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Photo Challenge Week 1 Recap: Bad Weather

September 21, 2016 By Ian Plant & filed under All Articles, Behind the Shot.

Hi everyone! I’m incredibly impressed by all of the photos submitted for this first week of the Photo Challenge. I saw a lot of people really pushing their artistic boundaries with the topic of bad weather, and I’m even a bit jealous of some of the photos I’ve seen. Congratulations to everyone on a job…

Behind the Shot: Lord of the Savanna

September 12, 2016 By Ian Plant & filed under All Articles, Behind the Shot.

Hi everyone, it’s Week 2 of the Outdoor Photography Guide Photo Challenge. This week, our challenge is shooting at night. To get everyone in the mood, here’s a recent night photo I took while photographing with fellow Outdoor Photography Guide team member Zac Mills in the Masai Mara of Kenya. We found a male lion…

Behind the Shot: Bad Weather in Badlands National Park

September 9, 2016 By Ian Plant & filed under All Articles, Behind the Shot, Ian Plant.

Hi everyone, this week the Outdoor Photography Guide Photo Challenge kicks off with our first assignment, which happens to be one of my personal favorites: Bad Weather! You can learn more about the challenge and participate in this week’s assignment by signing up here. In the meantime I just wanted to add a few more…

Behind the Shot: Zion National Park’s Temple of Sinawava

July 13, 2016 By Sarah Marino & filed under All Articles, Behind the Shot.

With towering sandstone pinnacles, deciduous trees that turn vibrant colors in the fall, and an extensive network of canyons, Utah’s Zion National Park holds an endless range of opportunities for landscape photography. Since I took up photography in 2009, I have visited the Zion area on many occasions over different seasons and have been fortunate…

Behind the Shot: Redwood National Park, USA

January 7, 2016 By Ian Plant & filed under All Articles, Behind the Shot, Ian Plant.

As a nature photographer, it is not only important to simply document the environment; but also to create photographic compositions that engage the viewer and convey artistic vision.

Behind the Shot: Torres del Paine National Park

January 7, 2016 By Ian Plant & filed under All Articles, Behind the Shot, Ian Plant.

The Patagonia region of South America is one of the most stunning places on Earth – and Torres del Paine National Park in Chile is easily one of the most photogenic and easily accessible parts of Patagonia. I go there every year leading a photo tour, and every year this place makes my jaw drop…

Behind the Shot: Documenting a Tiger

January 7, 2016 By Dave Welling & filed under All Articles, Behind the Shot.

I have been incredibly fortunate to have spent several years working with a nearby wildlife rescue facility, documenting the spectacular wild animals that find a home there. One of the most magnificent animals I have ever seen was a male Siberian tiger weighing over 750 pounds that came to the facility from a rescue situation…