Ian Shive

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Seasons Apart
The Little River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, Autumn 2010 Same location, Summer 2011 As a the end of...
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The Story Within
“What makes a good photograph?” is a common question with a seemingly elusive answer. Sometimes it’s hard to articulate just...
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New Books to Consider
I have been privileged to see a lot of wonderful photography over the years, both as a lover of photo...
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Living off the Land in Hawaii
I’m on the Island of Hawaii (the big island) wrapping up a multi-state assignment. I padded the trip by a...
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Close Enough? Get Closer
When photographing in a “busy” landscape it’s hard to figure out exactly how to make the scene work, especially if...
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Using Multimedia to Reach a New Generation
How do you get today’s younger generations engaged and into the outdoors? Multimedia may just be the way. In one...
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A Sense of Place
(© Ian Plant) Every landscape—every scene in nature—is different, each possessing its own unique magic. As nature photographers, our mission is...
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The 6-Month Edit
It is amazing what you can pull out of a batch of photos that you haven’t looked at in awhile....
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Make the Late Season Work for You
Have you ever traveled to a destination to photograph a specific season? Lots of planning is needed and usually if...
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Greetings from Tomorrowland: Palau, Micronesia
The below images and information are the technical aspects of how the images were made. To read more about the...
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Last Days of Summer, Glacier National Park, Montana
I managed to sneak a whopping two (yes, two!) days in last week for some hiking in Glacier National Park,...
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Finding Color in the Shadows
Last week I braved the 100+ degree heat of the Arizona desert to photograph a popular tourist attraction known as...
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Multimedia & Nature Photography Books
Click here to watch the trailer Recently, Russell Chadwick (my business partner at Wild Collective, a multimedia production company we...
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Underwater with the Canon 5DMKII
I recently made a quick trip to the stunningly clear waters of the Cayman Islands, British West Indies. I figured...
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The Greatest Gathering, Kumbh Mela, India
At the foot of the Himalayan Mountains in Northern India I spent the last few days documenting the greatest gathering...
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Ranching Lifestyle in Central California
I believe that we all feel a vibe, a resonation, with certain places in this world. I’ve heard surfers describe...
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