The earth is full of bizarre and surreal landscapes with land formations that have been molded over thousands of years, yet you don’t have to go very far to experience a lot of these in America. These amazing places are thrilling to visit as well as to photograph. In this […]
After 6 incredible weeks of science and adventures of the midnight sun with Greg and the Tundra Ecology Lab, Jakob and I had to say goodbye and head back down south. Flying in the north really gives you a sense of just how massive Canada is – it took us […]
About three weeks ago, our small team of five was dropped off on the stunning frozen shores of Alexandra Fiord on the east coast of Ellesmere Island – Canada’s northernmost Arctic island. A small Twin Otter plane equipped with skis set us down on the snow-covered sea ice. On the […]
I became enchanted by the prairie grasslands more than 40 years ago and have been bewitched by birds even longer. Originally, native prairie grasslands occupied the entire central core of North America, roughly 138 million hectares. (340 million ac.) From March to May, male sage-grouse cluster on traditional dancing grounds, […]
When the sun starts to rise over Newfoundland, magic starts to happen along these 18,019 miles of coastline. There is so much to see and do in Newfoundland from photographing whales, puffins, fishing villages, icebergs, to the dramatic coastlines. Newfoundland is Canada’s fourth-largest island and the pace of life here […]
“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 […]
