Nature Photography Hotspots

Janet Arnett is the former campus manager of adult education at Ontario’s Georgian College. She is the author of Antiques and Collectibles: Starting Small, The Grange at Knock, and 673 Ways to Save Money.

As the author/photographer of more than a dozen nature books, Fitzharris
has covered much of the globe in search of opportunities to photograph
birds, animals, plants, insects, and dramatic landscapes. In this guide,
he leads the way to 30 productive sites, giving information on access,
accommodations, what wildlife to expect, and how to be effective in
capturing it on film.

Most of the 30 “hotspots” are in British Columbia, Alaska, Texas,
Arizona, Alberta, Wyoming, Newfoundland, and Colorado, with sites in
Mexico and Africa also highlighted. Six of the sites are earmarked for
spectacular landscapes. Others offer opportunities to photograph whales,
seals, dolphin, monkeys, swans, polar bears, hummingbirds, butterflies,
and numerous other animals and birds. A note on additional photographic
attractions that may be encountered at each site is included.

The informal, chatty text on each site is supported by five or six
photos showing what to expect.

If taken literally as a guide to places where great nature photos are
possible, the book has a very limited, specialized audience (advanced,
dedicated photographers with extensive equipment and travel budgets).
For the rest of us, Nature Photography Hotspots is a great sampler of
Fitzharris’s work and an armchair traveler’s dream trip.