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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

Alyce Bender
Sep 29, 202017 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Mar 27, 202013 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Jan 17, 20204 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Dec 6, 20186 min read
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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,

Alyce Bender
Oct 30, 201810 min read
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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...

Alyce Bender
Sep 30, 20188 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Jun 7, 20189 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
May 8, 20185 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Apr 18, 201810 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Mar 9, 20185 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Feb 1, 201810 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Jan 3, 20188 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Nov 1, 20176 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Oct 15, 20176 min read
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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,

Alyce Bender
Oct 1, 20176 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Sep 15, 20176 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Aug 1, 20178 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Jul 1, 20177 min read
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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,...

Alyce Bender
Jun 14, 20175 min read
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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

Alyce Bender
Jun 1, 20175 min read
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