Penguins are Quite the Characters
Penguins are a fascinating and comical species. Over the past two weeks, I have had the good fortune to observe them on the Antarctic peninsula [...]
Penguins, A First Encounter
I am quite sure you heard of Gen-X, then Gen-Y, but what about Gen-2? Gentoo are a species of penguin, our first penguin encounter of [...]
Tango in La Boca
Our guide, Nicholas Tinelli, knows how to set up a tango photo shoot. First, and most importantly, he obtained the services of Mirisol & Facundo, [...]
Japanese Models
The use of models in my travel and landscape photography is a new concept for me. I would take a photo of a building in [...]
The Contest
Japan has many interesting customs, taking shoes off when entering a house, not shaking hands, bowing 45 degrees when showing respect, making a slurping sound [...]
Things are not Always What They Seem
I think I had a great time. One of the biggest reasons to visit Japan in the winter is visiting and photographing the snow monkeys. [...]
Avian Fashion Show
[excerpt from show introduction by Jeff, CEO of Rainforest Fashions] Welcome to the Fall 2022 Avian Fashion Show, coming to you live from the steamy [...]
Why the Resplendent Quetzal?
The Resplendent Quetzal is a bird watcher’s dream. To “tick” one requires near superhuman persistence. Since persistence is one of my strongest traits, this should [...]
Toucans in Three Acts
Big or colorful birds. This is what I told our Costa Rican guide when he asked what birds I wanted to photograph. After a brief [...]
Rules of our Youth
Rules for everything! When I was very young, there were rules for everything. Do this. Don’t do that. One of my parents’ favorites was I [...]