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Hi there , After 3 weeks of intense hiking, travel, hot and cold weather, recovering from Shingles, lack of sleep, lots of stress, etc, I was down with a bad cold after coming back home to Los Angeles. I lost my voice, was coughing, with nasal congestion and lack of energy, sleeping over 12 hours…

I received quite a lot of emails from yesterday's newsletter. Many said my pre-2011 photos were great. I was shocked at first. Then I realized what really happened. Because before 2011, I did feel that those photos were great too. And I was stuck for ten years before I could have a breakthrough. Link to…

Have you ever taken a photo that you really liked, but somehow it didn't do well in FB, IG, and when you submit to contests, it didn't make the cut. And then you saw some similar photos actually winning, and you were like, what the heck, mine is so much better. This is so unfair……

Just want to share a few photos of wolves (all taken with a Canon R5 and 600mm and 1.4x and 2x teleconverters) and hear your thoughts about a topic… that Yellowstone wolves may be in danger very soon… In the past 10 years, I've travelled all over the world to photograph wildlife. One thing I…

I started to take wildlife photography seriously in 2011. At the time, I knew nothing about bird and wildlife photography. I couldn't nail the focus nor correct exposure most of the time. But I still remember my first time using a 500mm f/4 rental lens vividly. Summer, 2011. I got off work and drove an…

Story: In this video, I explained what it really means by “award-winning” and the confusion of it. Then I talked about an encounter that changed me, especially from an email. Hope you enjoy it! Need more help? Watch my one-hour free training on how I took award-winning bird and wildlife photos! Register Now >> Transcript:…

Birds-in-flight is super fun and challenging. I always try to get non-sky background because it looks more pleasant this way. It always takes a lot of planning and skill to nail an in-flight photo of a bird which is eye-level to the camera, with decent light, no harsh shadow and with non-distracting background. But one…

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