Wildlife Photo Chat

My guest Kyle Doerksen joins me to discuss moving to Los Angeles and how he has enjoyed finding and photographing birds around urban areas. We talk about his favorite things about traveling, which he did internationally for over a year, and his favorite things about being in one place for wildlife photography. We also dive into his interest in other genres of photography and how experimenting with those improves his wildlife photography.
Follow Kyle at:
Instagram: @kyle.doerksen
Show Mentions:
Night Herons from Vietnam

My guest Annalise Kaylor joins me to chat all about her preparation for an upcoming floating hide workshop she is running and all the challenging logistics dealing with that. We then dive deep into an article she wrote on her website all about what we are saying about our photography if we aren't willing to be transparent about the stories behind what we share. We wrap up the conversation talking all about the differences between wildlife photo workshops and photo tours and how important it is for leaders to be transparent about what they are offering as well.
Follow Annalise at:
Instagram: @annalisekaylor
Show Mentions:
Her article we talked about in the show

My guest Brian Matthews joins me to discuss how he got into bird photography starting in his childhood, spending time with a subject to learn more and build a portfolio of images vs. just passing through an area, and he shares all about his experience and the challenges of photographing puffins and other seabirds from in the water with an underwater housing.
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Instagram: @bwmphoto

Rich returns to the show 5 years later and 5 years into his full-time wildlife photography career. We start the show talking about challenges and rewards of making photography your job. Rich also shares how he works hard to make all of his tours an experience in addition to teaching his guests how to get amazing photos. We wrap up the show talking about some of his favorite birds to spend time with and photograph, Dippers!
Follow Richard at:
Instagram: @mywildlifeimages
Website: www.richardcampionphotography.com

Richard is back for a 3rd time on the show and it's an amazing conversation as always! Richard shares about how this past year and the coming one has had a bunch of firsts for him including launching a leadership coaching business, putting together a signature trip for 2 of his mentorship students, and the upcoming launch of a documentary about critically endangered Blue Swallow which will be released on March 10, 2026! We of course talk about all sorts of other things as we always do, hope you enjoy!
Follow Richard at:
Instagram: @theflacksphotography