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This has been an exciting week for wildlife discoveries on the west coast. The latest being a rare white Killer Whale off the coast of Alaska. Having been reportedly seen last month and perhaps as long as 3 years ago this whale has since eluded researchers studying pods of whales in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. Although white in color from afar it’s believe not to be albino, but rather yellow/brown in color. E

After reading this article I highly recommend reading:Facebook’s Terms of Use: From Bad to Beyond WorsePublished February 17, 2008 Last week in my post “How The Rights To Your Photo Are Being Hijacked Through Photo Contests & Social Media” I mentioned that social media sites like Facebook were grabbing the rights of submitted photos as many photo contests are now doing. Clearly this trend to grab the

I’m happy to announce that one of my Arctic Refuge photos was featured in this past Sunday’s print edition of the Washington Post. No Roads, No Regrets – Washington Post Details: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Washington Post The original image   Arctic Refuge View Special thanks to John Harrington for sending me an image of the Travel page. [tags]Arctic Refuge, photo, photography, lan

One of the more interesting articles that I’ve read recently was “Tip of the Iceberg” by Thom Hogan. Oriented towards the more serious photographer this article challenges common thought regarding the cost impact of a high end camera body and how you might consider weighting it in your budget given the overall expense you’ll likely incur as a photographer. I read this after my new DSLR order w

I dread falling into a techhead mode, but this Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III Hands-On Review video was too funny not to post. One thing that instantly made me chuckle is the porno music and the visual inspection of the sensor which by appearance clearly demonstrates how great it is. All teasing aside if you’ve never unwrapped a Canon 1 body this is a must see. I have to admit I found the comparison of the 1Ds Mark III

More coverage has surfaced on Creative Commons licensing this time specifically in relation to Flickr on Wire.com. Check it out… Creative Commons Licenses Are Permanent — Except on Flickr – Wired An added perk… I was quoted in the article as a result of my blog article on the topic. What licensing do you use? Take part in my poll [tags]Creative Commons, Flickr, Wired, photo, pohtography, [/tags]

The results from the “In Your Own Backyard” Photography Blog Project are in and the turn out for such a short time frame was great. Thanks to all that entered. Since initiating the project on November 9th I’ve discovered and rediscovered some great photographers. Getting a chance to virtually meet fellow photographers and learn a little more about where they live has been an honor. To those that submitted thank

Back in July I attended and reviewed a lecture on “The Legal Landscape of Street Shooting” put on by Fotovision.org. I have been chomping at the bit to share this with my blog readers, so much so I took it upon myself to assist in producing the podcast of it. It’s taken some time to get out, but it’s finally been released. This podcast is just shy of 2 hours long, but I can assure you it is we