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Issue 2024.01

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Issue 2024.01

Unearthly Light

Image of a tree at night with a halo glow
© Reuben Wu  

Reuben Wu’s Otherworldly Landscapes Were Shot with an iPhone

Words by Bill Sawalich, Images by Reuben Wu

Reuben Wu has a habit of turning personal passions into creative careers. First as a designer, then a musician, and now a photographer, Wu’s artistic drive knows no bounds. His hauntingly beautiful photographs juxtapose unnatural light with the natural landscape. He is equipment agnostic, using whatever device best serves his vision, including everything from drones to LED cube lights, fiber optics to medium format digital cameras.

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Whale with mouth slightly open up close.

Paul Nicklen on Keeping the Wild in Wildlife Photography

Words by Cynthia Haynes, Images by Paul Nicklen

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An image of photographer Ansel Adams in the woods

Why Ansel Adams Still Inspires (& Confounds) Photographers Today

Words and Images by Ted Orland

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Image of a tree at night with a halo glow

Reuben Wu’s Otherworldly Landscapes Were Shot with an iPhone

Words by Bill Sawalich, Images by Reuben Wu

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Desert landscape with lavender colored flowers and sky, a sand dune in the distance.

How to Develop Style in Outdoor Photography

Words and Images by Erin Babnik

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A bear with a trout in it's mouth, breaking guts with its teeth.

What Photographers Can Learn from Fish

Words and Images by Amy Gulick

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Churchill, Manitoba, 2021. Lighting the foreground with a simple flashlight can give us both greater foreground interest and a greater sense of visual depth. Using a wider focal length, in this case 16mm, helps too, but only if you can see that foreground.

3 Ways to Give Your Photos More Depth

Words and Images by David duChemin

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Photo of the inside of a camera bag

What’s In Wildlife Photographer Anupam Thombre’s Camera Bag?

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Black and white photo of Monterey Bay

Why Monterey Bay Is Great for Photography

Words and Images By Joe Platko

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A microscopic photo of tiny diatoms

How This Incredible Image of Tiny Diatoms Was Captured

Words and Image by Jon McCormack

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