Living Wilderness
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Kevin Ebi is a professional nature photographer whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic, National Wildlife, Smithsonian,and Outdoor Photographer. Follow this blog for thoughts on nature photography and
Living Wilderness
3w ago
One of the reasons I treasure my time in nature so much is that it allows me to enter a completely different world — a world of striking scenery and fascinating animals. But my favorite days are ones when I can disappear into this world without having to try to disappear.
There are a number of things photographers can do to try to get closer to the animals they photograph. They can take pictures from their cars. They can use hides. They can wrap themselves and their giant lenses with camouflage.
My favorite outings, however, are when animals know I’m there and still don’t care ..read more
Living Wilderness
1M ago
I’m fortunate to live in a area with so many distinctive landscape features. I could recognize Mount Rainier, certain waterfalls, or parts of the Pacific Northwest coast from rough sketches.
While their defining characteristics are burned into my memory, they were not always that way. Just as my hair has changed color over the decades, so, too, have their appearances. One of the ways I find tranquility in nature is to slow down and watch that change at work ..read more
Living Wilderness
2M ago
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but I do have something of a New Year tradition. One of my first pictures of the year is typically from the waterfront a half dozen miles from my home ..read more
Living Wilderness
4M ago
As another year draws to a close, it’s time for an annual tradition: a review of my work from the past 12 months ..read more
Living Wilderness
4M ago
Today is the December solstice and how you view it is a matter of perspective ..read more
Living Wilderness
5M ago
I really needed just one picture of a green sea turtle for an upcoming project, but pictures are often better when I get the chance to know my subject on a deeper level. And I’m very thankful for the hours I got to spend with the turtles off Rarotonga in the Cook Islands ..read more
Living Wilderness
7M ago
We all have favorite things. A favorite color. Perhaps a favorite flower. Or maybe a favorite bird.
The flip side of that is that we also have things we hate. Or at least strongly dislike. One of the things I have been working through is whether the things that have made it on my dislike list really deserve to be there ..read more
Living Wilderness
8M ago
When I’m working in the field, even when I have a very good idea of how exactly I want my picture to turn out, I may go through a dozen or so takes to ensure the image I captured expresses exactly what I’m after. If I’ve become captivated by something unexpected, I may go through a hundred or more.
The image that I’m calling Ruby Portal, shown above, was the product of the latter approach. I was on the Pacific coast in the Olympic Wilderness of Washington state where wildfire haze was giving the setting sun a striking color. I wasn’t sure how everything would turn out.
For a while, it appear ..read more
Living Wilderness
9M ago
When I wrote last month about learning to appreciate nature in my own backyard, I expected it to be timely only in the context of such an image making it into an art exhibit. But over the past month, there have been new debates over how much access the public should have to popular wilderness areas. As access becomes more restricted, we may all have to start appreciating backyards more ..read more
Living Wilderness
10M ago
The subject of this image isn’t a specific thing. This image is actually about an experience ..read more