Wild And Exposed Podcast

Whales, Sharks, Dolphins, and so much more!! Join the Wild and Exposed Podcast team as they hear about the exciting life and adventures of talented nature photographer and guide Chase Dekker!

This week Michael shares the joy of spending time in the field and the challenges presented living on the cutting edge of technology on recent shoots as well as travel in the newly refurbished Sprinter.

Join Dawn Wilson, Ron Hayes, Jason Loftus, and Suzi to hear more about these projects, how Suzi maintains her motivation, and why, as she puts it, “If you’re not learning, your career is done.”

Introducing Amit Eshel, a talented photographer from Israel who happens to be one of the photographers on planet earth who has successfully captured powerful images of the beautiful and extremely elusive snow leopard! Hear the stories from Amit’s adventures to find and film these stunning wild cats! Amit also shares photographic tales from his travels to many other incredible wilderness destinations, from Patagonia to Brazil, to Alaska, and Svalbard! Tune in for another fantastic episode of your Wild and Exposed Podcast!

Professional writer, adventurer and guide Bjorn Dihle joins the Wild and a exposed podcast on the adventure side. Bjorn is the author of “Never Cry Halibut” and “The Haunted Inside Passage” but the focus of this week’s conversation was on his most Recent work “Shape of the Dark” where he delves into the history of Our lives with Brown and grizzly bears.

Ron and Jason recount the highlights of their weeklong, late winter trip of photographic fun and shenanigans in the Yellowstone wilderness. Including the ultimate pine marten and squirrel experience! A truly once in a lifetime encounter to witness, photograph, and film. Snowy bison, coyotes, and mating wolves rounded out their tour. Mark, Ron, and Jason also share a series of pro tips. Including comparisons between self-publishing a book versus going through a publisher. Tune in for the always fun narrative of your Wild and Exposed Podcast team!

Join Jason, Ron and Michael as the Wild and Exposed crew visits with world class camera trap photographer Jake Davis. Jake educates the crew on choosing locations, backgrounds, predicting the time of day and lighting in order to create the desired finished product for a set.

Steven David Johnson is driven by curiosity to closely observe the natural world right outside his door. His work includes macro and ultra macro (2.5-5x magnification) conservation photography, including documentation of vernal pools where biodiversity is largely hidden from the uninformed eye in daylight.

You asked we answered, join Michael, Jason, Mark and Ron as they address listener questions addressing workflow, gear, locations and lighting.

What happens an hour, a month, a year, or a decade after we get our image and go home? How is that animal, wildflower, or habitat changed as a result of our actions in the field? What do the photographers around us that day perceive? And what conclusions do viewers make when they see the final published image? These are the questions that guide Jennifer Leigh Warner’s work as Chair of NANPA’s Ethics Committee—not a black and white list of rights and wrongs—and this is what Jennifer hopes we’ll keep in mind when deciding what’s the right photo for us—and the right way to get it and share it.

Wyoming native photographer, YouTuber and Author Steve Mattheis has developed a reputation as a Great Grey Owl whisperer but his work extends far beyond success with that iconic species.

Shawn James of the super popular “My Self Reliance” and the “Shawn James” Youtube channels joins Mark Raycroft, Michael Mauro, and Jason Loftus of the Wild and Exposed Podcast team to discuss how he creates his successful brand. Shawn takes us behind the scenes of his show to highlight how he films for his world-famous channels. Shawn not only talks about the camera gear that he’s currently using, but also outlines his filming and editing techniques that he uses to create his living off grid in the Canadian wilderness. Shawn also hands out a bunch of Youtube tips and how-to's that he's learned over the years of working on his full-time, professional video content.

For biologists like NANPA Conservation Committee Co-Chair Andrew Snyder, a beautiful image isn’t everything. Nature photographers can contribute to scientific understanding of wildlife and ecosystems, support publication-quality research, and effect change in environmental issues like biodiversity loss, but only if we share our images—even the imperfect ones—with scientists. Andrew introduces Dawn and Ron to a handful of tools to help us do that. He also tells us about discovering a new species of tarantula in the uplands of Guiana Shield, photographing grizzly bears with Art Wolfe and a team of young photographers in Katmai, and what he’s doing at home to nurture a love for nature in his 1-year-old daughter.

Find out what it truly means to be the master of your own destiny and finding success in this weeks episode of the Wild and Exposed Podcast.

Conservation photographer Jaymi Heimbuch leads several initiatives that support the professional development of conservation photographers—and sometimes specifically female conservation photographers—across a wide range of age and experience levels.