Wildlife Photo Chat

Lots of laughs, great stories, contest talk and more with the amazing Rob Read and Georgina Steytler who joined me while they were hanging out together and it was such a fun episode!

Instagram: @georgina_steytler and @robreadphotos

My guest Karim Bouzidi Idrissi joins me to share about how he goes out every day for bird photography and is enjoying local fall migration currently. We also get into his incredible trip to Middleton Island, Alaska where he spent 3 months living and studying the birds as well as photographing them. We wrap up the show talking about how he is working on creating a book of these images.

Instagram: @southshore_raptors

Website: www.karimbouzidi.ca

Kittiwake and urinals - https://www.instagram.com/p/DKuelN3Rv2I/?img_index=1

Kittiwake hung by line - https://www.instagram.com/p/DN5pjW7DU2A/?img_index=1

Puffin out of a door - https://www.instagram.com/p/DMDds1yRNUf/

Favorite images from Middleton Island - https://karimbouzidi.ca/my-best-shots/middletonisland

My guest Vince Maidens joins me to chat about working with Swifts and Swallows during some recent downtime and how he enjoys capturing the behavior and predatory nature of smaller birds. We also chat about the importance of pushing yourself creatively and wrap up the show talking about sharing strong opinions and his recent move into writing.

Instagram: @vincemaidens

Website: www.vincemaidensphotography.com

Writing on Substack: @vincemaidens

My guest Emily Tornga joins the show to chat about her enjoyment of fall migration in her back yard, the joy she finds from connecting with and creating community on social media, and she shares about her first experience photographing a seabird colony which is where we met in person for the first time.

Instagram: @the_peck_deck

Kate and Adam Rice join the show to chat about balancing personal and client work, they share about their approach to teaching during their workshops, and we talk about opening and running their gallery in Anchorage, Alaska!

Instagram: @karphotography

Website: www.karphotography.net

Tobias Yoder joins the show again! It's been 6 years since he was on the show and I'm so excited to have him back again. This time around we chat about making a detailed plan for a shot, especially one with incredibly unique weather conditions, in this case including an erupting volcano with a bird! We also talk about the joys of photographing things that cannot be planned and how emotional attachment often makes photos better to the person who captured them. We wrap up the discussion talking about Tobias' time away from sharing on social media and how very recently has started sharing more again.

My guest Justin Theurer joins me to discuss spending more time working with owls, specifically Northern Pygmy Owl, keeping a positive attitude about going out and working on project focused outings, and his transition and push to be a full-time professional wildlife photographer.

Instagram: @theurerguidedwildlifetours

My guest Matthew Dolkart joins me to chat about spending time and really working your local patch to gain knowledge and understanding to help betting your photography. We also discuss how seeing a hummingbird building a nest in urban Chicago sparked his interest in bird photography and how cool it was to see that bird return to the same spot year after year. Then we wrap up the conversation talking about his push towards more moody photos lately, what that means, how he is trying to achieve it, EMO bird week, and many other fun topics, hope you all enjoy the show!

Instagram: @thebirdherder

Black-crowned Night Heron with moving water

Great Blue Heron with moving water

Audrey & Jason Vicks - @birdnerdphotogs

My guest Levi Fitze joins me to discuss wrapping up shooting on his multi-year project about Grouse in the Alps, we talk about where his love of the mountains and harsh weather came from, and his focus on capturing images that move people and tell a story and how to go about doing that.

Instagram: @levifitze

Vincent Munier

Richard Flack joins me to discuss how he has put less pressure on his own photography lately and how many of his favorite images are all from near his home. We also have a conversation about the personal challenges I've been going through and struggles I've felt over the last year with my wildlife photography business. It's an in-depth conversation about this side of being a full-time wildlife photographer and we think you will connect with many aspects of it even though it's likely not your profession. Thanks as always for all of your support and for following along.

Instagram: @theflacksphotography