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Pompeii Lives

This was my first visit to Pompei and every preconception I had of the site was dashed within minutes. I had a schedule to keep and I alloted two hours to visiting Pompei. Instead, we ended up spending...

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Photographing in Favignana, Italy

Off the coast of Trapani, Sicily, right at the point of the boot, sit the three tiny Egadi Islands. The largest is Favignana and I’m here right now photographing. I thought I’d share with you today’s...

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Photographing in Erice, Sicily

If you’re photo travel plans include Sicily, you will not want to miss the small, medieval town of Erice. Situated on a mountaintop near Trapani, on the southern coast, Erice is reached by car, private...

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D-d-d-driving in Italy

This is a photography blog, and today I’m going to address a critical concern for all photographers visiting Italy- driving.  That’s right. It’s one thing to know your camera, but what good is that if...

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Photographing in Malta

If you are a photographer who has not visited Malta, book that trip now. If you do not have Malta on your bucket list, add it now.  I’ve just wound up a 5-day trip to this wonderful, exciting and...

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Think Tank Urban Disguise 50 (Version 2.0) Camera Bag: A Review

I have owned an Urban Disguise 50 (Version 2.0) camera bag for two years now and have never done a review of it. Frankly, I own far too many camera bags, particularly from Think Tank Photo, so much so...

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The Me Foto Travel Tripod: A Review

I just returned from a 30-day photo excursion to Italy, Sicily, the Egadi Islands and Malta, a trip that caused me not a small amount of angst before we left. That’s because I usually lug around some...

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The Gigapan Epic Pro: A Review

As a professional landscape, wildlife and travel photographer, I eagerly awaited the arrival of my Gigapan Epic Pro test unit. I had been reading a lot of press about this techno-marvel, and was...

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Travel Portraits

Bob, my associate, and I were taking a lunch break from testing print profiles for Museo Fine Art papers for our upcoming workshop this fall in Maine. We got into a discussion about capturing images of...

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Workshop Openings

We still have openings available for two of our workshops this Fall in the incomparable Acadia National Park on the Maine coast. I personally consider Acadia the crown jewel of our park system and Fall...

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