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One spot left in the most beautiful place in the world!

May 14, 2013 in Uncategorized

Take your passion for photography and make a difference in your life's work in one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world,the Centennial Valley of Southwest Montana. With only 4 participants, this intimate and exclusive environment will leave you with the tools to develop and sustain a long term project, generate ideas for funding, and discuss possible outlets for your images. You'll ride the pristine Montana range, learn about managing landscapes holistically, and capture the truly wild ... Read More

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Workshop in Sri Lanka August 9-18, 2013

March 27, 2013 in Multimedia, Uncategorized, photography, travel, workshops

Join renowned photojournalist Ami Vitale for an enlightening photography workshop on the island nation of Sri Lanka. She just finished a ten part TV series with National Geographic Channel that is currently airing in Asia. This summer she will lead a small and intimate workshop to “The Pearl of the Indian Ocean” with its abundant wildlife and ancient culture.  During the trip, you will have the opportunity to photograph and get daily critiques from Ami as she guides you to take your ... Read More

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The Place Where God Was Born.

September 25, 2012 in Climate, Nikon, photography

National Geographic has posted our story on the Dene First Nation people HERE. The ancestral home of the Dene First Nation people is a landscape of unfathomable vastness. 52,000 square kilometers span this region, south of the artic circle, along the Nanuvet and Northwest Territories of Canada. The place is replete with musk ox, grizzly bear, wolves, arctic grayling, tens ... Read More

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Workshop in Montana!

June 14, 2012 in Montana, Multimedia, travel, workshops

I am excited to announce a very small, intimate workshop I am doing in the pristine Centennial Valley of Southwest Montana, September 16-22, 2012. This enlightening week will guide you to take your passion for photography and make a difference in your life’s work. The week long workshop will focus on how to take strong still images and turn them into compelling stories that make a difference. With only 4-5 participants, this intimate environment will leave you with the tools to ... Read More

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New Work from Turkey

February 13, 2012 in Uncategorized

I had the privilege to work on a book and exhibit project in Cappadocia, Turkey. It's rare to have these kinds of opportunities, especially in today's climate. I am grateful to Zaman for commissioning us, Selahattin Sevi who edited the project and photographer Kürşat Bayhan patiently guided me through Cappadocia. The book is gorgeous! Twenty-four of my favorite living photographers and I documented different aspects of life, ... Read More

New Interview for PROOF magazine

February 13, 2012 in Uncategorized

See the full interview here: http://proofmsj.com/photojournalists/ Few can boast credentials such as this: seventy five plus countries covering civil unrest, poverty, violent conflict and social injustice; photographs exhibited all over the world and published in National Geographic, Adventure, Geo, Newsweek, Time, Smithsonian amongst other international magazines and news sources; global recognition including the Photographer of the Year ... Read More

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The Sub-Arctic Adventure Begins

July 18, 2011 in Climate, Multimedia, Nature, Nikon, photography, solar power

I'm off for the Thelon, close the the Arctic circle with a group of indigenous children from the Dene' tribe and will be incommunicado except for a blog we will have on The Nature Conservancy website called Cool Green Science—check it out. blog.nature.org Naturally, I'm very excited for this epic adventure. For three weeks, we will be on canoes and venture into unchartered territory that the tribe believes is the place where God ... Read More

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National Geographic Workshop in Santa Fe

July 17, 2011 in Nikon, photography, workshops

I'm looking forward to teaching a multimedia workshop at the Santa Fe workshops from February 17-23, 2013.   This week long workshop will be intense and challenging but  ultimately very rewarding. I will be exploring  how to make the jump from stills to video and will focus on helping the students tell more compelling visual stories using video, audio and still imagery.  I will ... Read More

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Over the Islands of Madagascar

July 17, 2011 in Africa, Multimedia, Nature, Nikon, photography

These are just the first few minutes of the documentary on my work in Madagascar. It will be available in full length as an app in the Apple appstore in July 2011. Over the Islands of Africa -- Madagascar The sounds of their names alone conjure up thoughts of pristine beaches, spices and the tales of a thousand and one nights. The five-part documentary series "Over the Islands ... Read More

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Nikon Professional Services BLOG

July 17, 2011 in Uncategorized

Nikon recently interviewed me for their Nikon Professional Services blog. Here is an excerpt. Traveling the world and moving from one locale to the next, "clicking" pictures of beautiful places and lovely people. You may ask yourself: "How hard can it be?" Let me tell you from experience: it's a tough job if you are serious about it, and you have to be serious about it if you want to make a living at it. The truth is, very little ... Read More

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