Episode 63: Today I sit down with professional nature photographer, Alyce Bender, to chat about: Early childhood experiences that led to her passion for photography as a kidHow certain skills she learned in the military have helped her with leading photography tours and how photography served as a creative outlet from the rigors of dutyWhy she continues to visit Japan for photography after having lived there for two yearsHow living a nomadic, RV-based life for about a year helped launch her photography careerTips for traveling and doing photography aloneHer approach to planning photography trips around the world and how she quickly immerses herself in a new landscapeAn interesting story about how a Google algorithm rabbit hole led her to a conservation project about Lesser prairie chickensHow being a better naturalist will improve your nature and wildlife photographyHow she approaches wildlife compositions and what her “why” is for creating photographs of wildlifeThe story behind her first wild wolf encounterAnd a whole lot more!LINKS MENTIONED: Website: http://www.abenderphotography.com/  Follow Alyce Bender on: Instagram Facebook Twitter Bender’s wild wolf encounter  Journal of Wildlife Photography Episode 7: Creating Images With Impact in Conservation Photography with Jaymi Heimbuch Full Show Notes *** HAVE A QUESTION? Record a Question for Tidbit Tuesday LOVE THE OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY PODCAST? Ways you can support the show: Buy Me a Coffee Leave a Rating and Review Sign up for the Outdoor Photography School Newsletter Share the show with others! CONFUSED ABOUT WHERE TO FOCUS? Download my FREE Hyperfocal Distance Made Easy Ebook ABOUT BRENDA PETRELLA (host) Learn more about me Visit my online portfolio Connect with me on Instagram ***What's Your Visualstoryteller's Style?The key to creating images with impact is storytelling.  Learn your unique strengths as a visual storyteller and gain insights into how to navigate potential hurdles with the FREE QUIZ created by Jaymi Heimbuch of the Conservation Visual Storytellers Academy. Find out your unique storyteller personality for free at https://www.ConservationVisuals.com/Quiz.