I saw it out in the green field, a blackish-brown dot in the distance. A few people started gathering looking in the same direction. I was on a mission to see grizzly bears in BC Canada, and FINA...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/bear-watching-3-ways-to-see-grizzly-bears-in-the-wild/
“This is Zululand, not Disneyland. You can’t book animals to show up,” our safari guide Christian reminded us. Granted, he had sort of taunted us because on the first game drive we went on ...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/south-africa-safari-tour-experiences-thanda/
“The goal tonight is to get to the right places at the right times and come away learning something new,” Jody said as I squinted into the glaring sun and out across the expanse of mud flats ...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/anchorage-twilight-photography-workshop/
Making an initial camera brand choice for the serious photographer is difficult because it sets you in a direction that dictates years of gear to come. In the past, your choices were primarily ...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/switch-from-dslr-to-mirrorless/
“That’s a beautiful photo, what camera do you use?” is probably one of the most frequent questions I hear. Of course it’s an innocent question meant with good intentions, however it does ...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/how-to-take-better-vacation-pictures/
Everything just felt wrong. I didn’t know how to carry the lens, hold it or even lock it into place! It felt as if I had grown a third arm or 11th finger; everything was awkward, and everything...
It’s a sunny, brisk day in a city that is new to me; the perfect day to grab my camera and go explore. Fluffy clouds, blue skies, people out bustling around city center, a river bank, fall tr...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/walking-map-cork-city-ireland/
The Irish landscape is made up of magical green rolling hills, rocky cliffs, burnt orange bog land, and grayish limestone – and it’s begging to be photographed . But with great beauty comes�...
Three times every day 50+ people sit down at wooden tables with colorful plastic plates piled high with food at Project Peru, the refuge my niece and I had been volunteering at outside of Lima fo...
Every country has them…abandoned scary places. Places that give you goose bumps and make the hair on the back of your neck prickle. For Halloween I thought I’d compile my best scary and creep...