Today we pick up the trail with five days left, on the first of my two Japan Winter Wonderland Tours for 2014. We start on the last morning photographing the Whooper Swans at Kussharo Lake, before leaving town for an hour at Sulphur Mountain and then start to drive...
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Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido Tour #1 2014 Part 1 (Podcast 409)
After an incredibly busy and exciting February, I'm now back from my Snow Monkey and Hokkaido Winter Wonderland tours, and from today will release a series of episodes to update you on how both trips went. First I've selected 22 images from Tour #1 which ran from...
Iceland 2013 Tour Travelogue Part 4 (Podcast 390)
This week we conclude the four part series of travelogue episodes to cover my first tour in Iceland a month ago, from August 25 to September 5, 2013. Iceland definitely didn't disappoint, with beautiful light and incredible scenery, and we had a great group to travel...
Iceland 2013 Tour Travelogue Part 1 (Podcast 387)
From August 25 to September 5, 2013, I ran my first Iceland Photography Tour with Tim Vollmer. From today for a few weeks, I'm going to walk you through the tour with the aid of photographs selected from my final edit, which is 50 images. It was a tight edit as usual,...
Namibia Preparation – What’s in the Bag? (Podcast 371)
I just finished packing for a Namibia Photography Tour with my friend Jeremy Woodhouse, so I figured I'd unpack again, to show you what's in my bags. There's an iPhone format video in the iTunes feed, but below is the full High Definition video. Note too that the...
Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido with David duChemin (Podcast 362)
I usually record an update after returning from the Snow Monkeys and Hokkaido tour each year, and insert a recording from the bus on the last day of each trip as well as my own reflections on our trip. For Tour #2 this year though, we were lucky enough to be joined by...
Episode 327 : 2012 Snow Monkey & Hokkaido Tour/Workshop #2
From Feb 13 to 24, 2012, we took a group of photographers to Nagano to photograph the amazing Snow Monkeys for three days, and then on to Hokkaido for a further nine days for my Winter Wildlife Wonderland tour here in Japan. Last week we looked at some of my images...
Podcast 326 : 2012 Snow Monkey & Hokkaido Tour/Workshop #1
From Feb 13 to 24, 2012, we took a group of photographers to Nagano to photograph the amazing Snow Monkeys for three days, and then on to Hokkaido for a further nine days. This was the fifth iteration of my now very popular Winter Wildlife Wonderland tour here in...
Ideal Exposure in the Winter Wonderland
Here are the two images that I talk about in Chris Marquardt's Tips From the Top Floor Podcast this week. I talked about techniques I use and teach on my Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido Photography Tour and Workshop, to control exposure and ensure you capture beautiful...
Podcast 312 : The Southern New Zealand Photo Adventure (Apr 2012)
Today I chat with Clive Copeman, an amazing photographer from New Zealand, who I've teamed up with to bring you the Southern New Zealand Photo Adventure in April 2012. We walk you through the amazing itinerary that Clive has put together for what has shaped up to be...
Podcast 307 : New 2012 Snow Monkey and Hokkaido Winter Wildlife Wonderland Tours
This is actually Chris Marquardt's Tips from the Top Floor, episode 524. Today basically I inserted a thirty minute chat between Chris and I as we've teamed up to bring you two new Snow Monkey and Hokkaido Winter Wildlife Wonderland Tours. I've recently asked Chris to...
Podcast 282 : Snow Monkey and Hokkaido Tour 2011 # 3
From February 13 to 24, 2011, I held my fourth Winter Wonderland Workshop, and after shooting the Snow Monkeys in Nagano for three days, which we looked at in Episode 279, we jumped onto a plane and made our way up to Hokkaido for a further nine days. Last week in...