What makes an image iconic? Why do some nature photographs captivate viewers, even those who wouldn’t call themselves nature lovers? These are the questions that motivate photographer Scott Linstead’s new book, Decisive Moments: Creating Iconic Imagery. Scott has quickly risen through the ranks of pro nature photographers in just a few years’ time, and has [...]

Imagine you’re a biologist. Nothing in your formal training has prepared you to communicate with the public about your work… that just isn’t part of a scientific education these days. So, what if you want people outside the scientific community to understand what you do? Should you tell them to read the papers you’ve published [...]

After the ISBE meeting in Perth, my buddy Nate Dappen and I rented an SUV and headed south. We had only four days to spend in Southwest Australia, so we made ourselves a ridiculously full itinerary. One night at the Dryandra Woodland, one night at Stirling Range National Park, one night at Cheynes Beach, and [...]

About this time last year, I was preparing an application for the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) College Scholarship. Through this program, about a dozen young photographers in college or graduate school get to attend NANPA’s annual Nature Photography Summit. I had the honor of being selected to receive one of the scholarships in [...]

I just returned to LA from a 2-week trip to southwestern Australia, where I gave a talk at the 13th International Behavioral Ecology Congress in Perth, WA. I got some great feedback on my talk and met some really excellent people. And for a few days before and after the meeting, I got to see [...]