All Things Wild Photography and Art

Hi, Reader — a little thought from my latest night walk. Some nights, the forest feels impossibly alive. Other nights, almost nothing seems to be happening. It made me wonder about all the rhythms that determine when wildlife becomes active — and how many of them we are completely oblivious to. The forest is always moving. We simply catch glimpses of it. I wrote about this in my latest post: The Rhythms We Don't See here are nights when the forest feels impossibly alive. You walk along a...

Hi, Reader— here again, sharing some of my thought process. The more I learn about evolution and biology, the more surprised I am by nature. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much learning changes the way we see. The more I understand about the lives, bodies, behaviors, and histories of the creatures I photograph, the more extraordinary even the smallest details become. So I wrote a little about that — about biology, photography, curiosity, and the strange feeling that the more I...

Hi Reader A photograph can show us a moment. A creature. A gesture. A landscape. A particular arrangement of light and color. But there is always a world beyond the edges of the frame. It cannot show the hours spent looking for the subject, what happened before the shutter was pressed, or what was happening inside the photographer at that precise moment. And photography doesn't necessarily have to reproduce reality literally. It can document, interpret, transform, or become something entirely...

Hi Reader, A few days ago, I joined a friend while she worked on her property, camera in hand and no particular expectations. The first thing I found was a tiny lynx spider. Then, a masked tree frog resting quietly on a branch, perfectly camouflaged in its daytime colors. That afternoon helped me put something into words that had been quietly growing for years. I've always believed photography could tell stories, reveal beauty, and inspire people to look more closely at the natural world. But...

Hi,Reader For years, I dreamed of a quieter life—one surrounded by nature, far from traffic, deadlines, and constant urgency. When I finally built that life, I expected to feel completely at peace. Instead, I discovered something I never anticipated. Slowing down isn't as simple as it sounds. Sometimes, when the noise disappears, we're left wondering who we are without it. In my latest Paths Through the Wild essay, I reflect on what it means to leave behind a fast-paced life, why purpose...

Lately I’ve been reflecting a lot about what abundance truly means. A few days ago, I took my bicycle and rode to the beach through tropical roads surrounded by forests, monkeys, birds, giant trees, and the smell of the ocean in the air. And during that ride, I found myself thinking deeply about life, about the path that brought me here, and about the kind of life I have been trying to build since leaving everything familiar behind. For a long time, like many people, I associated abundance...

Hola,Reader Quería contarte algo de forma simple. Reabrí el curso de Macrofotografía en la Naturaleza No es un curso nuevo, pero sí es una NUEVA versión actualizada. Volví a revisar todo el contenido, ordenarlo mejor y ajustar y agregar algunas cosas para que sea más claro y más aplicable cuando estás en el campo. Cuando empecé con la macrofotografía, aprendí sola. Probando, equivocándome, volviendo a intentar. Y hubo cosas importantes —como entender realmente la luz— que me llevaron mucho...

Hello Reader I hope you’ve had a moment recently to slow down, even just a little. Lately, I’ve been thinking about something I get asked often — a simple question, but one that carries a deeper story: Why do I photograph such small things? In a world that celebrates what is big, striking, and immediately impressive, choosing to focus on tiny, often overlooked lives can seem unusual. Insects, small amphibians, quiet details most people walk past… And yet, this is where everything changed for...

Hello,Reader Sometimes, when we look closely enough, the world becomes larger. Recently, I found myself reflecting on something that continues to amaze me: many of the inventions we celebrate as human achievements — architecture, paper, climate control, chemical defense, even diving systems — were already being explored by insects millions of years before we existed. This reflection, deeply inspired by ideas from my book The World of Small, led me to write a new article where I share some of...