Aug 4, 2016
A Colour Without Peer
It’s a colour I’ve been trying to capture all my adult life. I want to hold it in my hand, bathe in it, live forever near it. It’s a...
Jul 20, 2016
Bats in My Belfry
I like bats. No, don't turn away. Let me explain why. Ever since I taught a young bat to fly twenty years ago, they hold a special place...
Jul 12, 2016
A Boy and His Toadlets
When it comes to nature, there is nothing that pleases my son more than small creatures. One of my earliest photos of Luca shows him as a...
Jun 24, 2016
A Glimpse of Grey
Black rhinos differ greatly in temperament; some are relatively placid, while others are highly strung and liable to charge at the sound...
Jun 17, 2016
Little Otter Meets Giant Otter
Have you ever wondered how one otter species would react if it met another? I did, and for a long time. Peru is fortunate to count no...
Jun 12, 2016
Nature and Photography: Uneasy Partners
Recently, a good friend of mine posted a link on Facebook to an article entitled A Sad Tale of Photographing in Yellowstone, by...
Jun 6, 2016
Tadpoles, Tantrums, and Trash
I’m sitting on a concrete walkway which spans the Lurin River, in Pachacamac, Lima, Peru. Our house is just five minutes’ walk – or a...
Jun 1, 2016
Communication
The torrential rain that delayed our departure from camp at last dwindles to a fine mist. Half an hour later, a watery sun glints on...
May 22, 2016
Giants of the Madre de Dios
I thought I’d share with you (a slightly adapted) part of the introduction to a book I co-wrote with my husband, Frank Hajek, in 2006....
May 11, 2016
Sixty Degrees North and The Pigeonhole Experience
Let me introduce you to ‘The Pigeonhole Experience’. The Pigeonhole is a digital publishing platform offering an innovative product: a...
