• Birds of Florida

    Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel, FL, United States

    How does one choose 300+ species of birds to cover in an identification guide? More importantly, how does one photograph that number of species, including many that are rare or fleeting, in a 2-year period? Despite advice that this was an impossible task, Kirsten illustrated...

  • Wild Florida

    Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel, FL, United States

    Florida is widely known for its alligators, panthers, pythons, and pesky mosquitoes, but did you know it also has crocodiles, bears, scarlet-striped snakes, and more species of fireflies than any other state? How about a tiny lizard that swims through central Florida’s ancient sand dunes,...

  • Wild Florida at Tampa Garden Club

    Tampa Garden Club 2629 Bayshore Blvd, Tampa, FL, United States

    Florida is widely known for its alligators, panthers, pythons, and pesky mosquitoes, but did you know it also has crocodiles, bears, scarlet-striped snakes, and more species of fireflies than any other state? How about a tiny lizard that swims through central Florida’s ancient sand dunes,...

  • Bird Photography Workshop

    The Celery Fields 6799 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Join Kirsten Hines, wildlife photographer and author of Birds of Florida: A Photographic Guide, for hands-on bird photography instruction at the popular birding site Celery Fields in Sarasota, including portraits, birds in flight, and tips for finding and photographing songbirds, as well as more artistic...

  • Wildlife Photography Workshop

    Oscar Scherer State Park 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, United States

    Join Kirsten Hines, author of Wild Florida and Birds of Florida, for hands-on wildlife photography instruction at Oscar Scherer State Park. Photograph endemic Florida scrub species and more while learning strategies to optimize wildlife encounters and compositional techniques for more intimate portrayals of your subjects....

  • Photographic Adventures: Optimizing Your Wildlife Photography Tours

    Manatee Technical College 6305 State Road 70 East, Bradenton, United States

    Interested in photographing polar bears in the Arctic? Perhaps gorillas in African forests? Maybe penguins in Antarctica? Sometimes tours are the way to get there. Join globe-trotting wildlife photographer Kirsten Hines for insights on choosing and preparing for photographic tours to optimize chances of capturing...