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About Colby Brown

Colby is a photographer, photo educator and author based out of Eastern Pennsylvania. Specializing in landscape, travel and humanitarian photography, his body of work spans the four corners of the globe.

He is also the founder of the humanitarian photo organization The Giving Lens.

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A Icelandic Puffin returning to it's nest after fishing at sunset. This is a shot I had envisioned for years and everything finally came together this past summer in Iceland during my annual Iceland Summer Photo Workshop.

With fall fast approaching, it is that time of the year to begin thinking of advenures. For me that often includes looking towards the mountains. To get off the beaten path and get back into nature. That is where I often find peace and purpose outside of my time with my family. What adventures do you have planned for the rest of the year? Taken with a Sony RX100 V #sonyalpha . Pretty amazing for a point and shoot camera.

Often times the best photo opportunities are the ones that come by chance. They aren't planned or expected. You can't count on them or think they will simple appear. Instead you have to be perceptive. You have to pay attention to what is happening all around you. I found this random roadside waterfall in Iceland this Summer with my workshop clients while on our way to shoot a much more iconic spot. While the weather looked much more unforgiving at our planned destination, I made the last second change to chase the light and follow my gut. 10 minutes down a random road and we found this gem, which lined up nicely with the light on the back mountains and the lenticular clouds forming overhead. With outdoor photography...one has to be open to change! Do you deviate from your plans to capture the best possible image in a given situation or do you sit and wait it out, hoping that the image you had in your head magical comes together at the last second?

I am excited that we are headed back into Aurora season, easily one of my favorite natural phenomenas. The further north you go, often the higher probability you have of seeing these incredible events. This is why I spend a month up above the Arctic Circle every year between Feb and March. Needless to say, I am beyond stoked for to see what this season has in store for us all!

Located in West Iceland, Kirkjufellfoss is easily one of the most photographed waterfalls in all of Iceland. Most people however don't know that the falls are actually pretty small, probably less than 5m in height. But when you use a wide angle lens and position the Kirkjufell mountain in the background, they can seem larger than they truly are. What is one of your favorite ways to change the perspective of a subject?

Winter is approaching and I couldn't be happier. Not only does this mean cold weather (my favorite), and potential for Aurora (which I love), but also brings with it the ability to explore glaciers and ice caves safely. At the end of the day, if I had to pick a favorite color...I am pretty sure it would be "Glacial Blue"! Are you a summer or winter kind of person?

All roads lead to Patagonia...

Most people don't know that I started my photography career back in 2006 by buying a one way ticket to SE Asia and living over there for a few years. I traveled around Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar for a few years as I built up my self confidence and portfolio. By 2008 I was working for National Geographic down in South America. For those just starting out, don't be afraid of putting yourself out there and taking a few chances. Too many people these days have such a fear of failure that they never actually try anything new or different. If you look at all of the most successful people in this industry, they success has often been built on a string of failed ideas or opportunities...but they learned from those experiences and built something out of those lessons. So what is holding YOU back? :)

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