I have spent the past week on island of Hispaniola, arguably the most biodiverse island in the Caribbean. With its high mountain ranges and cactus-filled deserts, it feels more like a mini-continent, brimming with history: this was the site of Columbus’s first settlement in the New World.
I have been concentrating on the island’s many endangered
Since I am flying back to Hawaii next week, I thought that I would share this image. I created it while visiting Hana with my family last month. This rugged lava coastline could be anywhere in Hawaii, but this location is near Kaihalulu (Red Sand) Beach. I was captivated by this small waterfall cascading off of
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Authors Note: I thought I would upload this article on my portfolio even though it is a few years old. It is still as relevant today as it was when I wrote it.
In early 2008, I re-worked my print portfolio. It was a
How do you find inspiration? Sometimes finding inspiration can be difficult. As with any artist, constantly trying to come up with creative images is the heart of what we do. I was recently talking with a good buddy, fellow pro photographer Marc Romanelli about the creative process and how he finds inspiration. He quoted one
My regular readers have probably noticed that I have been on an extensive underwater photography binge in the last year. I’ve always said that I aspire to shoot mostly underwater subjects, and am happy that most of my 2012 trips will be at or below the surface. So sticking with that theme, here is another
Keeping things simple is a mantra of many outdoor photographers. Simplicity in a photo focuses the viewer’s attention on what the photographer feels is important in a scene, with simple lines and shapes combined with good light usually resulting in a better photograph than one that tries to take in everything in front of the
During my week long visit to Crystal River, I spent close to 36 hours in the water with the mantees. In that amount of time, I was only able to photograph this one moment where a manatee playfully rolled upside down asking me to rub its belly. If I spend enough time with wild animals, eventually
(© Ian Plant) “Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.”—Junichiro Tanizaki.
Although it is often said that nature photographers “chase the light,” what we really should be doing is chasing contrast between light and shadow. It is at the
Manatees are so ugly that they are adorable. This picture clearly illustrates that point. I spent hours in the water waiting for a manatee to pose for me like this. Whenever I photograph wild animals, I do not chase after or harass them. I can never force a picture to happen. That is why I
I have just returned from photographing West Indian manatees at Crystal River State Park, Florida. It was a very interesting experience. I am usually the only photographer, let alone person, at the wilderness locations that I typically photograph. I knew that was not going to be the case with the rampant
