Ian Plant
Read More
Comp Stomping
(© Ian Plant) I was first introduced to the term “comp stomping”—the intentional reenactment of a specific composition created by...
Read More
African Wildlife Roundup
(© Ian Plant) I spent several weeks in Africa in February, but I haven’t had a chance until now to...
Advertisement
Read More
Epic Destinations 2014 Bucket List
(© Ian Plant) Let’s face it. Life is short. In the end, it will happen to us all. It’s only...
Read More
The Infinite Monkey Theorem
(© Ian Plant) The “infinite monkey theorem” holds that, given enough time, a bunch of monkeys randomly pounding on a...
Read More
Wild Dogs (Couldn’t Drag Me Away)
(© Ian Plant) During a recent trip to Botswana, I had the pleasure of witnessing a remarkable natural spectacle when...
Read More
My Birthday Present
(© Ian Plant) A few days ago—I’m not going to say when—it was my birthday. I’m not bringing this up...
Advertisement
Read More
Costa Rica: Wonders of the Osa
(© Ian Plant) The Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica is truly a remarkable place, full of lush growth and life....
Read More
The Lost World
“There’s many a man who never tells his adventures, for he can’t hope to be believed.” ―Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,...
Read More
Thirteen for ’13: My favorite photos from last year
(© Ian Plant) Well, it’s that time of the year again when everyone displays their best images from the previous...
Read More
5 Fixes When Your Camera Fails
It happens more often than any of us care to admit: the dreaded error message blinking on and off, or...
Read More
Wonders of Iceland: The Puffins of Dyrhólaey
Dyrhólaey is a promontory reaching out into the ocean on the south coast of Iceland, near the town of Vik....
Read More
The Nature Photographer’s Guide to the U.S. Government Shutdown
As many of you must know by now, the U.S. federal government is “shut down”—and I put this in quotes because...
Read More
Wonders of Iceland: Jökulsárlón
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold...
Read More
Wonders of Iceland: Dettifoss
(© Ian Plant) It seems that Iceland has a large waterfall around every bend, but one clearly stands out from...
Read More
6 Tips for Beating Bad Weather
(© Ian Plant) I recently spent two weeks in Iceland—which should probably have been named Rainland instead—with entirely predictable results....
Advertisement
Read More
Equipment Review: Gura Gear Bataflae 26L photo pack
(© Ian Plant) A reader recently asked for a recommendation for a good travel photo bag, something that could carry...
Read More
Five Final Favorite Photos From Namibia
(© Ian Plant) Over the past few weeks I’ve shared a number of my favorite images from my trip to...
Read More
Photography, Copyright, and the Internet
(© Ian Plant) Every few weeks I get an email, Facebook note, or frenzied phone call informing me that some...
Read More
Dynamic Spacing: Three Examples from Namibia
(© Ian Plant) Georges Seurat was an incredibly talented Post-Impressionist painter, one of the great masters of the art. His...
Read More
Five Photos from Kolmanskop Ghost Town, Namibia
(© Ian Plant) Kolmanskop is an abandoned German mining settlement located in Namibia. The town was abandoned in the 1950s,...