Tom Dempsey is a world nature travel photographer based in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Months of research paid off handsomely for our self-guided group of four in my first journey to Japan, 2018 October 10 – November 8. Japan… Read More »JAPAN: Tokyo, Kyoto, Alps, Matsumoto, Himeji, Nikko, Mt Fuji, Kii Peninsula, Nara’s Horyuji
In 2018, the best and brightest pocketable 8x-zoom camera is Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI / RX100M6 (11 oz, 24–200mm f/2.8-4.5). 2019 UPDATE: the Sony RX100 VII… Read More »Sony RX100 VI pocketsize 8x zoom beats 10x Panasonic ZS100
In 2018, Sony RX10 version IV (RX10M4) reigns as the world’s best midsize travel camera, with bright 25x zoom f/2.4-4 lens, remarkably sharp from edge-to-edge from 24-600mm equivalent. This all-in-one… Read More »Review: Sony RX10 IV / RX10M4 upgrades the ultimate travel camera
Radium Hot Springs made a great base for our day hikes in less-crowded areas of the Columbia Mountains and Canadian Rockies, in a two-week vacation… Read More »2018 July: Canadian Rockies, Columbia Mtns, Bugaboo & Kananaskis hikes
On a campervan trip to southwest USA from 7-26 April 2018, we enjoyed photographing some great sights shown in galleries below. Carol was delighted by… Read More »2018 April: SW USA. UT: Druid & Delicate Arches. AZ: Monument Valley; Hermit Trail. CA: Death Valley.
Driving from the Northwest to Midwest USA round trip in fall 2017, Carol and I enjoyed 11 days of hiking and photographing the Rockies of… Read More »2017 Sept USA road trip: hiking central Colorado, St Louis, South Dakota, Wyoming
12 days driving the length of Scotland enriched us with compelling history, striking art, and green landscapes such as Glen Coe. Favorites included: hiking the… Read More »SCOTLAND: hike Skye, castles, Callanish, Edinburgh, Stirling, Falkirk, history
My first visit to England filled us with surprisingly delicious pub food and admiration for spectacular medieval architecture. 13 days of mostly rainy weather didn’t… Read More »ENGLAND: Coast to Coast hike; Hadrian’s Wall; medieval architecture