Praying to the Zongo Gods (Jan 2024) - At the Zongo Falls on the Inkisi River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a couple of visitors go through a traditional local ritual – screaming the word Zongo as loud as possible while getting soaked by t...
On Cloud 9 (Mar 2015) - “Selfie” with the Mule (my motorcycle!) at the Uyuni Salt Flats in Southern Bolivia. In 2014/5, I did a road trip of app. 28,000 miles (45,000 km) on my motorcycle through the Americas, north and south. The journey took me fro...
(Jan 2016) - Bamboo stalks on a traditional boat about to be used in an Acadja—a method of artisanal fishing widely used in Lake Nokoué, Benin. Acadjas usually cover large areas, sometimes as large as two soccer fields. The branches used are normally...
This shot of a Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) was taken during my recent visit to San Pablo de Borbur, Boyacá, Colombia, using a Canon R5 paired with an RF 800mm lens and a 1.4x extender. The combination of this lens and extender locked...
Trying to catch otters at some kind of rest is a challenge. They are always on the move - writhing around each other to reinforce their social bonds, or suddenly darting off to explore some new interest and often disappearing into the water. So, I w...
While visiting Yellowstone we drove by the Fountain Geyser and learned it was about time for an eruptions. Well, "about time" took over an hour but we waited - watching it bubble an burp. The wait led to peak eruption at sunset. It made for a nice ...
I was very clear in my mind while planing my bear photography trip to Finland that I wanted the bear in the colourful autumn background. Here I used a narrow aperture to get the background landscape to play a part in the, otherwise, a bear focused pi...
An early morning stroll with the mom. Canon EOS R6, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8. Shutter 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 2500Mom and me
I found this mushroom in my local woodlands. It was positioned just above a small dip in the ground that I laid down in to get the angle up to the mushroom and the light through the trees in the background. To get the light on the mushroom I used a...
