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Award-winning wildlife photographer, experienced animal behavior scientist and passionate educator offering immersive photography workshops, limited edition prints and personalized coaching

One of the things I really enjoy in post-processing is finding the photograph in the image. I knew what I wanted this on...
08/21/2026

One of the things I really enjoy in post-processing is finding the photograph in the image. I knew what I wanted this one to be, roughly, when I took it. But it's often not until the editing table that I make the final decision of where to take a file. There are many alternatives to this edit that may have worked for different reasons, including color. But for now, this is my favorite. Might change tomorrow.

Long Island, New York.

It is time for an update on my initial post announcing the creation of naturephotocontests.info. Over the last few month...
08/15/2026

It is time for an update on my initial post announcing the creation of naturephotocontests.info. Over the last few months, since its inception in April 2026, the app has grown to aggregate more than 13,000 winning and commended images, presenting the work of well over 5,000 photographers from all around the world. It tracks over 40 contests, and this number is likely going to grow to well over 50 in the coming months.

Feedback from the roughly 1,000 current users has been great and led to further improvements to the app and its content. Any and all suggestions, concerns or corrections are always welcome, so please keep them coming!

With this growing database, there are lots of possibilities for insight generation through analytics, and that's where the data scientist in me is getting excited about what is to come. You can already read about my ideas around InageIQ, but other features are in the planning stages and meant to significantly enhance the functionality and use cases for the app. Stay tuned!

Hot Pursuit. Galapagos Giant Tortoises.Male giant tortoises are much larger and heavier than females. When they have the...
05/26/2026

Hot Pursuit.
Galapagos Giant Tortoises.

Male giant tortoises are much larger and heavier than females. When they have their eyes set on a potential mate they can be quite persistent in their pursuits. Smaller more agile females can escape those approaches - if not interested - by simply "running" away. Which is what happened in this case.

Frigatebird. Galapagos Islands.
05/24/2026

Frigatebird.
Galapagos Islands.

Locked on target. Blue-footed Boobie. There are many, many opportunities to practice bird in flight photography in the G...
05/23/2026

Locked on target.
Blue-footed Boobie.

There are many, many opportunities to practice bird in flight photography in the Galapagos Islands. One of my favorite subjects for this are the bo***es. While it's fun to capture them just before entry into the water, when they are shaped like a missile, the moment I find personally more interesting is when they suddenly recognize a target and get ready to launch themselves into the water from high above. This often involves very sudden changes in direction, spinning around their body axis, and pretty perfect wing spreads like in this example. Bonus here was that the environmental context is preserved even with the bird filling the frame.

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Galapagos Penguin. Having these guys fly around me in the water was a definite highlight of my recent Galapagos scouting...
05/22/2026

Galapagos Penguin.

Having these guys fly around me in the water was a definite highlight of my recent Galapagos scouting trip. And they made fun subjects to explore underwater photography with, which was entirely new to me. I have so much to learn!

As a biologist, Galapagos has always been a dream location for me, for obvious reasons. So I had pretty high expectations going into this trip. And while there were certain challenges, it's easily one of the most epic playgrounds for wildlife photographers I have ever found myself in. There is simply nothing to compare it to.

Join me in 2027 and experience it for yourself. More info available on request.

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Cactus + Darwin Finch ā‰  Cactus Finch.This finch sat on a cactus to trick me into thinking it's a cactus finch. Darwin fi...
05/21/2026

Cactus + Darwin Finch ā‰  Cactus Finch.

This finch sat on a cactus to trick me into thinking it's a cactus finch. Darwin finches can be tricky to identify, but I am pretty sure this is a medium ground finch. Or not.

Galapagos Sea Lion. Endemic to the Galapagos Islands and while common throughout the archipelago, they remain endangered...
05/20/2026

Galapagos Sea Lion.

Endemic to the Galapagos Islands and while common throughout the archipelago, they remain endangered and susceptible to environmental changes such as El NiƱo, which can severely impact their breeding success.

Claws.Marine Iguana.EspaƱola, Galapagos.
05/10/2026

Claws.
Marine Iguana.
EspaƱola, Galapagos.

Waved Albatross.Galapagos Islands.
05/09/2026

Waved Albatross.
Galapagos Islands.

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