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Birds of the Sun
Ten years ago, Jerry and I packed up our camera gear and headed north to Alaska. Our goal was to find and film one of the world’s most remarkable animal species—the Arctic terns. Every year these small (they weigh less than five ounces) birds make the longest documented round-trip migration on Earth. Their odyssey from the North Pole to Antarctica and back again can cover more than 45,000 miles.
Our pre-production research indicated
A Whale of a Story
Of all the many fascinating things Jerry Harned and I have photographed during the past 38 years, our experiences with humpback whales rank near the top of the list. We’ve been blessed by numerous opportunities to work in close proximity (sometimes less than 20 feet) of these majestic giants, and the sensation of being sprayed or splashed by a 40 foot, 40-ton animal is incredible.
The thrills have extended beyond our close
Come Let Us Adore Him
One of the many production resources that Jerry and I have often accessed over the past 30 years is the extraordinary collection of visual material contained in the archives of NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). It’s a wealth of photographs, film and video footage that document the American space program, including the missions of Mercury, Apollo, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station.
As I’ve spent hundreds of hours