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10/25/2026

"Lickity Split - Breakfast" - Panther Chameleon - Eastern Madagascar CC
A dramatic pause - both eyes swivel forward locking on the target and... SNAP! in an instant the tongue flashes and breakfast is served.

Good Luck and Good Light!
Steve and Nicole

Image: Panther Chameleon - Eastern Madagascar CC
Nikon Z9, Nikkor 100-400mm, 1/2000th @ f5.6, ISO 2000, Image cropped 20% for final composition.

10/22/2026

"Hanging Out With Mom" - Verreaux's Sifaka - Fort Dauphin, Madagascar
Like all lemurs this beautiful Sifaka is also critically endangered. The main threat to these beautiful animals is habitat loss. Madagascar has already lost 90% of it's native forest and we are losing 10% of what is left every year.
If you would like to see Madagascar I would not put it off much longer, the country could sure use your tourism dollars!

Good Luck and Good Light!
Steve and Nicole

Image: Verreaux's Sifaka - Fort Dauphin, Madagascar
Image: Nikon Z9, Nikkor 180-400mm, 1/160th @ f9, ISO 500, Image cropped 0% for final composition.

10/19/2026

"How Crazy is This?" - Giraffe Weevil - Andasibe, Madagascar
Madagascar is filled with unique and interesting things found no where else on earth. This tiny insect is a giraffe weevil it is about 1.5 inches (4 CM) This one is a male, whose neck is roughly three times longer than a female’s. During mating season the males will joust with their necks (much like a giraffe) trying to dislodge their rivals from the vegetation.

Good Luck and Good Light!
Steve and Nicole

Image: Giraffe Weevil - Andasibe, Madagascar
Nikon Z9, Nikkor 105mm Macro, 1/200th @ f16, ISO 200, Nikon R1 - C1 Macro flash, Image cropped 5% for final composition

10/17/2026

"A 'Shout Out' From Madagascar" - Indri Indri - Pangolin Channel, Madagascar
One of the natural worlds most iconic sounds. This Indri is calling in chorus with her family group. Tucked in her fur is a tiny baby - the next generation of this critically endangerwd species.

Good Luck and Good Light!
Steve and Nicole

Video by Nicole

09/28/2026

"Macro Monday" - Sulfur Butterfly and Argiope Spider - Brighton State Recreation Area, MI
Nicole and I went out this morning and did some macro photography. The weather here in Michigan is perfect right now for late season macro. We have cool nights with no wind and low temperatures right near the dewpoint making for some great dewy conditions.

Good Luck and Good Light!
Steve

09/17/2026

We’re excited to share that Steve was recently featured on the prestigious Frames Photography Podcast!

Tune in for my discussion with W. Scott Olson as we discusses my creative journey, passion for photography, and the experiences that have shaped my distinctive vision behind the lens. Scott also pulls some really fun stories out of me as well.

Link in the comments

In today’s episode, W. Scott Olsen speaks with Steve Gettle, an award-winning American nature and wildlife photographer whose four-decade career has taken him around the world, with work published by…

09/04/2026

"Stop Thief" - Cocoi Heron and Black-collared Hawk - The Pantanal, Brazil
Competition is fierce here in the Pantanal even after you catch a meal someone might just come by and try to sn**ch it right out of your mouth! Such was the case with these two.

Good Luck and Good Light!
Steve

Image: Cocoi Heron and Black-collared Hawk - The Pantanal, Brazil
Nikon Z9, 200-400mm, 1/2500 @ f 5.6, ISO 1000, Image cropped 20% for final composition

09/02/2026

"In the Spotlight" - Jaguar - The Pantanal, Brazil
As soon as the morning sun lit up this jaguar I knew I was going to make it a black and white image. The light on the cat against this dramatic background makes the cat just pop off the screen. In color the light is distracting but in black and white it is powerful and striking.

Good Luck and Good Light!
Steve

Image: "In the Spotlight" - Jaguar - The Pantanal, Brazil
Nikon Z9, 180-400mm, 1/2500th @ f5.6, ISO 1,600, Image cropped 0% for final composition.

08/29/2026

"Giant Anteaters Galore" - Giant Anteater - Brazil's Pantanal
We just started our Pantanal trip and had great luck with our new lodge for Anteaters 35 in three days! Including eight mothers with babies, which they carry around on their backs - How cute is that?

Good Luck and Good Light!
Steve

08/27/2026

"Happy Birthday" - Newborn Wildebeest and Mother - Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
This little one is just a couple of minutes old and he is just getting its legs. He will be able to run alongside mom in about 10 more minutes! Our February Tanzania trip is timed to witness the spectacle of wildebeest calving. Which is also a time of plenty for all of the predators.

Good Luck and Good Light!
Steve

Image: Newborn Wildebeest and Mother - Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Nikon Z9, 600mm TC, 1/320th @ f11, ISO 320, Image cropped 10% for Instagram format.

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