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I have been asked by people on more than one occasion how I decide where to go take my pictures? How do you…

Today is Earth Day! I’m guessing that many – if not all – of us celebrate Mother Earth just about every day.  After…

Much-respected, multi-awarding winning photographer Nevada Weir has been exploring infrared photography since the film days. Like me, when she converted to digital photography…

Shadows are the yin to light’s yang. Though, strictly speaking they are not always the opposite or absence of light, as some details…

Last month another WCC’er pointed me to an article in the Seattle Times about the red foxes on San Juan Island.  The story…

In another century — seemingly in another lifetime — I wrote an essay for a high school sophomore writing course. Back then, I…

I’m not much of a dessert person, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting to have my cake and eat it too. With…

“Who lives sees, but who travels, sees more.” — Ibn Battutah Ever since I backpacked in Joshua Tree National Monument many winters ago…

In late September, Carrie Dvorak, Danice Cole and I went to Wyoming to learn about a HawkWatch International raptor counting program and investigate…

If Buddhism is a calming cup of chamomile tea, Hinduism is a triple-shot pumpkin spice latte with sweet vanilla whipped cream foam, mocha…

K-K-K-K-K-K-KatmanduI think it’s really where I’m going toIf I ever get outa hereI’m going to Katmandu – Bob Seger, Katmandu, (1975) My first…

My wife and I canceled a road trip to South Dakota last year when the state’s covid numbers skyrocketed. This of course was…

There is good reason that most visitors to Kyoto have Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) high on their must-see list. In any…

Recently I shared photos with other club members, all inspired by the club presentation on Impressionist Photography by Eva Polak and the last…

Recently I received a message from someone I met while traveling several years ago.  He’s a well-seasoned traveler, far more than I.  In…

Inspired by New Zealand-based impressionist photographer Eva Polak’s recent presentation to the club, I looked back in my photo archives to one of…

Recently one of our presenters — internationally recognized photographer David duChemin — published on his blog site a post entitled “Clubs, Competitions &…

“National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.”…

This is the fourth in a series of five blog posts on macro and close up photography. The first post discussed using dedicated…

Hopefully at this stage in the COVID-19 pandemic you’re not going too crazy and perhaps even exploring the fascinating world of macro and…