Jewels of Nature
Unrealistic Goals? Jeff went to Costa Rica to photograph large and colorful birds. I went to photograph the smallest of them all, the hummingbird. These [...]
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 [...]
Gorilla Carnival
The Setup To photograph Mountain Gorillas, you must want it. It is hard trip, hard to get to Uganda, hard to get to our hotel [...]
Safari Landscapes
A summary of the conditions at the Equator Kenya sits on the equator, creating an interesting atmosphere on the horizon both at sunrise [...]
On the Road in Africa
Kenya My last trip to Kenya consisted of a night in Nairobi and then a short flight to the Mara for 10 days of game [...]
Big Cats of the Mara
Many tourists go on a game drive content to observe animals from afar. Not us. We want to get as close as possible without interfering [...]
The Crossing
Tourists flock to the Maasai Mara every August for the great migration. Tens of thousands of animals migrate across the plains of the Serengeti of [...]
Speed Dating at Samburu
I have never had the experience of speed dating. Conceptually, it is quite simple, about 20 men and women sit in a circle of 10 [...]
Finally Bears
Until now we have been shut out of bears. For a trip that professes to be a whales and bears trip, disappointment was setting in. [...]