Exploring Bones On Namibia’s Skeleton Coast

It wasn’t surprising that I found many bones in Namibia’s Skeleton Coast Park. Sharing Henry Moore’s and Georgia O’Keefe’s fascination with bones I couldn’t resist making a number of sketches with my iPhone. Here’s a selection of them. View more Namibia posts here. Find out...

Tracking An Elephant On Namibia’s Skeleton Coast

In the Wilderness Safari’s Skeleton Coast camp they name the elephants after the guides. The old male, Papa G, not wanting to scuffle with younger males, often walks alone far away from the herd. In musk he can become testy. Giraffes, oryx, baboons and people...

First Look – Namibian Dunes 2014

Having previously produced a portfolio of aerial views of dunes, I’ve been chasing dune images that are more up close and personal. Here’s a first look. There’s more to come! Find out about my Namibia digital photography workshop here. Find out about my digital photography...

Sunrise Above The Clouds In Namibia

It didn’t look good. The pre-dawn sky was filled with clouds. And our guides were driving away from the dunes. Assured by our pilot that it would be a good flight we got in the balloon and lifted off. Passing through the clouds we saw...

Bring Your A Game – The Story Behind The Image

Illumination XXXI, 2014 It was one of my best sessions. I had come prepared. I knew the location well. My father first brought me to the Point Lobos region when I was very young. Later, during my college years, I spent more time exploring the...

Exploring Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park

Jose Senna While Maine’s Acadia National Park is one of the most visited parks in the nation, most visitors don’t make it up to the lesser known Schoodic peninsula (about an hour and half away from Bar Harbor by road, less by boat). During my...

15 Questions Answered

Alumni Dianne Morton interviewed me as part of her graduate studies. She asked great questions, which I recommend you answer yourself. Here are my answers. What inspired you to become a photographer? I was always driven to make images – even before I could talk....

Create Sophisticated Motion Effects With Powerful Photoshop’s Path Blur Filter

Photoshop CC's recent addition to its Blur Gallery, Path Blur offers a creative and flexible way to add directional motion to your images in postproduction. Insights Members can login to read the full article.Email: Login or Sign up

Sketches From Acadia, Maine

During my recent Fall Foliage / Acadia Maine Workshop we explored many of the highlights of Acadia National Park; Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Monument Beach, Sieur de Monts, Wonderland and more …  including an overnight stay on the Schoodic Peninsula at The Schoodic...

How A Just Few Words Can Change Your Perception / Photography – Sean Kernan

An exercise too late for the book Looking Into The Light. “I write to find out what I have to say.” Charles Wright That’s how creativity works. You can try to conceptualize it all you want, but when you begin, it starts to come out...