Another successful spring in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park. I led three tours this year. Starting with Grand Teton Photo Tour. We had incredible time photographing wildlife, including five different sessions with Grizzly 399 and her one year old cub nicknamed Spirit.
Read MoreWe are back from our Wildside Nature Tours San Diego Weekender Tour and although the trip was short there was no shortage of photo opportunities.
Our first stop was photographing the Harbor Seal Pups and soon to be moms at Children’s Pool in La Jolla. Five new pups were born during our tour making eleven in total by the time we left. We watched as seal moms taught there new little ones how to swim.
It was the King tides while we were there, this is the highest and lowest tides of the year, making for spectacular waves crashing over the sea wall.
Read MoreAnother great adventure has been made, this time to the beautiful country of Kenya. Partnering with Holbrook Travel to make this wildlife conservation and photography tour possible we started our journey in Nairobi.
Read MoreAfter four long years of waiting the North American Nature Photography Association met once again for their Summit Conference. Located in the beautiful Westin La Paloma resort in Tucson, Arizona hundreds of Nature Photographers came together to celebrate past achievements and learn from the best in the industry. With keynote speakers like Dave Showalter and Gabby Salazar there was no shortage of inspiration.
Read MoreWe just returned back from one of the most spectacular wildlife experiences in the world, the Sandhill Crane migration along the Platte River in Nebraska and my heart is full. Leading this trip for Wildside Nature Tours and getting to share special places like this one with my clients brings me so much joy.
With nearly half a million cranes flying over head and taking off and landing on the river each morning and evening is unlike anything else you will see in the world. Sandhill Cranes stand roughly four feet tall and use this critical stop over in Nebraska to rest and refuel for their long journey to their breeding grounds. Without this habitat these birds would have a nearly impossible task of making it all the way north.
Read MoreOur 2023 Wildside Winter Wildlife Photography Workshop was a great success with photo opportunities around every corner. This was my first time leading a workshop for Wildside Nature Tours and I was fortunate enough to get to start out working with the great Olympus Ambassador Lee Hoy.
Read MoreDuring this week’s episode I will take you explore the Travis County - Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, a 32,000+ acre preserve in western Travis County that protects seven endangered species and 27 species of concern.
After that we will head to the San Antonio Zoo Center for Conservation with the Texas Master Naturalists to see the research being done behind the scenes.
During this week's episode of the Experience Wildlife Travel Vlog we headed to downtown Austin, Texas in search of the famous Congress Ave Bridge Bats.
Read MoreDuring this week's episode of the Experience Wildlife Travel Vlog we headed off to Yellowstone National Park in search of wolves. This is this second part of a two part series in Wyoming.
I was asked by the Austin Beyond Van Gogh Exhibit to come and film the experience. If you enjoy the work of Vincent Van Gogh this is a must see experience. This interactive art exhibit that is touring around the country to delight all your senses.
Read MoreDuring this week’s episode I traveled to Phoenix, AZ to speak at the Arizona Professional Photographers of America meeting. After my quick speaking engagement I headed west to San Diego to photograph the new signs put up in La Jolla Cove to protect the California Sea Lions I have been documenting over the past few years.
After a lot of hard work I drove up to Burbank to spend a few days celebrating my best friends Angie and my birthdays. We went to Universal Studios in Hollywood and the Warner Brother's Studio Tour.
Read MoreDuring this week’s episode I am taking you San Antonio, TX. It is my birthday and we celebrated in both Sea World San Antonio and Riverwalk.
Read More“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” ― Vincent Van Gogh
This quote by one of the all time best painters really spoke to me.
During this week’s episode I am taking you into Austin, TX to the Circuit of the Americas to the immersive Beyond Van Gogh Exhibit. This exhibit was truly one of the most inspiring art exhibits I have ever seen. The exhibit will be touring around the country and lasts about an hour and a half. The sneak peak I will share with you is a very small taste of what you will see and is something you must go see for yourself.
Read MoreDuring this week’s episode I am sharing my most asked question to me... how did I get started as a Conservation Photographer. See how I got my start and why I choose conservation photography over just wildlife photography. Also see my newly launched website.
Read MoreDuring this week’s episode I will take you to Padre Island, TX in search of Green Sea Turtles. According to the National Park Service, the green sea turtle is the most common sea turtle in Texas and Padre Island National Seashore is particularly important to its survival. The Gulf of Mexico, Laguna Madre, and Mansfield Channel waterways serve as vital developmental habitat for juvenile green sea turtles. Texas beaches are the most important for green sea turtle nesting with about 87% of green sea turtle nests found here.
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