O.K., so this is not yet National Geographic quality. I had trouble staying focused for two reasons. One – I wasn’t sure which buttons to push to get the video going and how to keep it in focus. But second and maybe more pertinent – the bear just kept getting closer and closer (way…

Toto, our beloved kitten left us about three months ago and also left a huge hole in all of our hearts. So…. this Saturday, Ken and Yumiko and I went to the adoption center at Pet Pals and found these two beautiful little sisters – top is Tango and bottom in Conolli. We are…

I’ve finally gotten a chance to sit down and sort through way too many photographs of one of the most exciting and wonderful weeks of my life – photographing the brown bears of Katmai National Park in Southwestern, Alaska. I flew to Kodiak, Alaska on Saturday, August 31 and joined famed photographers Art Morris…

We thought we would be flying to Katmai today, but the weather is too bad and so we probably will not get off this island until tomorrow. Oh life in Alaska….. I also just learned there is no internet or cell phone connection except in dire emergency when we are on the boat…

Most of the time when I am slogging through the tall grass at Valley Forge all the katydids hop away as fast as they can. But a few days ago, I found one looking for a friend. This guy was perched on a stem, facing the wrong direction for a portrait. I gingerly put my…

Today is my 61st birthday!!! And my beautiful, wonderful daughter Yumiko made me thee best most creative birthday cake. It is a Nikon Camera Cake made from scratch. Check this out:

Richie and Izzy Richie and Izzy a Little More Relaxed Izzy Loves Her Mom Zanne, Rob and Izzy en Pointe Izzadorable Old Ma and Yumiko Zanne, Rob and Richie Father and Daughter Father and Daughter Two Two Fathers Two Relaxed Fathers Robroy Chalmers Yumiko and Ken Zanne and Izzy Yumiko and Izzy Young Beauties