A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS GUIDE ON HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STOMPED TO DEATH BY STAMPEDING BISON WHILE MISSING THE SHOT

My wife and I live in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.  We had not been in snow since 2008…on purpose…we do not like being cold.  We are both professional landscape and wildlife photographers.  We wanted to expand our horizons a bit and photograph Yellowstone in the winter.  The opportunity arose and off we went. I am 76 years…

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YouTube Podcast with Andrew Holland…Really Long and Very Well Done. I think you will enjoy it.

I met a guy on a night manta trip…great guy named Andrew Holland. Turns out he has a podcast and he asked me to be on it. The podcast came out today on both YouTube and on Apple Podcasts. The YouTube link is https://youtu.be/J3jTlA0bqzU The Apple Podcast link is https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-40-lava-light-galleries-don-hurzeler/id1664838184?i=1000630915806 Most of you have heard…

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Answering An Often Asked Question About Happiness

I guess to some people I come off as an older Buster Scruggs, smiling all along the way. Those who know me best know there is another side to me, much more serious. However, for the most part, I am a very happy camper. That comes through to others and I am often asked how…

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On The Radio Again With Bill Brady

Bill Brady has a great radio show on 50,000 watt powerhouse in Phoenix, KFNX 1100. He had me on this past week…a two parter. Here is the second part of that interview…about ten minutes long. Bill is a guy who makes being on the radio as easy as talking to a friend in your living…

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Believing in Magic

I’ve had a friend for maybe 35 years, Ted Silverberg.  Ted has a friend, Craig Shoemaker.  Craig is a world class stand up comic and tv star.  He was working a club in Kona and Ted connected me to him.  Craig suggested we go see his good friend, Paul Kozak, a comedian and magician that…

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Here’s Hoping

I feel reality is important, but not final. That thought works two ways. If I am winning and at the top, it gives me a clear understanding that may not be the case forever…so I enjoy it now and celebrate. But much more importantly, on those many occasions when I or my team come up…

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The Importance of Time

We all have things that make us unique or different than others. One of those for me is my reverence for Time…and I know where it comes from. By Time…I mean, I hate to waste it…you never get it back…and it is the only space while on earth where things can get done. And where…

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Success!

You and I have every opportunity in life to NOT succeed…fail…not quite hit a goal. That is life…happens to all of us. What also happens to all of us is this…we sometimes succeed. Now, if my wife Linda succeeds at something, she smiles and goes on with her business. If I succeed, I write a…

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