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Wildlife Photo Chat

Release Date: 07/29/2025

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Wildlife Photo Chat

My guest Chiara Talia joins me to share the story of how she got into photography while going to school and how it helped her mental health. We also dive into her recent move back to Italy from Belgium where she started her wildlife photography. We wrap up the show talking about how she wants to combine her science background with more conservation photography. Follow Chiara Talia at: Instagram:

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248: Maceo Susi show art 248: Maceo Susi

Wildlife Photo Chat

Maceo Susi joins me this week to discuss photographing seaducks along the Massachusetts coasline, learning his subjects deeply and spending a lot of time with them when possible, and he shares his reasons for photographing such diversity in his wildlife photography and how it helps him in the long term. Follow Maceo at: Instagram: Show Mentions:

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247: Trond Westby show art 247: Trond Westby

Wildlife Photo Chat

Trond joins the show for a second time and we talk about getting stuck in the same patterns and what Trond has been doing to avoid that. He also shares about his experience tracking and trying to photograph Black Grouse and Capercaillie in a new area. Trond share a great story about photographing a Black-throated Loon in a very remote area and we chat about plenty of other things.

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246: Rob Read and Georgina Steytler show art 246: Rob Read and Georgina Steytler

Wildlife Photo Chat

Lots of laughs, great stories, contest talk and more with the amazing Rob Read and Georgina Steytler who joined me while they were hanging out together and it was such a fun episode! Follow Rob & Georgina at: Instagram: and

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245: Karim Bouzidi Idrissi show art 245: Karim Bouzidi Idrissi

Wildlife Photo Chat

My guest Karim Bouzidi Idrissi joins me to share about how he goes out every day for bird photography and is enjoying local fall migration currently. We also get into his incredible trip to Middleton Island, Alaska where he spent 3 months living and studying the birds as well as photographing them. We wrap up the show talking about how he is working on creating a book of these images. Follow Karim at: Instagram: Website: Show Mentions: Kittiwake and urinals - https://www.instagram.com/p/DKuelN3Rv2I/?img_index=1 Kittiwake hung by line - https://www.instagram.com/p/DN5pjW7DU2A/?img_index=1...

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244: Vince Maidens show art 244: Vince Maidens

Wildlife Photo Chat

My guest Vince Maidens joins me to chat about working with Swifts and Swallows during some recent downtime and how he enjoys capturing the behavior and predatory nature of smaller birds. We also chat about the importance of pushing yourself creatively and wrap up the show talking about sharing strong opinions and his recent move into writing. Follow Vince at: Instagram: Website: Writing on Substack:

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243: Emily Tornga show art 243: Emily Tornga

Wildlife Photo Chat

My guest Emily Tornga joins the show to chat about her enjoyment of fall migration in her back yard, the joy she finds from connecting with and creating community on social media, and she shares about her first experience photographing a seabird colony which is where we met in person for the first time. Follow Emily at: Instagram:

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242: Kate and Adam Rice show art 242: Kate and Adam Rice

Wildlife Photo Chat

Kate and Adam Rice join the show to chat about balancing personal and client work, they share about their approach to teaching during their workshops, and we talk about opening and running their gallery in Anchorage, Alaska! Follow Kate and Adam at: Instagram: Website:  

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241: Tobias Yoder show art 241: Tobias Yoder

Wildlife Photo Chat

Tobias Yoder joins the show again! It’s been 6 years since he was on the show and I’m so excited to have him back again. This time around we chat about making a detailed plan for a shot, especially one with incredibly unique weather conditions, in this case including an erupting volcano with a bird! We also talk about the joys of photographing things that cannot be planned and how emotional attachment often makes photos better to the person who captured them. We wrap up the discussion talking about Tobias’ time away from sharing on social media and how very recently has started sharing...

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240: Justin Theurer show art 240: Justin Theurer

Wildlife Photo Chat

My guest Justin Theurer joins me to discuss spending more time working with owls, specifically Northern Pygmy Owl, keeping a positive attitude about going out and working on project focused outings, and his transition and push to be a full-time professional wildlife photographer. Follow Justin at: Instagram:

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My guest Asher Lee joins me to discuss his transition from birder to photographer, a wild story of getting stuck in the mud at low tide, and his joy for shooting low-key birds are darker backgrounds.

Follow Asher Lee at:

Instagram: @asherleephotography

Show Mentions:

Kaisa Lee (Asher’s mom): @kaisaleephotography

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