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Hackberry Farm Macro Photography Day Camp - A Field Report
After a few months’ hiatus, the spring 2024 Day Camp Schedule resumed at Hackberry Farm. While the topics vary, this past weekend's camp co
Russell Graves
May 22, 20242 min read


The Nature of the Texas Hill Country - A nature photography workshop field report
In the distance, a thunderstorm creeps across the hardscrabble of the northern Texas Hill Country. With each flash of lightning, the storm’
Russell Graves
May 19, 20242 min read


Redlands Ranch and Western Wildlife - A Hackberry Farm Photography Workshop Field Report
I hear the tell-tale song come from the grass: bob-WHITE! There's a pause, and then he sings again.
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May 14, 20243 min read


Spring in the Smokies - A Hackberry Farm Photo School Field Report
For most of the week, we've been immersed in Appalachian culture.
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Apr 28, 20245 min read


The Eclipse - A Hackberry Farm Photography Workshop Field Report
A couple of years ago, I discovered that Hackberry Farm would be in the path of totality. About ten months before the eclipse, I announced t
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Apr 14, 20246 min read


Night Skies of the Texas Outback - A field report from our latest photography workshop
During the day, the landscapes are austere. Here lie vast expanses of red dirt rolling plains.
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Mar 10, 20243 min read


Using your Camera to Document Even the Tough Times
This past week, a big swath of Texas caught fire. As of this writing, the total acres consumed is more than a million, and the behemoth conf
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Mar 3, 20242 min read


Chickens??? Notes from the Field
Yeah, you are looking at that correctly. The picture is of me giving a talk to a camera club a couple of weeks ago, and there are chickens
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Feb 8, 20242 min read


Welcome to Snake Town - Notes from the Field
It's a video that set social media abuzz (literally) yesterday. While I wouldn't call it a viral video, it did get some attention.
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Jan 26, 20242 min read


Alaskan Waters - Notes from the Field
It's cold here. It is colder than most would think it would get in Texas, but the wind whips across a single-digit landscape to drop the...
Russell Graves
Jan 15, 20243 min read


Night Photography (and light painting) Camp - A Field Report BROKEN LINK FIXED!
Immediately upon the commencement of our wildlife photography day camp, our night photography camp begins. As the sky darkens, a sliver of
Russell Graves
Dec 19, 20233 min read


Wildlife Photography Day Camp - A Field Report
A big rainstorm that moved across North Texas on Friday, December 15, made the prospects of the wildlife photography day camp a little...
Russell Graves
Dec 18, 20232 min read


Cowboys and Canyonlands of the Texas Panhandle Photography Workshop - A Field Report
If you close your eyes tight enough, you might hear the mournful whine of Bob Wills' fiddle in the classic country tune, Faded Love,...
Russell Graves
Dec 4, 20234 min read
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