Northern Lights in Kansas City: How to See & Photograph the Aurora Borealis
The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) are a rare and special treat for Kansas City. Sitting at Latitude ~39°N, KC is much further south than the typical viewing zones, like Canada or Alaska, and sightings of the aurora borealis are extremely rare. In an average decade, visible auroras might only occur less than three times. However,...
Animal Portraits from GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
When the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium announced their GloWild event would return, I jumped at the chance to get tickets for this year's "Around the World" theme. I took it as a fun assignment to shoot animal "portraits" of my favorite illuminated silk lanterns. The lantern sculptures for the event were hand-crafted by 151...
Barbados: A Tale of Two Coasts
A fan pushes warm, humid air around the room. The first hint of hazy morning light seeps through slatted wooden blinds, the bright blue curtains puffing in and out in the morning breeze. I hear palms rustling and waves crashing and rolling onto a beach. I get out of bed and shuffle to the window....
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge
I have been setting my sights on day trip destinations near Kansas City. I'm seeking places to branch out and shoot landscape and wildlife photography. I visited Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Missouri, about 90 minutes drive north of the city. Loess Bluffs is a birdwatchers' favorite thanks to its terrain of wetlands...
Four Seasons of Loose Park Photography in Kansas City, MO
One landscape photographer pro-tip I received was to choose a place near your home that you can return to again and again, at all times of the year, at all times of day, for photography practice. It teaches you how to look at a place from so many angles and in so many circumstances with...