Featured by National Geographic

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Cloud Forest Panorama - Monteverde, Costa Rica

I am excited to announce that last week the National Geographic Society featured my project Canopy in the Clouds on their BlogWILD blog.  For the past two years I have been working with ecologist, Greg Goldsmith, and cinematographer, Colin Witherill, to create ground breaking educational media for middle and high school science classrooms.  We have created a series of interactive panoramic images, like the one above, featuring educational hotspot videos.  It is kind of hard to explain so please click through to the full site here, Canopy in the Clouds: Education that Starts at the Top.

We will be launching our complete curriculum at the end of the year and I will be posting more details here.

Gear Bag Article Series

Most photographers are a little obsessed with their gear and for many the gear is a huge part of the draw of photography.  I can’t begin to explain why but I will be the first to admit, I have a bit of an obsession with gear and the latest and greatest stuff.  I can’t usually justify the purchase of all the brand new gear, but I do have a pretty good grasp of the industry and what is out there.  That being said, I don’t want this blog to become a site heavily dedicated to reviewing new pieces of equipment every time something is released.  There are numerous sites out there doing fantastic jobs at that and I don’t want to just fall into that crowd.

I have struggled with whether I should include a gear section or not and finally decided that I would simply post about the equipment that I use on a regular basis.   [Read more...]