All of you who have traveled with me in the past five years have met Abigeal by email. Abigeal is my right and left hand when it comes to ensuring that all the details of your safaris, tours, and workshops are well ordered. Many of you ask about her often, but since only a few… Read more »

After the comments I received on my previous post discussing the importance of backgrounds in a composition, I thought it would be helpful to follow up with a simple discussion on the impact of light. PRETTY HORSES One of the first images I show during my presentation at the Spirit-N-Light workshops is one that I… Read more »

It sounds simple enough—just move a few feet forward; but when you’re in an exciting new place, it is too easy to react, holler STOP, point, shoot, spray, and pray—especially in wildlife photography, with limitless pixels. This is why my simple motto of asking, “What is my light? What is my background?” rarely fails if… Read more »

“And this too shall pass.” My mother quoted these words often throughout my life. Since I had been on the road the entire year (since Jan. 2nd) in remote locations with a limited network, I was sheltered from the saturated coverage of COVID -19 by the media—until I reached the US. The first week I… Read more »