Mark Vogt Photography

Mark Vogt Photography Professional Photographer:
Wildlife and Nature, Sports, Family, and real estate

Autumn in North Idaho.
10/20/2025

Autumn in North Idaho.

2026 calendars, just off the press. Get them while they're hot. PM with quantity Thanks!!
10/07/2025

2026 calendars, just off the press. Get them while they're hot. PM with quantity Thanks!!

A Beautiful Golden Brown, Black Bear I met while "Out and About"
07/22/2025

A Beautiful Golden Brown, Black Bear I met while "Out and About"

It's that time of year. Friends, family, BBQ, something to drink and a little co****le for entertainment. If you're inte...
07/17/2025

It's that time of year. Friends, family, BBQ, something to drink and a little co****le for entertainment. If you're interested in gettinga set. See comment.

What it takes to be a wildlife photographer. My perspective. People often ask, how did you get that close to the animal...
07/12/2025

What it takes to be a wildlife photographer. My perspective.
People often ask, how did you get that close to the animals? See so many, that many bear pics, mountain lions, moose, etc. I say the 4 P's. Practice, patience, persistence, and passion. I have over 55yrs behind a camera. 30yrs of that an avid bowhunter, 13 of that, a guide, and even a little of that dabbling in outdoor writing along the way.
Most important.Time in the woods. Learning animals routines, and behaviors. Learning important things like, how to hide, cover your scent, read, and predict their movements. Things like what will a bear do when he hears the camera shutter, etc. When to move and when not to move. Being a bowhunter forced me to learn to get close. Learn to sneak, hide, cover your scent and learn to do it quietly. It also helped me build my abilities and learn my limits.
One of my added important technique is trail cameras. I normally have 10 trail cams set, at any one time, in many different places. I use the trail cams to find who goes there. Where they're at/how they travel. What time they're there, and how often they're there. That way I can do my scouting in up to 10 places at once.
Once I have narrowed that down, l will set up a ground blind or tree stand up in a well hidden location. Now comes the patience. Try sitting still in a ground blind or tree stand, for along period of time without making a sound. It's tough. My record for sitting in a ground blind is 3 days. Tree stand, 24 hours. One time I got stuck in a ground blind over night, with a bear bed down less than 20ft from my blind. When in tree stands, I have to tie myself to the tree, in case I doze off.
Then I have to figure a way to put it all together. The right time, right place and the ability to get the shot(s). Persistence.
I'm not saying this is the best way, the right way, or the only way, but I am saying it works for me.
I have included a variety of some of the most recent trail camera pics. In the last few months I've gotten, bears, moose, mountain lions, bobcats, fawns, cubs, and many more. Even a sample of a ground blind and tree stand.

Bighorn Sheep Ram with a close friend the Brown-headed Cowbird. Some one to keep the bugs and flies off and keep the i...
06/29/2025

Bighorn Sheep Ram with a close friend the Brown-headed Cowbird. Some one to keep the bugs and flies off and keep the itching down while shedding his winter coat.

The Intensity of the Bald Eagle
06/16/2025

The Intensity of the Bald Eagle

ATTENTION WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS: Have we got a deal for you. A golden opportunity to add to your wildlife portfolio. A...
05/16/2025

ATTENTION WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS: Have we got a deal for you. A golden opportunity to add to your wildlife portfolio. An opportunity to get species and subjects that are very hard or near impossible for you to get. Triple D in Kalispell, MT. has got a deal for you. From Grizzly Bear, and Snow leopard to bobcat kittens. I have posted a few samples. Check comments for more details.

Another year, in the books.Merry Christmas, Happy Healthy New Year to all.Thank You!
12/21/2024

Another year, in the books.
Merry Christmas, Happy Healthy New Year to all.Thank You!

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