Featured photo: Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal by Kamran Saraf, CC BY 3.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. The photograph remains available under this license. Costa Rica offers nature photographers a varied set of environments to explore: humid lowland forest, mountain forest, seasonal woodland, wetlands and coastal settings. The opportunity is to connect those places […]

Featured photo: Caño Negro Experience official photograph. Reproduced with permission. Illustrative photograph of the destination or subject; it does not represent every provider or imply a recommendation. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. Bird migration adds another dimension to Costa Rica photography: the country is part of a land corridor linking North and South America. For […]

Featured photo: Keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica by Andy Morffew, CC BY 2.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. A bird checklist tells you what has been recorded; it does not tell you what your photographs will communicate. Costa Rica bird photography becomes more rewarding when you choose a visual goal alongside your target species. A […]

Featured photo: Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal panorama by Kamran Saraf, CC BY 3.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. Costa Rica deserves a place on a nature photographer’s travel list because a thoughtfully paced trip can connect very different ways of seeing. You might work with forest atmosphere, a bird’s behavior, a wetland reflection and […]

Featured photo: Monteverde cloud forest habitat by Ron Knight (sussexbirder), CC BY 2.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. Choosing a habitat is one of the most useful decisions you can make before a Costa Rica photography trip. A misty mountain forest asks you to work differently from a sunlit wetland or a seasonally dry woodland. […]

Featured photo: Resplendent quetzal in Los Quetzales National Park by Bernard Gagnon, CC0 1.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. Photographing the Resplendent Quetzal in Costa Rica begins with understanding its cloud forest habitat. The bird may be your main subject, but the photograph also depends on light, distance, background and how quietly you work. Plan […]