Tree Sparrow in Flight By: Pat Coate One of the many joys of bird photography is the short window of opportunity you often have to get that ‘perfect’ shot. It’s sort of like the unpredictability of trying to get a squirming child to cooperate for ... read more

Yesterday I was reading David duChemin’s blog post called Work or Whine This got me fired up, as I’ve been saying this same thing for a couple years, that it gets old hearing photographers whine about the microstock sites and the way it use to be.... read more

A new alphabet of radiance presented by a planthopper, the court jester of a traveling caravan of color. _____________________________________ Planthopper | Acanalonia conica read more

I'm so close to finishing this travel Moleskine sketchbook I can almost touch the finishing line. There's just two pages left to finish. It was started almost three years ago and I dread to think how much time has gone into it. Not that I mind tho... read more

What makes you trust this site? What makes you trust me? What makes you trust any website you visit? What is it about the site that earns your trust? I’ve asked this question at most of the conferences and keynotes I’ve given over the past seven y... read more

Nuthatches and nearly Stock DovesDisaster struck recently when my main camera body developed an electric fault and died. So while its back at Canon being having various bits of electronics replaced, fortunately still just under warranty, I have ha... read more

I badly needed a walk about… and I ended up spending an hour and a half out on the trails at Audubon before heading to my office. You know I love winter, and this mild one has been disappointing to me. The temperature was in the high 40s and the g... read more

Here are the results of our 2011 Travel Photo Competition. This was another strong year so the task of judging the entries was not easy! Thank you to everyone who entered and well done to the talented photographers whose images appear in the final... read more

Well, no I haven't vanished off of the face of the earth since my last posting way back in the mists of time, but due to a rather longer than planned painting sabbatical and a slight career change you can now find me working away elsewhere at a l... read more

Art&Ghosts have moved. Find our new address here.We are also having a midsummer print sale over at the shop, so do take a look!     Lou x read more

Petal Pink Keychain by whiteflowerart read more