The BEST way to Improve your Photographs

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Now don’t cringe, but if you want to create jaw-dropping images, then you will need to develop your skills through practice, practice, practice, and that does not mean practice by just pointing your camera and clicking as much as possible at whatever may be standing right in front of you. I know this sounds elementary,… Read more »

Celebrating 15 years photographing in AFRICA

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Even as I am sitting here writing this, overlooking one of the most pristine wild places left in Northern Kenya, where the wildlife roams free, and the tribes are living exactly as they have for 100’s of years, it is hard to imagine this is my 15th year photographing in Africa. Since I was a… Read more »

WildPlanet Magazine Feature Article

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The timing could not have been better. Just as I touched down in Kenya, Wild Planet Magazine released their June edition showcasing my feature article, ” Africa’s Big Five.” At this time I have only the first page to share, but the entire article is available here. The article will be available on my website… Read more »

Current work and travels

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When I on the road for weeks/months at a time, it is easy to fall behind on updating my web galleries and positing about the adventures, but I love to share my images and travel experiences, which I am faithful to do through social media.  Below are some of my recent post from my Instagram… Read more »

Photo of a Tiger

Tigers in the Wild, Beyond Expectations

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This past February, after the Incredible India Tour, a few photographers joined me in Ranthambore for a Tiger Safari. At the moment we entered the park, we immediately had a Tiger sighting! We had 12 sightings in two days, nearly a record, and it was thrilling beyond expectations. It had been about a decade since… Read more »

Gerewol Festival – Chad

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Last September, weeks before heading off to Botswana, it all came together, and I scrambled to rebook my flights and head to Chad for the Gerewol Festival of the Wodaabe tribe. When venturing into these amazing remote regions, working out the logistics and finding the right guide and agent can take several years, but it… Read more »

Elephant at play on the Chobe River during our Botswana photo safar

Wildlife Photography-Meeting the challenges

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Wildlife photography is one of the most challenging genres of photography, but one of the most exciting. NOTHING is controllable; the environment, light, erratic movement of the subject, and placing yourself in the right position for everything. You must make several quick decisions in seconds with your heart usually pounding out of your chest with… Read more »

Holi Quest for Adventure

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Heart racing, trilling, mind-blowing, crowded, hot, hysterical, joyful, crazy… the list is endless when trying to describe the Holi Festival. What is the Holi Festival? One of the most renowned festivals in India that marks the arrival of spring, which is most known around the world as the festival of colors. Most of you have… Read more »

Photo Workshop VS Photo Tour/Safari

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I recently returned from back-to-back photography tours in India and back-to-back Spirit-N-Light workshops. In the past few years, the lines seem to have become blurry when it comes to understanding the difference between a workshop and a photo tour/safari, which in large part is due to how the terms are being used by those marketing… Read more »