Photography Life

• Photographing Wildlife at Etosha National Park (Part 1)
  Posted on Saturday December 21, 2024
  This article shares my experience photographing Namibia’s Etosha National Park. It is a practical guide focusing on the park itself and how to take wildlife photos in locations like this, particularly in a self-guided manner. Continue Reading »
• Searching for Fractal Beauty in Landscape Photography
  Posted on Thursday December 19, 2024
  There are two impossible questions I like to ask myself as landscape photographer. Although they'll never have perfect answers, the closer I try to get, the more I see my photos improve. They are: "What makes a good landscape?" and "What makes a good landscape photo?" Continue Reading »
• Photography News: Sigma Telephoto Teaser, Last-Minute Holiday Deals
  Posted on Monday December 16, 2024
  Two photographers are taking pictures of a magnificent grizzly bear. Suddenly, the bear stands up, snarls, growls ominously, and starts chasing them. The two guys drop their equipment and run for their lives. After a few seconds, the first photographer yells to the other, “We’re not fast enough! He’s going to catch us!” The second photographer, without slowing down, yells over his shoulder, “Well, it’s enough for me to run away from you!” This joke went through my mind when I was photographing a spectacled bear in Peru, but fortunately, he’s (mostly) a good-natured vegetarian. Continue Reading »
• “How Is AI Different From Autofocus?”
  Posted on Saturday December 14, 2024
  There was a time not long ago when I spent time on photography forums. I joined quite a few debates about artificial intelligence, and in these debates, some people compared new AI tools with other automated camera features. "How is AI any different from autofocus?" is a question I saw in various forms. Continue Reading »
• The Nikon Z 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 S – My Most Essential Lens
  Posted on Friday December 13, 2024
  This article shares my experience using the versatile Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S lens. I won't discuss performance in numerical terms, or detail its dimensions and physical characteristics. You can find that helpful information in the original Photography Life review. Instead, I'll focus on... Continue Reading »
• My Favorite Photos of 2024
  Posted on Friday December 13, 2024
  The end of the year is fast approaching, and (partly inspired by Jason’s article a couple of days ago) I figured it was a good time to reflect on my photography for the year. I decided to look back and pick my five favorite images from the year. When I say favorite, I don’t mean my five best images – only one of the five below would make that list – but rather the ones I look back on the most fondly, usually because of the story behind them or the people I was with when I took them. Continue Reading »
• Improving Your Photography by Analyzing Your Year
  Posted on Tuesday December 10, 2024
  Out of all the pursuits I’ve tried, I think wildlife photography has got to be one of the most difficult – and I’m including my doctorate in pure mathematics on that list. That’s why I like to take some time at the end of the year and go through my favorite shots and figure out what I liked and what I didn’t like. It’s also a good time to think of ideas for the future so that I can better express myself in photography next year. Continue Reading »
• Closed: One Spot Left on Our Death Valley Workshop
  Posted on Monday December 09, 2024
  Update: The spot has been filled! If you missed it this time, keep your calendar free for 2026 when we host the workshop again on similar dates. Continue Reading »
• Photography News: Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4, Rumored Canon Global Shutter
  Posted on Sunday December 08, 2024
  A few days ago, I had the pleasure of recording one of the interviews for our upcoming Wildlife Photography Online Workshop. I was sitting in a cozy tree house overlooking the treetops, sipping a cup of excellent South American coffee, and chatting about photography with the great wildlife photographer Ondrej Prosicky. During our conversation, we touched on the subject of unforgettable wildlife encounters. For Ondrej, it was his first encounter with a lynx in the wild Finnish wilderness. For me? Probably my sighting of the majestic Crested Eagle about fifteen years ago. But just a few weeks ago, something else made my heart race – this stunning Agami Heron. Probably the most beautiful member of its family. Continue Reading »
• Q&A with Sadie Hine: Creating a Distinct Photography Style
  Posted on Saturday December 07, 2024
  Sadie Hine (@shine_photography__ on Instagram) is a young nature photographer with a unique photographic style. Her work incorporates contrast, color and texture across an array of taxa to create bold images of wildlife and nature. I realized that I can tell a Sadie Hine image without reading her name. Continue Reading »

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