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Essays & Stories

Visual stories of nature & conservation

Narratives that weave together personal insight, photography, field experience, and thoughtful research. These stories explore the natural world through a lens of curiosity and care to highlight moments that stayed with me long after the shutter clicked.

Mother, foal and stallion horse

Wild Horses of the Wild West

The search for Colorado's wild horses to learn about their conservation.

Fish in the ocean

An Ocean of Intelligence

Marine organisms possess facets of consciousness, including intelligence.

Japanese macaque

Debate: The Ethics of Zoos

Are zoos justified by their support of education, research, and conservation?

Marine barnacles

Debate: Species on the Move

Are invasive species really invaders? Or is their movement a natural process?

Ape at the zoo

How I Got the Shot

To make a great wildlife photo you need to get inside the animal's head.

Great white egret

Unveiling the
Danube Delta

Exploring the Danube Delta and its bird-life in enchanting Romania.

Orangutan at the zoo

Zoos for None, Freedom for All

Can zoos justify keeping animals in captivity? Or is that beyond ethics?

Lichen on a rock

A Likeness of
Lichen

Lichen: the wise old crones of the biological world, right beneath our feet.

Leopard in a tree

In Communion with Leopards

There are few places I feel the weight of my own mortality. Africa is one.

Black timber wolf

Wrestling with
Wolves

I realized in that moment, I wasn’t the only one looking a predator in the eye.

American Bison

The Problem of
Rewilding

Exploring the reintroduction of North America's megafauna to the Wild West.

Black rhino

Greetings in
the Night

One dark, Namibian night. One watering hole. And eight black rhinos.

Male African lion

Lessons from a
Lion Tracker

Learning about wildlife conservation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Gradient Ocean

Poetry of
Nature

Short poems about subtle experiences and observances in nature and with wildlife.

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