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Featured Photographer on F Stop Lounge

I am always honored when an industry organization wants to hear my story and share it with its readers, and today I am fortunate enough to be featured on F Stop Lounge based out of Australia.  They are a leader in industry-related content ranging from product reviews, tutorials, and videos and podcasts, boasting over 144,000 […]

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Leopard Attack Video Featured on Huffington Post

A dear friend of mine emailed me from New York yesterday, alerting me to the publication of the leopard kill video posted and featured on the front page of the Huffington Post.  In what has completely blown my mind, the leopard kill video and images are making their way around the Internet and into publications […]

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Featured on the Africa Geographic Blog

If you’ve been following along on my social media channels or reading the blog, you know that I recently spent 3 weeks traveling South Africa, Botswana and Zambia.  And there was one particular event that happened in Botswana which was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.  (Note:  make sure you watch the video at the end!) While in […]

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Travel Photography – Johannesburg, South Africa

Some of you may recall I took my first African safari last year to Kenya.  I spent 8 days traversing the country, visting 4 different national parks.  It was a dream come true for me as going on safari was #1 on my bucket list.  Well, once I returned and shared my stories and images […]

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Humanitarian Photo Project with The Giving Lens and COSA

The truth is, I've tried writing this blog post several times now, and each time I have to get up from the computer.  There are so many emotions, feelings and thoughts that swirl through my mind that I don't know where to start.  But I have to start somewhere and that goes back to almost […]

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Sunrise at Lake Nakuru in Kenya

Some of you may recall me posting an iphone picture from this same spot on my Instagram.  I received a lot of feedback on this image and I have to admit it was one of those instances of divine intervention where everything just fell into place.  We had missed our gaming drive through this park […]

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Raindrop at Akaka Falls, Big Island, Hawaii

When I first developed a serious interest in photography I shot a lot of macro images.  I had a point and shoot Sony which I eventually upgraded to the Canon Rebel, and one of the first pro-level lenses I purchased was the 100 2.8 macro.  Once I started shooting at 2.8 I thought I had […]

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I believe in real moments and chasing sunsets. In the kinds of images that remind you of the joy that can be found in the simplest of moments.

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