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Photography on an Antarctica Cruise

October 21, 2026

What first-time polar photographers need to know before the Zodiac leaves the ship

How Blue Balls Helped Me See the Light

December 17, 2025

Sadly, my alma mater, the Brooks Institute of Photography, is no more. But while it existed, it was one of the premier institutions of photography education, and a few foundational assignments at Brooks achieved legendary status among the student body: The Grey Box. Black Glass. The Mission Shot. Each is deceptively simple at first glance, yet fiendishly designed to expose the slightest flaw in your understanding or execution of the knowledge they were meant to impart.

15mm for Wildlife Photography?

December 4, 2025

In our Africa workshops—and in just about every conversation we have about photographing wildlife—we’re always preaching one thing: get low . G etting down to the animal’s eye level transforms your photos. Suddenly, you’re no longer just a bystander…

Beyond Animal Portraits: Elevate Your Wildlife Photography by Leighton Lum

July 7, 2025

Whether you're off to some distant corner of the globe or clicking closer to home, small shifts in your approach to wildlife photography can unlock new levels of creativity and impact.

Regular Photography vs Low Angle Photography vs Low Wide-Angle Photography

August 23, 2024

We’ve previously written about the why’s and how’s of ‘going low’ when photographing wildlife, but let’s explore this idea even further…

Getting Down in Africa – Low Angle Photography Why & How

January 15, 2024

Rule #1 of wildlife photography is Get Low. But why? And how do you even get low when you’re confined to the inside of a safari vehicle as is almost always the case in Africa?

The G.O.A.T.

September 25, 2023

Our 2018 Scouting Mission to Ladakh (Indian Himalayas) was the epitome of epic adventure travel. Every day, we said it couldn’t get better. Every day it did. Tears ran down cheeks on the final night, as we stood on the roof of a thousand-year-old monastery photographing the Milky Way with the rumbling soundtrack of throat-chanting Tibetan monks.

The Classic

May 14, 2023

2+ hours of steady pre-dawn uphill hiking by the light of our headlamps. An in-the-dark puma (mountain lion) encounter on the trail that elevated our heartbeats yet another notch. Hunkering down in the boulders against the whipping wind, wearing every stitch we had, fumbling with camera controls and tripods waiting for first light. I'll cherish these memories more than any resulting photographs.

Is India Your Cup of Chai?

December 19, 2022

I love India. Photographically, it’s been a personal goldmine – the source of more ‘portfolio-worthy’ travel images than any other destination – but I also find the culture, the history, Hinduism and all its offshoots endlessly fascinating as well. But India might not have the same appeal for everyone, as I unexpectedly discovered.