The third whale, however, was identified as HW-MN0502801, and he or she was determined to be new to science…

For World Book Day, I thought I would share ten of the best nature and photography-related books I’ve read recently…

Three species of newt call the Bay Area home, but the two I’ve had regular success finding in the streams that feed a nearby lake are California newts and rough-skinned newts…

January was a wet month in the Bay Area, and whenever we’re lucky enough to get rain, my mind wanders to newts…

Whenever I pick my favorite nine nature images from the year, the ones I gravitate towards aren’t always the ones that look the best in a small grid…

Winter light is my favorite. Cold light, if that’s not a contradiction in terms, has a special kind of magic…

This past week, I was able to get out for a full day for the first time in weeks and have another epic dawn-to-dusk adventure…

Gavin is three weeks old, and he’s very excited about going on his first photo adventure with mom and dad…

The tule elk rut is a very challenging thing to photograph in the Bay Area because of the weather…

In the past couple of years I started tinkering with Premiere Pro and After Effects, and it’s such a fun way to tell stories…

We needed to experience new things and have some adventures to truly feel refreshed, so we visited Maui for our babymoon…

It took me a surprisingly long time to develop an appreciation for birds. I don’t know why I stayed ignorant for so long…

An incredible thing happened; two fin whales, the gray hounds of the sea, showed up and spent half an hour swimming alongside the boat…

Visiting a National Park is reason enough for me to make a trip, but there was a bonus waiting on the other side of the crossing: an animal that’s found nowhere else on the planet…

The scenery was stunning, and with a fresh dusting of snow it was as if the place had been spring-cleaned just for my arrival…

As soon as I walked outside the airport to face a wall of stunning, snow-capped mountains I knew it was going to be a great experience…

I discovered a few newts swimming in a stream that flowed into a nearby lake, and they were interesting to watch but hard to photograph…

It’s that time again, the Instagram top nine! But the real question is, what can I learn from these…

It didn’t take long to build a calendar of events that allowed me to both optimize my time and see as much as possible…

Sandhill cranes migrate along the Pacific Flyway, arriving in the Central Valley in the fall…