Alyce Bender |Nature Photographer

This month has been one of many highs and a few lows. As the new normal continues to level out and we move our lives even more so online,...

Over the last five weeks I have been bouncing around the Pacific Coast states and the Southwestern US. Such a mix of environments at this ti

Ah September! The month where autumn starts, cool evenings appear and the northern areas of North America are starting to get their first sn

July was filled with highs and lows. Bouncing between Monterey and Las Vegas has taken much of my time this past month, leading to days w...

I would like to introduce you to some locations in Southern Nevada that are excellent for wildlife and landscape photography. Here are my to

May, like so many other months was filled with activities. However, there were only a handful of photography adventures that netted images t

Hometown adventures were the name of the game since I spent the entire month in Las Vegas, dealing with business administration type duties,

Wow! What a short month February turned out to be! So much went on that it seemed before I could blink or catch my breath, March was already

January seemed to fly by while I was on the road. It's interesting that with all the travel I have been doing, I always seem to know wha

As photography is a creative pursuit, every photographer's personal life does impact them in their craft somehow. For me, my personal li

It seems this month has both dragged on as well as sped by.  While it seems like December 1st was just yesterday, here I sit reviewing the m

Surrounding my last visit to the Faroe Islands, I had the chance to explore several distinct areas of the Scottish Highlands. Arriving in Ed

November was a month on the road for me. I spent my time exploring Arizona, making a big loop from Davis Dam down to the Superstitions east

What a month! It started out with me traveling through Nevada in the RV with my pups, transitioned into an adventure in the Scottish Highlan

As a whole, the Faroe Islands are stark and harsh environment for shooting and exploring. However, with a bit of prep work, the proper gear,

Iceland, so many photographers and travelers have already been but yet there is so much to see that it keeps them coming back. That being...

Wow! What a month. First month I have been traveling full time and it did not disappoint. The month started out with me landing in Icelan...

I am going to start writing these monthly reviews in addition to the location guides I have been creating. This will be more personal storie

I would like to introduce my readers to the Japanese traditional calendar which breaks the year into 24 seasonal divisions and 72 micro-seas

Lets start with Germany. Our trip in country started in Munich and headed southeast-east before taking a turn to the north close to the Fren