jarring calls of chachalacas and toucans.

Yesterday, while going through photographs for an upcoming article, I came across this portrait of a European green frog and had to laugh. You see, wildlife photography can often be a rather lonely pursuit. You sit in a hide for hours on end, or wander through the wilderness without encountering a living soul. Then you come home and your spouse or kids ask, “How was it out there...

Have you ever seen the cute, cat-sized animal known as coatis or coatimundis? Although the range of these raccoon-like mammals extends as far north as Arizona, their primary habitat is Central and South America. The origin of their name can be traced to the Brazilian part of the Amazon, specifically the vocabulary of the Tupi Indian tribe. Kua means “belt” in their language, and...

I often hear people say that to stand out and develop your own style in photography, you need to find a niche and stick to it. I have always tried to do the exact opposite, moving between reportage, sports, landscape, macro, portrait, studio fashion, and wildlife. Often with some of the same camera gear.

This week may not have brought any groundbreaking photography news, but it did set the stage for several fantastic encounters in front of my microphone and camera. The first one you will probably get to see is a very inspiring conversation with Janek Bednařík, an elite mountain guide and also one of the few people who has hand-raised wild geese from the moment they hatched, beca...