Wow! There was a loud collective gasp at the moment of totality at the Sun Valley Total Eclipse. Total Eclipse I was on top of Bald Mountain, affectionately known as Baldy, in Idaho's Smoky Mountain Range. It was a moment I shall not forget. We had been watching intently as the moon nudged into the sun. Taking … [Read more...]
Planet in Peril: Climate Change Through My Lens
Planet in Peril: Climate Change The NASA numbers are in for Climate Change, 2016 was the hottest year ever. On Friday it tops the agenda at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland. But what does climate change look like? Traveling three continents in 2016 I photographed disturbing scars on some of the planets most beautiful sights. From … [Read more...]
Zambezi Reflections
Zambezi Reflections The noctural snorting hippo chorus, spellbinding pastel pink sunrises and awesome wildlife are among my most vivid Zambezi reflections. The place was Chiawa in Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia. This camp looks across the water to Zimbabwe. In between are sandbanks where crocodiles lurk, long legged birds fish and … [Read more...]
Searching for Shangri-La
The northwest corner of Yunnan Province is one of China's most beautiful and wild regions. Here the Mekong, Yangtze and Salween rivers tumble from the Tibetan Plateau carving jaw-dropping gorges twice the depth of the Grand Canyon. Mt. Kawagebo soars to 22,000ft, crowning ranges of mountains where more than one hundred tower over 16,000ft. This … [Read more...]
Most Memorable, from Borneo to Brazil, Images of 2014
Most Endangered... Seeing orangutans in their own habitat was a thrill. Swinging across the jungle canopy in family groups, babies clinging to mother's bellies. They are endangered due to poaching and destruction of habitat. In September I traveled by klotok, local boat, four hours along the Sekonyer River into central Borneo's jungle. … [Read more...]
