“Photographers are not artists!” Have you ever heard that? As a fellow photographer, do you ever feel that you are not considered an artist in the eyes of some people? For myself, I have experienced this kind of attitude towards our craft, our passion, our artwork. I know that sometimes […]
Breeding male Cape May Warbler – Point Pelee, Ontario The peak of spring migration occurs during the month of May. That’s when birdwatchers and photographers visit migratory hotspots like Point Pelee National Park, on the north shore of Lake Erie. If conditions are good, many colourful warblers like this male […]
Original post on ThinkTank Our friend, Therese Iknoian from Hi Travel Tales, recently returned from a trip to Rapa Nui (Easter Island). She brought the new FirstLight 35L+ backpack with her and wrote this piece about what it’s like to venture to one of the most remote corners of our planet. Rapa […]
Money It’s a crime Share it fairly, but don’t take a slice of my pie Money So they say Is the root of all evil today “Money” by Pink Floyd Photographers spend more money on equipment and travel than most people. I think the manufacturers are aware of this because […]
In the mid-1800s, the legendary American whaling captain Charles Melville Scammon accidentally discovered the narrow opening to a large sheltered lagoon along the Pacific coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. What Scammon didn’t initially realize was that the lagoon was the largest of three such protected lagoons that eastern gray whales […]
Photographers know all about bucket-list items. We use our cameras like a passport into the world, driving us to achieve that rare and unique capture of a landscape, animal or night sky. Even with all I have already witnessed, I still have many on my own, very lengthy bucket list. […]
Some subjects are perfectly suited to this focusing concept, including freezing soap bubbles. With the temperature dropping, it’s a fantastic subject to explore on the coldest days of the winter season. The concept is simple: blow a soap bubble in the freezing winter air, and photograph the resulting crystals that […]
Let me introduce myself. I am an international award-winning photographer born and raised on the Rock (Newfoundland). Going forward, I will be introducing photography topics to rock the boat to generate questions, opinions and general discussion around what is practised vs what is acceptable. When we think about what is […]
The S/V Rembrandt van Rijn under sail in Scoresby Sound, Greenland. Last August I was hired to guide a small group of photographers to eastern Greenland to capture the crystalline beauty of the region’s legendary icebergs. Our destination was Scoresby Sound – one of the largest fiord systems in the […]
Adult male Pine Grosbeak – Algonquin Park, Ontario – A large finch that breeds in northern coniferous forests, in winter, they sometimes venture into urban gardens looking for fruiting trees and shrubs. Winter takes its toll on wildlife. Only the most resourceful and adaptable animals survive the season’s extremes. While […]
