Just a quick update: I’ve recently been asked to contribute at ExpertPhotography, a great online instructional site. My first piece, about the art of bird photography, has just been published today. Since this is my first article there, I’d love…
Announcing New Tours Site!
Just launched! My new site dedicated to guiding services and your ticket to the best photography, natural history, and wilderness trips in Alaska. 100% customized, small-group itineraries, from extended backcountry adventures to single evenings watching the aurora borealis around a campfire.…
Announcing David-W-Shaw.com!
Exciting news folks. I am currently going through a re-branding effort and redirecting the emphasis of my work. After reassessing my passions, priorities, and niches over the last year, I’ve decided to make some changes. Most notable is that I’ve…
New Campaign and Other News
I have been woefully neglectful of this blog over the past couple of months. Sorry. First the trip to South America, then led an aurora tour up to the Brooks Range and now a surprisingly crazy April with lots of…
Lighroom and the Landscape Available NOW!
My just released ebook is now available at the iBooks store and on my website. It’s 88 pages of awesome advice on post-processing landscape images using Adobe Lightroom, three tutorial videos and 7 example images. I talk about my process…
Photographic Magazine!
The issue of Photographic I wrote is now available on newsstands! It’s also available on many digital apps, so pick your substrate and find yourself a copy. It’s pretty good, if I do say so myself, and I think you’ll…
New Publication!
Just got the contributor copies of my recent article in Professional Photographer Magazine. The piece is on night photography. Check it out if you get a chance. If you don’t get a chance, I’ll have a pdf version of it…
Thinking South
A couple of months from now, I’ll be stepping on a plane and heading to Chile. At the port city of Valparaiso, I’ll be boarding the Silver Explorer, an expedition cruise ship operated by SilverSea Expeditions. From mid-March to mid-April,…
Is Aurora season finally here?
Perhaps it is, perhaps it is. It’s been a slow start to the season. The sun, despite being at its peak of solar activity for the next ten or so years, hasn’t been sending much action our way. Hopefully, however,…
Recent Work and Current Projects
Image of the day for Saturday 2 November. I made this image on the slopes of Ester Dome, just west of Fairbanks. The sun was rising and tall birches were capped with frost. As winter rolls in, it’s increasing difficult…