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Sublime Encounters With Orcas In Norway
At the edge of twilight, a lone paddleboarder glides among giant orcas on the coast of Norway. Above her, snowy mountains bathed in warm...
7 Do’s And Don’ts For Amazing Wildlife Photography
As more and more visitors try to capture that once-in-a-lifetime photo, some have little regard and respect towards the wildlife being photographed. The ethical...
10 Compact Essentials For Filming Your Wilderness Adventures
To capture a 35-day crossing of Labrador last summer, I knew I needed a film kit up to the challenge of the province’s rugged...
How To Edit Paddlesports Videos In 5 Easy Steps
Want to capture your best moments on the water, then come home and create a video that your friends, family and the entire world...
How To Shoot An Epic Whitewater Kayaking Movie
Justine Curgenven shares these simple tips on how to create your very own epic paddling adventure movie.
Pro Tips From Photographer Jan Kasl On Getting Your Shots Noticed
Jan Kasl’s ethereal image of kayaker Vavra Hradilek floating upon the psychedelic backdrop of a glacial river flowing into the North Atlantic in Skagafjordur,...
How To Put A Kayaker On The Moon
I began my photography career in 2012 and four years later met James Manke, the kayaker in this photo. We’ve created some remarkable imagery...
4 Secrets To Photographing Amazing Bow Shots
Paddling Magazine shares Tomasz Furmanek’s top tips to make your bow shots outrageously good.
Expert Tips On How To Photograph Swamps From A Kayak
Renowned wildlife and nature photographer Marsel van Oosten shares why he loves to photograph swamps.
Top 7 Photography Tips For Paddlers
If you are a paddler, there is a good chance you also enjoy taking the odd photo. Even if you aren't an expert photographer,...
Tips For Photographing Wildlife From A Kayak
A career change from photographing action sports to wildlife was the best decision ever.
Thomas Morel’s Search For The Perfect Shot
In the middle of summer, I received a request from Sogndal Lodge in Norway to create three signature shots for three of their main activities....
Starry Night: The Cosmic Story Behind A Beautiful Kayaking Photo
The night sky has always fascinated photographer Will Strathmann.
“My earliest memories of stargazing are from the exact dock where I took this photo,” says...
Sea Kayaking In Patagonia Photo Highlight
Clambering from the shore onto a house-sized boulder, I saw a view that I had never imagined I would see again. A wall of...
River Jammin’
Tom Rozum and Laurie Lewis, fixtures of the West Coast folk music scene, have been playing together for almost 30 years, and serenading river...
Paradise Lost
Walking on the bottom of Buttle Lake on Vancouver Island feels like walking through a graveyard. Instead of crosses and marble markers, there are...
Freshwater Fury
With warm, breezy sunshine a distance memory, autumn’s dark, cold and windy days transform the Great Lakes into wild and churning frenzies. Mariners refer...
Diamonds and Gold
As time crept closer to Claire O’Hara’s final squirt boat run at the 2015 Freestyle World Championships, Jez started getting jitters.
“What if she doesn’t...
Don’t Feed The Shark
Imagine a gaping maw almost five feet wide and filled with 300 rows of tiny teeth. Now picture it right beneath you. Fortunately for...
Photo: Milky Way
Where you and I might see a teacup or hot dog, Seattle-based photographer Christopher Boffoli sees a workplace and playground. His international award-winning series,...
Browning Wall, Vancouver Island
According to Jacques Cousteau, it was the best marine life he ever saw in cold water.
“It” is the Browning Wall at the north end...
Photo: Under the Midnight Sun in Iceland
Hot springs, volcanoes, moonlike landscapes and a surprisingly common belief in elves are just some of the unique features that bring close to a...
How To Take Better Photos On Trip
Internet search provider Yahoo estimates that 800 billion digital photos were taken last year. That’s 114 photos for every man, woman and child on...
Story Beneath the Shot: Illusion of Control
Longtime disciples of the capricious currents at Skookumchuck Rapids, rough water paddlers Rowan Gloag and Costain Leonard knew exactly where—and when—to look for the...
From The Gallery: South Fork Of The Payette
"There's a period in the early evening when the light on this stretch seems magical," says Idaho photographer John Webster. "We paddled to the...
From The Gallery: Slovenian Sunrise
"I have never seen a dog so attached to a human as Hal is to my friend Rok," says photographer Anze Osterman, who caught...
Better Photos from Your Kayak
Sea kayaking with thousands of dollars of camera gear in your lap can be intimidating even for the seasoned paddlers. "Taking great photos out...
Paddling With Camera Gear
To be a great whitewater kayak photographer you must be a participant in the sport as well. Due to the nature of kayaking—the isolation...
Photo: Icy Horizons
"These quick pictures are from a trip we recently finished up along the northeast coast of Newfoundland," said Adventure Kayak reader Peter Lavigne. "The...
Easy Underwater Photography Tips
You don’t need a $10,000 housing to get underwater images like this one, says Toronto adventure photographer Goh Iromoto. For paddling photography, lighter is...
Skills: Night Photography
Of all the great canoe tripping memories I’ve had over the years, some of the best evoke the magic of the night sky and...
Matt Anderson’s Big Sheep
Pirate of Lynnhaven, Matt Anderson, pulled this 11.75 pound sheepshead out of the pilings of Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Autumn Solitude
Long after you've paddled through the summer, as the warmest of seasons fades into your wake, the fall - perhaps anxious not to be...
Nile Shuttle Rig
Car manufacturers would have you believe that without their latest adventure machine, you simply won't get to the scenic locales showcased in advertisements. Every...
Daily Image: Island Exploration
Sander Jain photographed a sea kayaker gliding along the cliffs of grice bay’s indian island on a dark, unnaturally still January day. “The bay...
Photography Skills: Shooting the Breeze
It’s the sixth day of my Newfoundland search for icebergs. Six days of horizontal rain, two-degree temperatures, 60-kilometre winds and thundering surf. In six...
