Geoffroy’s tamarins, four species of kingfishers, toucans, iguanas, and snail kites galore, the second half of our trip spent several days with some truly spectacular wildlife photography opportunities in the interior of Panama.

Dispatchers from Panama. This years’ Wildlife of Panama workshop was a success. From shining honeycreepers to red-billed tropicbirds, white-faced capuchin monkeys to strawberry poison dart frogs, the first leg of the trip was concentrated along the Caribbean islands of Panama’s north coast where the landscape is dripping with biological diversity.

Photographing wildlife in fog can be one of the most challenging situation we come across in the field. But understanding the nature of fog and what it is necessary to overcome those challenges offers wildlife photographers unparalleled opportunities to create something magical.

As wildlife photographers, every day in the field presents its own grocery list of challenges for us to overcome. All too often, we find ourselves shying away from these challenges, opting instead for the easy low hanging fruit. But it's only when we embrace these challenges, when we embrace the suck, that we find ourselves being forced out of our tired and well worn ruts and begin to grow as artists and photographers.

Wherever there are oak trees, there are usually bears. Across the eastern deciduous forests of North America, black bears have a deep connection with these trees. However, to a black bear, not all oak species are created equally. If you want to find and photograph black bears across the eastern half of North America this fall, then understanding black bears association with these trees will set you up for success.