Texas (Part 1): Eclipse April 2024 (eclipsed by clouds!)
After experiencing and photographing total solar eclipses in Jackson, Wyoming in 2017 and in Chile’s Elqui Valley in 2019, our plans for » Read more
Countryside
Heavenly Hokkaido, Japan (February 2025)
After three wonderful days with cavorting snow monkeys, in and out of steaming hot springs, with and without snow, we were off » Read more
2024 Highlights (with Marie’s photographic bests)
2024 was a whale of a year! By any measure, it was a momentous year, in which we semi-retired after 33 years » Read more
Amazing Argentina-September 2024 (Part 2-Peninsula Valdes)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 After decompressing from flight snafus en route to Argentina with several enjoyable days exploring Buenos Aires with photographic » Read more
Marie’s favorite images of 2023
I always love when the New York Times comes out in December with the “Best of ” lists, particularly of films. Our » Read more
Fantastic Fiji, July-August 2023 (Part 1, Coral Coast)
A quote widely (but apparently inaccurately) attributed to Mark Twain describes the “coldest winter” as “summer in San Francisco”. I think we » Read more
Silfra: Taking the plunge (Part 3; Iceland, April 2023)
After an amazing week exploring Iceland’s south coast and re-visiting the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, topped off by a walking food tour in Reykjavik, » Read more
Iceland Interlude, April 2023 (Part 2): Reykjavik & Snaefellsnes Peninsula
We managed to pack quite a lot of fun, food and friends into our 2 day interlude, inserted between our traverse of » Read more
Iconic Iceland, Part 1 (April 2023)
Iceland: an island country in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, small in size, but with a lot going on. Volcanic activity » Read more
Aerial photography from around the world – by Steve
For many iconic landscape photographs, an experienced photographer and traveler knows exactly where the tripod was placed. True artistry comes into play » Read more