In May, Stalk + Still Media launched, a joint venture with my husband, Robert, to showcase the wildlife he works with utilizing my skills grown from equine media. As we dive deeper into video, photography and content creation for Stalk + Still, I realize, deer and exotic wildlife are just life horses — well, almost.

Here, I’ll highlight a few similarities and show what we are doing to shine a light on the beautiful wildlife Robert works with in the hunting industry. It’s broadened my scope of work, and scope of learning, while allowing me to get more time behind my R5 mark ii, which I continue to learn about each and every shoot, be it video or photo focused.

A photographer’s gear bag is always fun to explore. Small things have come and gone as technology has evolved, including a bag of conversion cables that I cannot live without now!

When it comes to gear, mine has been fairly consistent since I put it together in 2012. Check out this vlog of my bag circa 2016, and not much has changed. I’ve rocked my Canon 5D mark ii and my Canon 7D for a long time. My go-to lens remains my 70-200mm 2.8, with a wide angle as a backup. With budget always on my mind, when needed I have rented other lenses and cameras, and my go-to there is now lensrental.com. Recently I rented a 200-800mm for wildlife shooting, and whew it might be coming soon!

Equine Event Coverage—I’m not going to lie, covering equine events isn’t easy. It can be long days, a lot of chasing down winners, and it can require fast and furious writing. But the benefits from working events far exceed the lack of sleep or miles walked while completing that work.

Planning a multi-stop content-gathering trip as a freelance writer or photographer is no easy task. Since starting at Western Horseman in 2010, I’ve planned more of these trips than I can count. From building stories around unique sources to navigating rural terrain, I’ve learned a lot along the way—and I want to share five key challenges you’ll face when chasing your dream trip, and how to tackle them with strategy and heart.

The AI action figure trend took the social world by storm last week, and I admit, I was here for it.

March was National Women’s History Month, and I missed the opportunity to showcase some of the more inspirational and impactful words of wisdom gleaned in interviews for Western Horseman “Women of the West” articles.

Combining photography and travel brought me to many locations and to many connections, at home and abroad.