Snow in Phoenix?
By Jeff Insel January 26, 2021 This morning we woke up early to take a drive out to see snow less than 30 minutes from our house. This is a rare occurrence, even in winter here. We went to an area nor...
It’s winter in Minnesota
By David Halgrimson It’s winter here in Minnesota. Oh, I know its winter across the US, but it’s winter here in Minnesota. On the second day of the new year, 2021, I awoke to a beautiful display p...
The Classic American West: Monument Valley – Best of the West, Day 5
By Susan Snyder This is day five of a series of six blogs about the AHPS workshop, “Best of the West”. Watch for day six on November 12th. As you wave farewell to Page, your thoughts turn ...
What some photographers do when not photographing
By Hal Tretbar Interest in photography goes beyond taking photographs either digitally or with film. It extends beyond massaging the image and making prints. Many photophiles also collect camer...
In Arizona, it pays to watch your step…
By Jeff Insel Yesterday, September 12, was a fortunate day for seeing wildlife around our yard. As my wife went out the door with her laundry basket she stepped on what turned out to be a bullsnake th...
Finding the Warmth and Humor in Photography
By John Frelich What’s happened to our ability to enjoy our passion in photography? We started out the year quite normally in all respects after the holiday season. Then a strange thing occurred –...
Bobcats in our backyard
By Jeff Insel Three years ago next week we had some nice monsoon weather, rain in the morning. My dining window faces my backyard and the neighbor’s wall to the east. While having my morning tea...
Photographing a Wildfire Safely
By Sara Goodnick We in the western U.S. expect wildfires here during the summer months. They tend to begin in May or June in the Southwest beginning a long march north to the Northwest. Even Alaska ex...
SAME LOCATION, DIFFERENT VISIONS
By Vicki Uth At the end of April, my friend and fellow photographer Amy Horn and I grabbed our cameras, donned masks, and drove separately 30 minutes west of Flagstaff to photograph downtown, Willia...
“Eddy” the Eaglet’s Bad Day
By John Frelich No this won’t be a children’s story. Rather, it is a story taken from the reality of the interaction of eagles in the wild in Juneau, AK. We took our workshop participants to a fie...