The Lumix Diaries With High Arctic Polar Bears
July 14, 2015 – Oslo, Norway The Lumix Diaries with high arctic polar bears. It’s been three days since we arrived in Oslo. Tanya and I like to be on our destination continent at least two days before our guests arrive. There’s nothing worse than feeling the physically debilitating effects… Read More »
US Copyright Reform for Photographers and Artists – Add Your Voice
US Copyright reform for photographers and artists is on the table and the American Society of Media Professionals is leading the charge. I recently added my voice to this debate and you can do the same. It doesn’t matter whether you are a some-time photographer, full-time photographer, or artist of… Read More »
The Lumix Diaries Heads to Patagonia
The Lumix diaries heads to Patagonia. Tanya and I recently left Kenya for the southern hemisphere. Our destination? The region known as Patagonia. All of our Patagonia adventures begin in Buenos Aires where we get everybody on the same page by spending a day in the city photographing the wonderful… Read More »
The Lumix Diaries LX100 Colorado Avalanche and Nate MacKinnon
The Lumix Diaries LX100 Colorado Avalanche and Nate MacKinnon. This past two weeks of the Christmas season has been a whirlwind of family activity. The gift of being together is better than anything I could ever imagine under the Christmas tree. Along with family comes the opportunity for lots of pictures but… Read More »
Join the Copyright Reform Debate Today at 3:00PM EST
Join the Copyright Reform Debate Today at 3:00PM EST. Below is the text from an email I received from my friends at the Copyright Alliance. These folks are fighting the war to protect our legal rights for the images we create. They have alerted me to a one-sided discussion taking… Read More »
How to Make a Chapbook – Guest Post by NE Explorer Mark Pemberton
A while back, NE Explorer Mark Pemberton sent me a gorgeous, handmade book containing photos from our recent Invitational Photo Tour to Japan. I had never seen such a beautiful presentation, and I asked Mark if he would like to share the creative process with our readers. He agreed, and… Read More »
5 Tips for Printing Your Own Photos
5 tips for printing your own photos are some tips I decided to offer based on popular request from our traveling Explorers. Unfortunately, it’s not a simple answer so I thought I would pick out the five most important things to know and understand to get the best results. If you want… Read More »
Calling All Photographers & Artists-Help Copyright Alliance Protect YOUR Copyright
Calling All Photographers & Artists-Help Copyright Alliance Protect YOUR Copyright. It’s time to put down your cameras, art brushes, sculpting clay and design tools for 15 minutes of business that will help you earn a better living at what you love to do. Photography & Art. I subscribe to a newsletter… Read More »
Olympus, “Our reason to exist is to push the envelope”. I love that attitude!
DPReview recently interviewed Mr. Hirofumi Imano, Division Manager of Product Strategy at Olympus, at the recent C+ 2014 show in Japan. I’m a huge fan of what Olympus is doing, though I’m not as excited about their camera’s ergonomics and ease of use. However, you can’t argue with their quality optics… Read More »
Photographer Sues BuzzFeed for 3.6 Million
The social media sharing craze is being tested in a recent legal suit by a photographer out of Idaho. The photographer, Kai Eiselein, had one of his images copied from Flikr and distributed without his permission over the BuzzFeed social sharing network. I’m not going to highlight the entire situation since… Read More »