For those of you that think global warming is nonsense, you really need to think again. Our object today was to photograph the inside of an Ice Cave, something I had been looking forward to for some time. The temperature at the entrance was what we would normally expect in the summer months, 6 degrees C. Higher than normal temperature means lots of thawing, rain vs. snow means lots of water. At the end of the day, the entrance was simply to dangerous to enter. Unstable roof area, falling rocks, raging water....get the picture.

Hello from Hawaii. I've been on Hawaii for the past 6 days in hopes of photographing some volcano activity. Before I took on the volcano I decided to shoot some seascapes. With difficult weather and high wind waves, access to some of the more desirable locations was not possible. Thanks to a young photographer who joined me, we landed a location for a sunrise.

While leading a recent Muench Photography Workshop in northeastern Norway, I took some time to wander around town with my clients and our guide.  One of the sites we visited was the Steilneset Memorial, located in Vardo, Norway.

Friday is a travel day for me and I am off to the Palouse area of Washington State to lead another Muench Workshop. This area is known for its green rolling hills (spring) that are similar to those in Tuscany, only these are much more pronounced and require specially modified equipment for cultivation. Looking forward to showing my clients this magical area of Washington.

Continuing our journey into the winter wonderland of Iceland.  On the Vatnsnes Peninsula in North-West Iceland just off shore stands the majestic Hvítserkur, a 15 meters' high monolith.  The legend goes that Hvítserkur is a petrified troll. The troll lived in Strandir and wanted to tear down the bells at Þingeyrarklaustur convent. But fortunately it was caught in the open during the very early hours of sunrise. 

Once again, here I am again at the airport. I'm heading to Iceland to photograph the wilds and the winter wonderland plus those crazy Northern Lights of Iceland. I hope the weather holds to support some areal photography that I have scheduled the day before everyone arrives.

With the exception of my camera gear, this is the lightest that I have ever packed.  Sitting at the SEATAC airport boarding in just under an hour and sporting an ear to ear smile.  I'm off for another exciting private safari to Tanzania.  With a limited number of clients, there will be lots of personal attention and coaching, just the way I like it.  For this trip, we are covering two areas, a private camp in the Ndutu area followed by another private camp in the Namiri concession.