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Why I Don’t Disclose Wildlife Locations

October 17, 2011 Philosophically Speaking

You may have noticed that with many of my posts, I describe the location of my photos in most general terms. There’s a reason for this, and it has nothing to do with hoarding a choice photography spot. In fact, most places where I’ve photographed wildlife are quite open to the public and well-known by [...]

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Wildlife & Nature Photography Ethics

May 7, 2009 Ethics

“Responsible wildlife photographers observe a strict code of ethics. The cardinal rule: if anything you do directly or indirectly endangers, restricts or harasses an animal, stop and leave the animal alone. The integrity of a wildlife photograph evaporates if the subject was not free to come and go, if it shows fear or anxiousness, if [...]

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Witness to an Elk “Hunt” in Colorado’s Estes Park

November 30, 2008 Ethics

Recalling a sad confluence of elk (wapiti) and hunter in the enclaves of Colorado — in Estes Park. We weren’t expecting harm to come to these elk, meandering through a residential neighborhood of Estes Park, just blocks from the Stanley Hotel where the elk herds draw tourists with cameras, not lethal suburban adversaries.

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