OHIO: Hocking Hills & Westcott House
In Ohio, I toured the fascinating Westcott House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and hiked the beautiful ravines of Hocking Hills State Park in June… Read More »OHIO: Hocking Hills & Westcott House
Tom Dempsey
Tom Dempsey is a world nature travel photographer based in Seattle, Washington, USA.
San Diego Zoo, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Anza-Borrego Desert
Winter is a great time to enjoy Southern California’s Mission San Juan Capistrano, the San Diego Zoo, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Along the way… Read More »San Diego Zoo, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Anza-Borrego Desert
2023 Sept: hiking Oregon’s Wallowas & Idaho’s Sawtooths
Our late-summer hiking trip to Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains and Idaho’s Sawtooth National Recreation Area was luckily sunny with no smoke (September 4–20, 2023). No reservations… Read More »2023 Sept: hiking Oregon’s Wallowas & Idaho’s Sawtooths
Alps walkabout in Bavaria, Tyrol, Salzburg & Dolomites
From July 13–August 3, 2023, I reveled in a solo hiking trip by car in GERMANY’s Bavaria, AUSTRIA’s states of Tyrol and Salzburg, and ITALY’s… Read More »Alps walkabout in Bavaria, Tyrol, Salzburg & Dolomites
Australia & Indonesia: Cairns, Kimberley, solar eclipse, Komodo dragons, Kelimutu, Kakadu
5-weeks in northern Australia and southeast Indonesia garnered diverse images: a total eclipse of the sun; the world’s oldest living rainforest and largest coral reef;… Read More »Australia & Indonesia: Cairns, Kimberley, solar eclipse, Komodo dragons, Kelimutu, Kakadu
2023 Jan: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson
Don’t miss the Free Flight Show at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, near Tucson. Over our heads swooped Harris’s hawks, a great horned owl, crested caracara, and… Read More »2023 Jan: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson
BEST 2025 TRAVEL CAMERAS reviewed: midsize, pocketable, smartphone
Tom Dempsey recommends the following camera gear for on-the-go photographers: PART A: SMARTPHONES are antiquating larger cameras by revolutionizing photo sharing and improving telephoto power… Read More »BEST 2025 TRAVEL CAMERAS reviewed: midsize, pocketable, smartphone
2022 fall: Glacier & Waterton: Gunsight Pass, Akamina Ridge; Calgary skyscraper art
Returning to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park in fall 2022 furthered my photographic fascination with abstract rock patterns. Shot on slide film in 2002, such an… Read More »2022 fall: Glacier & Waterton: Gunsight Pass, Akamina Ridge; Calgary skyscraper art