Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan (February 2025)
After four fabulous days photographing red-crowned cranes and whooper swans, we were heading further north to the Shiretoko Peninsula, where we would » Read more
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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
Winter Wildlife in Japan
This was our second winter photo tour in Japan. While the bulk of the trip was in the northern Island of Hokkaido, » Read more
Tokyo and more Monkey Business, Japan (January, 2025)
In 2018, Steve, Greg and I were 50% of the guests on a small group winter wildlife photography trip in Japan, under » 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 1-Beguiling Buenos Aires)
Thursday, September 12-Saturday, September 14, 2024 What possesses someone to enter, REPEATEDLY, 50 degree F water in a wetsuit? (That’s 10 degrees » 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
Finally, the Philippines! (Part 3-Visayas, June 2024)
All too soon, we were at the halfway point of our long awaited 10-day voyage on the Atlantis Azores. Our 5 days » Read more
Finally, the Philippines! (Part 2-Tubbataha, June 2024)
At last we were aboard the Atlantis Azores, the flagship liveaboard vessel of the Atlantis dive operation. Having left San Diego on » Read more
Finally, the Philippines (Part 1: Puerto Princesa, June, 2024)
Good things are worth waiting for, right? This dive trip was an unprecedented 6 (!) years in the making. Planning a dive » Read more