Admittedly, waving at elephants is a bit nonsensical.  I do it anyway. Inside their immense frames, covered in thick and wrinkled skin, is a sentient being that is thoughtful, caring, and empathetic.  Sure, perhaps not in the way you and I are, but I challenge anyone to spend a little time with wild elephants and really study their behaviors and see how they treat one another and see if you disagree.  Inside the behemoths beats a heart with emotions. 

To say that Botswana is beautiful is an understatement.  The country is wild yet elegant; sublime and exalted; rugged and, well, beautiful.  For years, I've been traveling here with guests and helping them discover the magic of all that Botswana offers.  It's a mesmerizing elixir made up of our guests, the people of Botswana, the impressive wildlife sightings, the austere landscapes, and the well-appointed lodges we visit.  

Fireflies are among the hardest critters in which to take good photos. With a little planning and some post-production magic, it's not as hard as you think it is. Take a look at this video nature photography workshop and learn more.

Dragonflies are all around us and are fascinating insects in which to study. In reality, though, they can be a challenge to photograph. Check out this video to see the unconventional way that I used to photograph these incredible hunters.

California Dreamin' on an awesome spring day. Check out this video to learn about some cool wildlife research going down in Texas.

Looking off the side of the road, sure enough, a mature black bear was picking its way through the scrub in search of food. We pull off the side of the road, roll down the window, and start taking pictures of him. 

Just getting in your vehicle and cruising around is often an excellent way to photograph wildlife. Animals get used to seeing vehicles, so you can often get close to them. In this nature photography video workshop, we're way out in far West Texas in search of what we can find along the roadside.

Within minutes of pushing off from the dock in Petersburg, Alaska, it felt like we were already in the wilderness.  On a well-appointed luxury yacht (The Northern Song), six guests, a crew of three, and I launch into the beautiful waters of Southeast Alaska.  Along the way out to Frederick Sound, a group of sea lions lay on top of a channel marking bouy as if to wish us safe passage as we pass.

Panoramas are a fun and thoughtful way of shooting landscape images.

In this webinar, we'll do a show and tell of sorts. We'll look at some images and break down the compositional elements of the...

In this webinar, I’ll show you how to take pictures taken in sub-par conditions and turn them into images you can be proud of. Follow...

When shooting pictures of wildlife, one important consideration is how the background looks. To get creamy and beautiful backgrounds only requires a couple of considerations. In this Hackberry Farm Nature Photography workshop video, I discuss some practical things to think about when you are shooting images and trying to improve your backgrounds.

If you have hummingbirds, you know exactly how cool they are. While I am a latecomer to the game, I absolutely love my hummingbirds and...

If you've ever wanted to attend one of our highly regarded Nature Photography Day Camps  here at Hackberry Farm , now is your chance....

This month’s video nature photography workshop/webinar is called The Little Things. Everyone knows that exposure and composition are key to good photography, but there are other things (which I call The Little Things) that help fill in the gaps for good photographs. Want to know what those things are?

While spring is usually the wettest season at Redlands Ranch, the rain usually comes from itinerant thunderstorms that appear in the afternoon and are gone in the evening.  Once they are past, the ground dries until the next round of rain falls.  This rain is unusually persistent.  For the past two or three weeks, it’s been a slow and persistent rain.  One that makes everything green and makes everything soggy.

It’s misty outside, but here we are in a place I’d never imagined I’d be: a Dutch brown bar in Delft’s city center.  Inside here, our guests laugh with one another while we sip cappuccino and tell stories.  We’ve been on the move all week during our nature photography workshop, so this pause is a welcome respite.

I'm a fan of trees.  I've written before that they are the only organisms firmly rooted in the soil and grow into the heavens, yet they occupy the same space as we do.  When you take the time to study trees, you'll notice that each individual is much different than even trees of the same species, and the variety of trees that exist on our planet is even more diverse and, frankly, mind-boggling.  From the time a seed spouts, each drop of rain and each puff of wind influences h

It's quiet here in this mountain valley.  Elk are strewn along a wooded creek at the foot of the valley.  They are content, the people in this workshop are content, and all seems right.  

Putting yourself in the right place at the right time is one of the crucial pieces of the wildlife photography puzzle. In this Hackberry Farm Nature Photography webinar, we'll discuss how understanding some basic biological facts about mammals can help you become a better photographer.