Kevin Schafer
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Top Ten for 2014
It is always difficult to ask ten pictures to define a year, a challenge made more so since my judging...
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Accidents and Plans
There are planned pictures,and there are accidental pictures. And then there are those for which both are required. It is...
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Up Close with Endangered Animals
We are in the middle of a major worldwide extinction event, with vast numbers of plants and animals disappearing because...
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Creativity vs. Wikipedia
By now, you will all have seen the image. You will probably also have heard the many amusing, often ridiculous,...
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Help Save the Amazon Dolphin!
Five years ago, I photographed a story for National Geographic Magazine on Amazon River Dolphins (“Botos” in Portuguese). It was...
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Rediscover Photography – with an iPhone…
It has been a long-held tenet that the best camera for any situation is the one you’re holding in your...
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March of the Penguins
Believe it or not, this was one of the most frustrating days of my entire trip in Antarctica. We made...
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13 Favorite Images for 2013
Notice how I say “Favorites”, not necessarily the “Best.” Not only is it hard to honestly assess which are the...
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In Praise of Shade
People often say clear skies and sunny days offer the best light for photography. Don’t believe them! Except for narrow...
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The Day of the Condor
It was a miraculous day at the bottom of the world. Days of clouds and rain finally gave way to...
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The Gifts of Weather
Sometimes, the best pictures we get are 180 degrees from the ones we were after. This is nearly always true...
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Instinct and Opportunity
Wildlife photography asks a lot of someone with a camera. In a heartbeat, you must freeze an instant in time,...
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Three Cheers for Nikon
I’ve been burned before. A decade ago, Nikon came out with its first VR lens – the original 80-400 zoom....
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When the Sky Defines the Composition
The small village of Riglos, on the southern fringes of the Spanish Pyrenees, is not on the way to anywhere,...
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Are Sunsets Overdone?
I have a thing about sunsets. As my friends will testify, I have been known to rant about how we’re...
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Going Extreme
As photographers, our view of the world is often shaped by the lenses we choose to put on our camera....
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Searching for the Picture
Over the course of my career, I have been on a lot of airplanes, and traveled to some pretty exotic,...
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New Year’s Gifts
Snowy Owl in flight, Grays Harbor, WA Forget Christmas – my greatest gifts this holiday season came at New Year’s. This...
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Beyond the Trophy Shot
Some years ago, I was invited to a “slideshow” (remember those?) at the home of a good friend. He was...
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The Archipelago of Hope
I first visited the Galapagos Islands nearly thirty years ago. It was a revelation. Instead of fleeing in terror at...