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...
After making a one week trip to Louisiana July from 24 to August 1 to document the PB oil disaster it soon became clear to me I would need to return for a follow-up visit. With much of the major media quickly losing interest in this story, I felt compelled to see what, if any, progress had taken...
On April 19, 2010 I, like most people, had never heard of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. All that changed a day later when it exploded and killed eleven men, eventually sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. As the oil started to gush into the ocean, my reaction was one of disbelief. I was...
Editor’s note: This is the second and final installment of a two part interview with controversial writer and environmental activist Derrick Jensen (see part one). Author Carl Donohue spoke with Derrick (www.derrickjensen.org) in November 2007, exploring various concepts related to t...
Last year I attended the annual NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association) summit where one of the breakout sessions was concerned with “The Ethics of Subject Welfare: Animals, People, and the Land.” If you’ve ever been to a NANPA summit you know that there is an a...
Game Farm photography is not an issue that is broadly understood. Imagine genetically wild animals born in captivity, incarcerated for life, only to be paroled and paraded for profit, and you have the Game Farm picture.
Although I have spoken out against Game Farm photography for many years, f...
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If you own the unrestricted rights to a wildlife image, then by simple definition, that image is yours to alter, modify and display as you see fit.
It is your right to express yourself through photography. In the USA, this right comes with the full backing of the First Amendment to the Constit...
Continue readingPhotography is a critical element in the conservation toolbox. It allows conservationists to cut across the boundaries of illiteracy and indifference that isolate people from our fundamental kinship and obligation to nature. Photography can ignite the spark that moves people into action. The rel...
Going against a legend can be an uphill battle. In this case, the legend is the character in one of the most successful propaganda campaigns in our nation’s history.
Author’s note: In November 2007, I had the good fortune to talk with controversial writer and environmental activist Derrick Jensen. During our conversation I asked Derrick a number of questions pertaining to subject matter explored in his books “A Language Older Than Words,̶...
This follow up article is based on my experiences in the 2007 Coastal Bend Wildlife Photo Contest, the world’s third richest photo contest. A now all-digital contest, there are other noteworthy changes in the contest format. For basic information about the contest, please see Conservation...
While photographing the breeding cycle of Common Terns on a local lake during 2005 I discovered that none of the hatched chicks survived to fledge. As this did not bode well for the survival of the colony, I decided to see what could be done for the following season.
If you want to put in 18-hour days getting up early and getting to bed late with no TV or newspapers while photographing and downloading in between, sign up for a competitive photo contest.
In April 2006 I spent 30 consecutive days photographing nature on a Texas Hill Country ranch along with...
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You never know what you might see—or hear—when you take a walk in the woods. On an April Sunday, I was hiking the Hoh Rain Forest River Trail in Olympic National Park, Washington. A Pileated Woodpecker gave me a fleeting glimpse. I stood and listened for its drumming and would move to try to...
When the loons didn’t nest on my small lake in south-central Ontario in 2005, I had to find another subject to maximize the summer photography season.
I had been out to a Common Tern nesting colony on a local lake with friends who live on the lake and had been monitoring the colony for 2...
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