Getting the shot meant making the camera part of the landscape, and then leaving it behind.
This is a camera trapping location I've returned to many times over the years. While searching for new camera angles here, I decided to climb inside the old hollowed out tree and place a camera looking out. What happened next was incredible..
There are few animals that seem as perfectly at home in the rugged Montana landscape as the mountain lion. Rarely seen and incredibly elusive, they move through the country with such confidence, making even the steepest terrain look like a walk in the park. Mountain lions are built for this
In the far north, winter has a way of making everything feel larger, the mountains, the darkness, and the silence. On one unforgettable night, I found myself standing on a frozen river beneath a sky that seemed to come alive.
More than finding an animal, wildlife photography is about reading the landscape, understanding the signs, and being there when something extraordinary unfolds. This is the story behind Grizzly Remains, my Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning image.
I started “The Wild Journal” for those who love nature and want to learn more about it. Every month, I will share stories from the places I go, the animals I follow, and the photographs that rarely make it onto the wall. For more than two decades, I've
