Alyce Bender |Nature Photographer

An in-depth article on my latest trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park covering the challenges and highlights of the trip.

Lets start with the numbers: five states (four that I actually photographed in during the trip), 12 days, and roughly 55 hours behind the wh

August always seems to be THE time for large photographic trips. So many photographers I know either run or attend workshops and/or tours in

Because I was in Japan for so many weeks and I bounced around as the weather dictated, I am going to share the images based on subject rathe

The majority of my shooting came from my childhood town of Gainesville, Florida. Home to the University of Florida, I grew up roaming the pi

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

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...

Up to this point I have shared where to go for the endangered Red Crowned Crane and what to expect when photographing the vulnerable Steller

I left off the last post getting ready to head away from the endangered Red Crowned Cranes and Kushiro for the northeastern coast of Hokkaid

I finally got some time to sit down and write a review of the amazing winter wildlife expedition in Hokkaido I embarked on back in February

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

While these amazing shows of human and technological advances are stunning and worth the visit, there is so much more to this country. And t

Celebrating the New Year with lots of firsts and reflection, this is a look back at one of my first serious photography adventures - a three

Let me touch on some of my favorite locations along the Oregon Coastal Highway, discovered when I joined Jim Harmon's Improve Photograph

So when I found out that my husband and I were moving to Japan, my excitement was off the charts. It was at that moment I made myself a prom

For four days he lead a small group of other photographers, including myself, around this area of Washington, giving us views of back roads,

Shared between Oregon and Washington, the Columbia River Gorge is one of the premier landscape photography meccas of the United States. Beau

Bali. That far off, tropical island, so many people hear about visiting. Lush jungles filled with monkeys and volcanoes in the distance. Bea

Leaving the vast, classic Western landscapes along the Utah/Arizona boarder, my photo expedition had me heading south, closer to mass civili