Birding is a wonderful hobby that has gained a lot of new enthusiasts over the past year(s) due to COVID 19. When there’s nothing much you can do, viewing your backyard for wildlife, and even setting up birdfeeders to draw songbirds in is simple. And, a little birdseed will go…

Lens envy is indeed a real thing. If you’ve ever hung out with a group of wildlife photographers, the drool factor is real — 400mm, 500mm, even 600mm lenses are seemingly the normal choice — but are super telephoto lenses really necessary for amazing wildlife images? These lenses do indeed…

What is a teleconverter? A teleconverter allows you to increase the apparent focal length of a lens, giving you a greater telephoto effect than a lens alone. It’s basically a magnifying lens that is placed between the camera body and primary lens. Teleconverters are favorite accessories of nature and wildlife photographers, because they allow…

We’d like to share the work from 20 creators who have been inspiring us this year. They’re a diverse bunch — content creators, photographers, cinematographers and videographers, portraitists and fine-art conceptual artists. Their work covers everything from headshots and portraits, families and weddings, to landscapes, street photography, astrophotography, documentary, photojournalism…

By Mike Mezeul II This week in the northern hemisphere, Comet NEOWISE will be rising above the horizon in the pre-dawn hours, giving us one heck of a show through the end of July. Without a doubt, our night sky is absolutely full of photographic gems. From the Milky Way to the Aurora Borealis to constellations and more, a bit of patience, dedication and sleep deprivation can yield some of the most jaw dropping imagery.

While I would normally be setting myself up for photographing Major League Baseball, rock concerts and my favorite migratory birds spending the warm weather on Long Island, NY, I’ve found myself at home, like everyone else, not being able to get out to do the things that I really love…

Make Mother’s Day and Father’s Day extra special this year, even if you can’t be there in person. It’s more important than ever to take photos and videos to share with loved ones. We may not be able to be with one another right now, but we can still share…

Take a different look at photography — at finding new subjects and new ways to view those subjects. With abstract photography, composition can be key. You can go the route of shooting a macro view of a subject — asking the viewer to try to figure out what it is…