Compared to decades ago, the polar bear has rebounded from half a century of concentrated aerial trophy hunting that decimated their population for much of the 1900s. When this heinous activity was banned globally, the bears returned to their commanding place at the top of the arctic chain and t...
We had been on the river all morning but were hurrying back to our lodge, hungry and disappointed that jaguars had eluded us. We had left before dawn, bundled up in blankets to stay warm as our boat sliced through chilly early morning fog. Wildlife sightings were numerous, but several promising...
The little fur ball climbed up my chest and snatched away my heart.
My friend Gautam got a call from the Forest Service that a leopard cub had been found in the tea gardens off Margherita, Upper Assam in India and needed to be released. Since he worked with the wildlife in Kaziranga, his advic...
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For many aspiring wildlife photographers, capturing beautiful portraits of their favorite birds or animals in the wild is often their primary goal. This is certainly an understandable and a worthwhile endeavor. When I began photographing wildlife over thirty years ago, I was inspired by the stri...
“When is the best time of year to go on a polar bear safari?” That was my initial inner question, when my wife showed interest in exploring the possibilities. I knew we did not want to go as far as Northern Europe, and as it turned out Canada was in fact the place with a bigger population...
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is a true coastal treasure as far as nature observation and wildlife photography are concerned, and it is my favorite place to shoot in the Mid-Atlantic. Located on the lower half of the Assateague Peninsula in Virginia right near the Maryland state border,...
50 photos for 50 years! Dec 6, 2010, marks the 50th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife refuge, or ANWR. Over 19 million acres of wild lands, the refuge is a treasure, home to thousands of creatures and features; the caribou herds, the Brooks Mountains, the broad coastal plain, migratory...
It was January 2006 and I had a foolishly wonderful idea. Fortunately enough, I had an equally foolish and wonderful best friend who was just crazy enough to go along with it.
Ever since I first laid my hands on a mini series of books based loosely on Marguerite Henry’s 1947 classic Mis...
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Don DeHart, the late Alaskan hunting guide, once wrote a book entitled, “Oh, For the Life of a Guide.” It took just a short immersion into the guiding profession for me to fully appreciate the irony. At first blush, professional guiding seems a great way to make a living. You do th...
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