Photo by Jacob Guy by Hope Cruz “The greatest images come when you stop chasing them and simply allow the moment to happen.” – Paul Nicklen Bella Zandoná is used to cold water. Antarctica is different. For a brief moment, everything feels exactly right. Bella looks out across the vast Antarctic landscape, ice and deep blue water stretching in every direction. The bright pink accents of her dry suit stand out against the deep blues and whites around her. Then she rolls backward off the zodiac and into the water, her Canon R6 sealed inside a Marelux underwater housing, Marelux...

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...