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Seven More Photography Tips
April 27, 2025

How about seven more photography tips? Who doesn’t like a few tricks when outside photographing Mother Nature’s creation? It’s been a while since my last article on photography tips…what inspired me to...

What You Need to Know About South West
March 30, 2026

A month ago, I returned from an absolutely amazing trip to the South West USA and here’s what you would need to know before you start planning a trip there yourself...

The Beauty of Winter's Simplicity
February 02, 2026

I truly love to photograph landscape images. In most situations, my to-go lens will be an ultra-wide angle: my Canon 11-24mm f4.0. I don’t know why…something just sparks for me when I use that specific lens...

2026 Photographer's New Year Resolutions
January 19, 2026

It’s 2026 already! It’s New Year’s Resolution time! And it’s also time for the 2026 Photographer’s New Year Resolutions! I think I know what’s on your mind…every year, most people try to start a new chapter...

Get Rid of Annoying Lens Flares!
January 05, 2026

In this article, I will help you to get rid of annoying lens flares. Why? Because they are horrible! They can literally ruin some images. And sometimes you only notice them when you have returned home and...

How to Improve Your Landscape Photography
December 08, 2025

Our goal as humans is to learn and become better at doing things such as our day job, at cooking at home or in our hobbies or passions. I often hear the same...

What's Underneath Christmas Tree?
November 24, 2025

I was in a daze as the days and weeks have passed because life keeps me busy and yesterday, I woke up realizing that we are already just over one month away from Christmas! That went fast…why didn’t I...

Anatomy of a Waterfall
November 10, 2025

It deserves to be said: Waterfalls are among the best subjects in the landscape photographer community around the world. Who doesn’t love a waterfall? And why does everyone actually love a...

Are You Ready For Autumn?
September 22, 2025

Are you ready for autumn? I don’t know about you but I am definitely ready for the best season of the year! You might be wondering why could I possibly be so excited for the fall season? I have simply had enough of...

The Extreme Tides of Bay Of Fundy
September 08, 2025

When it comes time for a vacation, our own backyard is usually excluded. For some reason, our own country doesn’t sound as exotic for a vacation location as other places… I myself am guilty of thinking that way...

Why Vertical Landscape Images?
August 25, 2025

Many people are experiencing their passion in photography based on rules that were established long ago…like which aperture is ideal for portrait photography or which shutter speed is optimal for...

What Is There To See In Ireland?
July 28. 2025

As most of you have probably noticed, I have been extremely quiet for the last couple of months…why you may ask? As a matter of fact, since mid May I have had many reasons for the silence. First of all, I had a to...

Which is Better? Iceland or Norway?
May 19, 2025

Over the past ten plus years, I have travelled to countless amazing photography destinations ranging from the Caribbean to some of the North most locations on this planet. I have realized over the years that my kind...

Expectations Versus Reality
March 17, 2025

As you are reading these first couple of words, you are probably wondering why I was so quiet for the past two months? I am sure you missed your by-weekly dose of photography related content. I was so busy! The new year has...

My Worst Nightmare: Lens Fog
January 13, 2025

Try to imagine; The perfect scenario in which you are heading for a lovely sunrise photoshoot on a chilly winter morning and the weather is simply perfect. You have a wonderful -10 Celsius with no wind at all…

6 Tips For Photographing The Canadian Rockies
November 18, 2024

I am very fortunate to live in Canada and have the Canadian Rockies as one of my playgrounds. One can only realize how spectacular the whole area is when he drives on the...

My Must Bring Items List!
September 23, 2024

Oh my God! Is there something more stressful than going on a trip and fear to forget something? Yeah…there probably are many more stressful things…but for me, that fear aunts me for weeks before I leave for a...

My Best Travel Buddy: My Camera Bag!
September 09, 2024

Over the years as a photographer and more specifically, a landscape photographer, I think it’s fair to say that I have tried at least 30 different camera bags from different company models. It’s difficult to figure out...

The Best Season Is Next!
August 26, 2024

Where did summer go? I am just realizing that the month of August is soon coming to an end! It is crazy how fast weeks go…I remember being in the Pacific North West just a couple of weeks ago! But no…when I look at the calendar, I can clearly see...

Planning Landscape Photography Around Tides
August 05, 2024

As landscape photographers, we have to work with weather conditions that are given to us. We do not choose the conditions we will get for a specific photo shoot…

I Underestimated My Own Backyard
July 8, 2024

For most of us landscape photographers, living somewhere surrounded by enormous mountains, gorgeous waterfalls or dramatic desert scenes isn’t a reality. It would be ideal to live near any of the types...

A Few More Field Tips...
June 03, 2024

As a landscape photographer, who doesn’t appreciate a few more field tips? These tips I am about to share with you will definitely make your summer adventures much more enjoyable! You might already be familiar with some of these…

Have You Considered A Selfie?
May 20, 2024

There is something truly special about capturing THE moment when you are visiting a spectacular location. As landscape photographers, we do have adrenaline rushes when the sky pops with intense colours...

Wild Flower Photography... Beautiful but Capricious!
May 06, 2024

We are in the middle of the spring season and it will soon be time to start planning our summer photography excursions...

Most Frequently Asked Questions
April 8, 2024

For this article, I went in a slightly different direction…I decided to answer some of the most frequent questions that people often ask me. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind at all answering those questions when they...

What's In My Camera Bag?
March 25, 2024

Every time someone sees my bag, the one question they ask me: What’s in that lovely bag? I am asked that question very often and in reality, the equipment you use for landscape photography doesn’t matter...

Hunt For The Ideal Tripod
Februar 26, 2024

We, photography passionate people, spend a lot of money on camera equipment… We all want the latest bells and whistles available from our favorite camera manufacturer so it’s also likely that we will often...

More Camera Hacks And Field Tips
January 15, 2024

Going on an adventure with the primary goal of capturing the beauty of nature is something many of us truly enjoy doing on a regular basis. And for the most part, these adventures will often go smoothly…

Camera Hacks and Field Tips
July 10, 2023

A lot of you already know that I used to be a car mechanic…as a car mechanic, I would constantly have to deal with unexpected problems and surprises! And I became really good at solving them! Photography is no different...

There Really is no Excuse
June 19, 2023

Landscape photography is easy right? Ha! Now you may ask me why I am saying this? Many years ago, I met a photographer from Montreal…no, don’t ask me his name! I won’t tell you who he is! He checked out my portfolio...