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Monthly Review: September 2019
Ah September! The month where autumn starts, cool evenings appear and the northern areas of North America are starting to get their first sn

Alyce Bender
Oct 10, 20196 min read


The Wild Side of Monterey, CA
Due to the giant submarine canyon and the various marine environments found around Monterey Bay, this area is a hotbed for marine and coasta

Alyce Bender
Sep 6, 20193 min read


Monthly Review: July 2019
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...

Alyce Bender
Aug 8, 20193 min read


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

Alyce Bender
Jul 7, 20197 min read


Monthly Review: May 2019
May, like so many other months was filled with activities. However, there were only a handful of photography adventures that netted images t

Alyce Bender
Jun 4, 20193 min read


Monthly Review: March 2019
Hometown adventures were the name of the game since I spent the entire month in Las Vegas, dealing with business administration type duties,

Alyce Bender
Apr 3, 20195 min read


Monthly Review: February 2019
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

Alyce Bender
Mar 2, 20195 min read


Monthly Review: January 2019
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

Alyce Bender
Jan 31, 20195 min read


Chasing Wild Horses in Arizona
During this year of wondering I was determined to capture images of American mustangs in the wild. Arizona was my jumping off point and did

Alyce Bender
Jan 27, 20196 min read


2018: Year in the Rear View
As photography is a creative pursuit, every photographer's personal life does impact them in their craft somehow. For me, my personal li

Alyce Bender
Dec 28, 20189 min read


Monthly Review: December 2018
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

Alyce Bender
Dec 28, 20183 min read


Monthly Review: November 2018
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

Alyce Bender
Nov 30, 20184 min read


Monthly Review: October 2018
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

Alyce Bender
Nov 2, 20183 min read


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

Alyce Bender
Jul 16, 20189 min read


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


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


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


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


Best of 2017
As it is almost the end of another year, I thought it appropriate to review my work, choosing some of the best images from 2018. Many you ma

Alyce Bender
Dec 16, 20177 min read


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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