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Sep 30
17 min

North To Alaska!

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

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Trip Report: Japanese Winter Wildlife Adventure 2020

Alyce Bender

Mar 27
13 min

Trip Report: Japanese Winter Wildlife Adventure 2020

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

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Alyce Bender

Jan 17
4 min

Trip Report: North Central Florida

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

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Alyce Bender

Dec 6, 2018
6 min

A Glimpse of Scotland

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

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Alyce Bender

Oct 31, 2018
10 min

Discovering the Faroe Islands

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,

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Alyce Bender

Sep 30, 2018
8 min

Iceland: A Traveler's Paradox

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...

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Alyce Bender

Jun 8, 2018
9 min

Winter Wildlife in Japan - Part 3

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

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Alyce Bender

May 8, 2018
5 min

Winter Wildlife in Japan - Part 2

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

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Alyce Bender

Apr 18, 2018
10 min

Winter Wildlife in Japan - Part 1

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

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Alyce Bender

Mar 9, 2018
5 min

Location Scout: Germany and Paris

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

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Alyce Bender

Feb 1, 2018
10 min

Location Scout: United Arab Emirates

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

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Alyce Bender

Jan 3, 2018
8 min

The Maine Attraction

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

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Alyce Bender

Nov 1, 2017
6 min

Along the Oregon Coastal Highway

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

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Alyce Bender

Oct 16, 2017
6 min

Snow Monkeys in Jigokudani Valley

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

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Alyce Bender

Oct 1, 2017
6 min

Wandering Wonderful Washington Pt. 1

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

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Alyce Bender

Sep 15, 2017
6 min

Columbia River Gorge: An Introduction

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

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Alyce Bender

Aug 1, 2017
8 min

Bali: Cultural and Scenic Escape

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

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Alyce Bender

Jul 1, 2017
7 min

Shooting Central Arizona

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

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Alyce Bender

Jun 14, 2017
5 min

Aloha Oahu

This was, by far, the shortest international trip I have taken in a very long time. In total, I only had six days on island. Of those, th...

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Alyce Bender

Jun 1, 2017
5 min

The Classic Southwest Landscape

For a photographer use to the humid, swampy Floridian prairies and the dense Appalachian forests, the desert areas of the Southwest United S

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Alyce Bender |Nature Photographer

North To Alaska!

Trip Report: Japanese Winter Wildlife Adventure 2020

Trip Report: North Central Florida

A Glimpse of Scotland

Discovering the Faroe Islands

Iceland: A Traveler's Paradox

Winter Wildlife in Japan - Part 3

Winter Wildlife in Japan - Part 2

Winter Wildlife in Japan - Part 1

Location Scout: Germany and Paris

Location Scout: United Arab Emirates

The Maine Attraction

Along the Oregon Coastal Highway

Snow Monkeys in Jigokudani Valley

Wandering Wonderful Washington Pt. 1

Columbia River Gorge: An Introduction

Bali: Cultural and Scenic Escape

Shooting Central Arizona

Aloha Oahu

The Classic Southwest Landscape

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