At first glance, the Pacific off Baja California Sur doesn’t give much away. It can feel empty and almost subdued. However, every autumn, that surface calm hides one of the most concentrated wildlife events in the eastern Pacific. Recently, I went there to photograph the annual "sardine run," when massive schools of sardine and mackerel migrate, creating large bait balls that attract huge numbers of predators like dolphins, sharks, whales, birds, marlins, and sea lions in a f

There’s an eerie, haunting character to the cypress bayous of the southern United States, and it's something that you feel long before you pick up a camera. When I’m floating alone in my small boat, surrounded by dense vegetation and misty waters, I can’t help but feel as though I’ve slipped into another world. This is the Big Cypress Bayou, a place where light, shadow, and the ethereal beauty of nature collide. The Big Cypress Bayou flows through East Texas and into Caddo La

I'm always getting asked about which filters are needed for landscape photography. There are so many options out there, from UV filters all the way to warming filters. To be honest, most filters aren't relevant anymore for digital photography, but I think that every landscape photographer should have the following two filters: a polarizing filter and a neutral density (ND) filter . These two filters allow me to control reflections, manage brightness, and take creative long