Alyce Bender |Nature Photographer

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

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

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 said, this was my first visit to the island country and my initial impressions were mixed. Now, I was in country for ten days and while that may seem a good bit of time, Iceland, for the photographer, is a very large area to cover. Yes, theoretically you can complete the entire Ring Road (Iceland's main highway that circles the island) in t

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

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

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

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

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

With over a week of overcast skies and a chill in the air, I thought it would be suitable to write about fall foliage in the Hakkoda Mountai

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

Oirase Gorge, located at the base of the Hakkoda Mountains in Japan and within the boundaries of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park, has t