If you are visiting Uganda, we highly recommend spending some time in its capital city Kampala. We’ve already covered in depth all our favourite things to do in Kampala, but we appreciate that if you don’t have time to do everything, you may be wondering how best to spend a day in Kampala. Well, with […]

In 2025, practicing street photography at a high level is more challenging than ever—technically, socially, and economically. But to be fair, it’s always been hard. Back in the film days, far fewer people were walking around with cameras. A street photographer stood out more—and not always in a good way. You were noticed. Sometimes questioned. […]

Podcast: Download (Duration: 32:38 — 59.8MB) In this episode of This Week in Photo, host Frederick Van Johnson sits down with Colin Smith, the creative force behind Photoshop Café. They explore the seismic shift generative AI is bringing to photography, and all disciplines of digital art. Was This Biggest Photoshop Update Ever? Colin, a long-time […]

With an average water temperature of between 36°C-40°C (97°F-104°F) you can enjoy the benefits to mind, body and soul of a lovely soak as you travel around this incredible country. I photographed the lovely stream and nearby fumaroles at the top of this post while driving around Iceland, the land of ice and fire. The […]

Southern Arizona is defined by its distinctive desert scenery, wide open spaces, and a surprising variety of environments to photograph. Around Tucson, the Sonoran Desert is on full display, with forests of saguaro cacti, rugged mountains, local wildlife, and skies that light up at sunrise and sunset. While it is easy to picture endless sand […]

After wildfires erupted in Los Angeles County earlier this year, a team from the Department of Housing and Urban Development descended on the wreckage. Led by HUD Secretary Scott Turner, the entourage walked through the rubble in Altadena, reassuring victims that the Trump administration had their back. At Turner’s request, a Christian-nationalist musician named Sean […]

Sarah met David on a Tuesday evening in October, at a coffee shop where she was grading papers and he was editing photos on his laptop. She noticed him first because of how intensely focused he seemed, swiping through hundreds of images on his phone, occasionally transferring them to Lightroom and making quick adjustments. When […]

This osprey photography opportunity was kind of a bonus. Well, maybe a big bonus. I went out the the Bubbling Ponds by the Fish Hatchery in Page Springs, AZ to kill a little time. I met a previously unknown to me fellow photographer and his wife and shared some stories. It’s good to share stories […]

It’s 3 AM, and you’ve found yourself scrolling through Amazon’s Best Sellers list of digital cameras, and you’ve come across a tiny, pink 44-megapixel compact camera, which purportedly has zoom (pink was sold out, so we got white instead). And on second look, you see it’s $40! You click “Buy Now” and don’t think about […]

Welcome to another weekly wrap-up of all of the happenings on the Light Stalking forums and community.  This week has been another wonderful week in the world of creating beautiful photographs.  Our community is all about positivity, encouraging people of all levels to reach the next step in their photographic journey. It’s a great bunch […]