by btharp | Dec 15, 2017 | Alaska, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, wildlife photography
Celebrating the nurturing of both animal and human mothers the world over. Here’s to a mother’s love and instinct towards her offspring in Alaska! Celebrate...
by btharp | Jul 28, 2017 | Alaska, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, USA, wildlife photography, workshops & photo tours
We watched this mother bear and her two cubs feasting on the grasses and sedges in the meadow for quite a while. There were so many poses and gestures and moments that we could have filled our cards just with these bears alone that day! I love this one because of the...
by btharp | Jul 18, 2017 | Alaska, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, wildlife photography
I know we’re supposed to not anthropomorphize as wildlife photographers, but how can you not when animals can be just so funny?! Each bear develops its own fishing style, and along Anan Creek near Wrangell, Alaska, this black bear had found her niche –...
by btharp | Aug 12, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, wildlife photography, workshops & photo tours
I know we’re not supposed to anthropomorphize wildlife, but how can you not when they do things that are so, well, human-like? Or at least what we think of as human-like, anyway. I couldn’t help thinking “Is this how I do it, Mom?” when I...
by btharp | Dec 10, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, Photo Blog, photography, The Blog, wildlife photography, workshops & photo tours
“Mom? What are those things on two feet back there? They have HUGE glassy eyes pointed at me. There are at least 8 eyes. I’m not sure about this, can I hide behind you?” OK, so we’re not supposed to anthropomorphize with wildlife, right?...