by Matthew Busch Hi Think Tank community! If you've ever stood at an airport gate wondering how you're going to fit thousands of dollars of gear into an overhead bin, we already have something in common. My name is Matthew Busch, and I'm a documentary photographer turned cinematographer with over a decade of experience traveling the world to tell stories about people and places. My work has taken me from the American Midwest to Europe and India, covering subjects ranging from mental health and immigration to politics and environmental issues.  My projects have appeared in publications including TIME, The New...

by Mike Carroll The beauty of our universe is certainly something I look forward to, especially the Milky Way. In this article, I'm going to discuss my planning and techniques for the night sky. The Northern Lights, Catskill, New York Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May, New Jersey Planning Your Adventure The sound of nature, shooting stars, comets and the feeling of losing oneself beneath the night sky are priceless. Before heading out, the first task on my list is to check the Bortle scale for the area I plan to visit. There are numerous resources online to assess light pollution....

by Hope Cruz For five years, photographer and contributing editor Paul Papanek and his co-writer / wife Joan kept pitching the same idea to the editors of Cabo Living Magazine. It was a story centered on Lucha Libre—Mexican free wrestling—one that sat well outside the kinds of features the publication typically approves.  Still, they returned to it again and again, even as it failed to gain traction. Each time, the answer was no. Then, in the summer of 2025, Paul came across a Facebook announcement for a large Lucha Libre event in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, scheduled for...

Crescent Moonset, Paradise Valley, AZ USA by Mike Carroll Photographing the moon can be quite challenging, but if you plan your vantage point ahead of time the end result can be the key to your success! A lot of photographers dream of getting that “huge moon” at moonrise. Now we can accomplish that by using telephoto lenses and planning with apps that are available on your mobile device. The Strawberry Moon as seen behind One Vanderbilt, NYC, USA (June 2025) Moonhenge, NYC, USA Planning Your Moon Shoot Plotting your location ahead of time as well as using different techniques will...