Quiver Trees
The German Empire ruled Namiba from 1884 to 1915, calling it "German South West Africa". In typical German fashion, they established a strict set of [...]
Big Cats of the Kalahari
The Kalahari Desert conjures up images of red sand dunes, dry rivers, wispy grasses, and BIG cats. Although the Kalahrai Park is now called the [...]
The Black Rhino
Black Rhinoceros or Hook-Lipped Rhinoceros or Diceros bicornis. It does not matter what you call it, it is immense, not black, has two horns, and [...]
At the Waterhole
It was mid-day, hot, arid, needing a break, we decided to rest at one of Etosha's waterholes. We had stopped a few waterholes during our [...]
Iceland in Black and White
We planned our trip to Iceland for June when there is the maximum amount of beautiful golden light. Since the sun never gets too low [...]
The Hunt for Puffins
Puffins are cute birds, so cute that people plan vacations just to observe them. Kathryn and I became such people, planning our vacation to Iceland [...]
Margir Fossar
As you most probably know, Iceland has many waterfalls (margir fossar in Icelandic), as much as 10,000. During our last visit we photographed quite a [...]
A Confrontation Over a Diamond
Diamond Beach, a black sand beach littered with diamonds (pieces of icebergs), is a hot spot for tourists and especially photographers. We have been here [...]
Worth the Wait?!
Bruarfoss is a beautiful waterfall we have been itching to see and photograph. It is part of the Brúará river, which is composed of meltwater [...]