Mesa Verde: A Park Preserving Cultural Treasure

700 Years of Life on the Mesa To wrap up our celebration of National Parks Week, We’re rounding out our spotlights with one last destination […]

National Parks Spotlight: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

LAND OF THE BLUE SMOKE It’s National Park Week, which means it’s time to highlight some of these special places sightseers hold dear to their […]

National Parks Spotlight: Denali National Park and Preserve

Six Million Acres in the Alaskan Wilderness It’s National Parks Week, and the best way to celebrate is by showcasing National Parks from around the […]

Black-and-White Photography: Images in Monochrome

Expand your inner creativity with black-and-white photography. Story and photos by Chris Collard My first camera was a Kodak 110 Instamatic, received for selling magazine […]

Photography Gear for the Outdoor Enthusiast: Peak Design

Travel Photography Made Easy Traveling and photography often go hand in hand. Many are inspired to travel when they see breathtaking photographs of exotic locations […]

Viewfinder: Photography and Light

Creative Photography and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Light. This thin slice of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum—wavelengths that are visible to the eye—has mystified philosophers and polymaths […]

VIEWFINDER: AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

The art of aerial photography … at your fingertips Aerial photography hit the fast track when Orville and Wilbur Wright launched the “Wright Flyer” in […]

Viewfinder: The Traveler’s Guide to Portrait Photography

Sharing the planet’s chronicle through the eyes of its souls On a bookshelf in my office rests a National Geographic collection dating back to the […]