My New Camera
Ladies and Gentlemen, for this next assignment, I will be breaking all of my own rules. Those of you who follow my travels regularly know that I a man of habit. For example, 1) I never divulge my...
View ArticleWet Landing
Like witches, cameras fear water. I know this because I have killed several (three?) very expensive cameras by taking them to the far ends of the Earth and then using them in a light drizzle. There...
View ArticleMagnificent
Galápagos is a strange and wonderful world that becomes stranger to me by the hour. The penguins swim in tropical waters, some of the birds have bright blue feet, and others can’t even fly. Even more...
View ArticleGalápagos Iguanas
When Darwin camped in Galápagos back in 1835, the young British traveler found it difficult to pitch a tent given the incredible number of iguanas and their burrows. Nowadays, there are fewer lizards...
View ArticleNational Geographic Endeavour
Being a “Digital Nomad” means that my office changes constantly. Some days I’m uploading from a hotel in China, at other times I work straight from my backpack up on the highest mountains. Wherever it...
View Article10 Tips for Photographing Wildlife in Galápagos
Darwin didn’t have a camera, but he would have made a superb photographer. His sketches and lengthy descriptions of animals in the Galápagos reveal a traveler who observed everything with curiosity...
View ArticleGalápagos Giant Tortoises
The best travel drops us right next to the locals– –and in the Galápagos, the locals are mostly tortoises–GIANT tortoises. How giant are they? Almost 900 pounds when fully grown, but even the...
View ArticleGalápagos Underwater
I am not David Doubilet. We are Facebook friends though, which is how I messaged him from my cabin aboard the National Geographic Endeavour begging for some tips on taking photos underwater. Taking a...
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