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Author Archives: mark

23 Apr 2025
Herping Adventures in Okinawa

Herping Adventures in Okinawa – A Trip Report

Okinawa sped past. An urban metropolis transitioned slowly to villages and greens, flat lands morphed into green rolling hills.

15 Apr 2025

Wave Photography at Cape Zampa

There’s a raw and unfiltered energy that clings to Cape Zampa in Okinawa, a sense of ancient power sculpted in salt and stone.

03 Apr 2025

The raw side of nature photography

The raw side of nature photography is something many people tend to gloss over when debating the incredible experiences numerous photographers witness as they document the natural history of our complex and very wild planet.

28 Mar 2025

Photographing the Okinawa Rail

Photographing the Okinawa Rail has been one of the more rewarding and equally humbling challenges of my time on the island. The species—shy, elusive, and never in any rush to pose.

21 Mar 2025

Japan’s Most Beautiful Frog

Hidden within the subtropical forests of northern Okinawa Island, the Ishikawa’s Frog (Odorrana ishikawae) is often hailed as Japan’s most beautiful amphibian

20 Mar 2025
Collective Nouns in Nature

Collective Nouns in Nature

Language has long been a means of capturing the wonder of the natural world, and one of the most fascinating linguistic curiosities lies in the realm of collective nouns in nature.