Workshops

Just back from spending a week in one of my favorite places anywhere, Baja California MX.  I guided sea kayaking trips here for years, and when Photo Quest Adventures asked about running a workshop there, I couldn’t wait.  The Sea of Cortez is loaded with marine life, and our trip confirmed it.  We saw numerous Read More

Just returned from speaking and teaching at a unique symposium, Shoot the West, in Winnemucca, NV.  I didn’t know much about this area when I arrived, but what  I found was a location rich with interesting history, ghost towns, cowboys, basque herders, historic buildings and some of the friendliest people you will meet.  I taught Read More

Wow!  That’s about all I could say after returning from Vegas teaching a flash workshop for Photo Quest Adventures.  Las Vegas is full of interesting people to photograph, and we had lots of great models over the weekend.  I would have been happy just walking around the strip with camera in hand to photograph the Read More

Just in from photographing bears on the Katmai coast on a tour organized by Photo Quest Adventures.  We had incredible weather, 25 bears at a time right near us, and lots of cubs.  Every year these giant coastal brown bears pack into the streams to eat spawning salmon.  This year there was an incredible return Read More

Last weekend I had a chance to teach a one day class on flash photography here in Fort Collins at the Center for Fine Art Photography, we had great students, locations and models…thanks to all!  Below the center is a great basement for shooting, so we had to get out the gels and see what Read More

The southern part of Mongolia contains the Gobi Desert, a vast high plateau characterized by camels, gers (circular dwellings) and sand dunes.  This area is very remote and sparsely populated, and the endless skies are amazing.  We visited many nomadic families in this area, including one near some sand dunes. Nikon D3, 24-70mm lens, 1/250 Read More

Mongonlia was fantastic!  Endless rolling grassy hills, huge sand dunes, pristine lakes and friendly people make this a varied and interesting photography destination.  Our guide, Anand, was one of the best and deserves huge credit for arranging a lot of our photo ops.  And this trip wouldn’t have happened without the hard work of Mirjam Read More

  Just returned from Japan teaching a workshop for the mentor series (www.mentorseries.com), had a fun group of folks along.  We started in Tokyo and ended in Kyoto, known for beautiful temples, traditional Japanese homes and geishas.  Of course I was very excited to photograph a geisha with their intricate dress and makeup.  But sometimes Read More

After hearing from many workshop participants they would like to follow our photography adventures, we are starting a blog.  Of course, it will be fun to show our latest work!  Folks also mentioned they wanted an educational angle to the blog, and that is exactly what we had in mind in the first place.  We Read More