Paul Tornaquindici described our helicopter ride during my Namibia workshop. “Breathtaking! Strapped into a helicopter- doors removed and hanging out the side seeing the amazing dunes of Sossusvlei from above for the first time. The helicopter moved slowly over the dunes in the morning light...
I recommend you seize every opportunity to photograph a location in the air. When you go , take two cameras with different focal lengths. Use high shutter speeds (1000 plus). Ask your pilot to circle the most interesting areas and vary altitude. If possible, go...
Paul Tornaquindici (top) and I (bottom) walked together many times in Namibia. Standing a few feet apart, we made very different images. Walk with someone and photograph together. Then compare the results. You’ll see a different way of looking at the world. You’ll also...
Recently, I was leading a workshop in Joshua Tree National Park. We’d come to a place called White Tank for evening light. Perched high on a cliff, I looked down into the surrounding valley and saw a young woman wandering through magnificent boulders and fabulous...
Talk to yourself. Don’t worry, it’s not crazy. We all do it. Speaking your mind can help you become clearer about what’s on it. It’s your choice, whether you decide to speak your mind silently in your head or speak your mind out loud, either...
Science columnist Lee Hotz describes a remarkable project at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, where a hardy team are drilling into ten-thousand-year-old ice to extract vital data on our changing climate. Learn more about Antarctica here. Find out about my upcoming Antarctica workshop here.
“If someone in your life talked to you the way you talk to yourself, you would have left them long ago.” – Carla Gordon We’re told that to improve and reach our full potential that we have to be our own worst critics. There is...
Your inner critic can be a terrible adversary or a powerful ally. Which one it becomes depends on how you relate to and use it. Like any animal, proper care and feeding can work wonders while neglect and abuse can produce monstrous results. The inner...
Horizontal, vertical, or square? It can be challenging to decide what orientation is ideal for your photo book. In cases where all images share the same orientation, choose the same orientation for your book; a horizontal book for horizontal images, a vertical book for vertical...
The word amateur comes from the Latin word amator (lover). Amateurs simply do things for the love of doing them. Over time the word amateur has come to mean doing things with less education, discipline, and craft. Amateurs rarely create great works of art. Yet,...
