Chris Collard

Improve your skill set with CPR for a flatlined dog. What are the odds of finding a stray push rod in the middle of the […]

In the world of automotive sports, whether it be strip, street, or track, the lightning-fast wonders of yesteryear can often be picked up for a […]

Trailside surgery when things go pear-shaped When you’re deep in the backcountry and things go pear-shaped, knowing how to handle an emergency tire repair can […]

Several years before he landed a legal driver’s license, author Todd Zuercher began his Bronco life in the mountains of Northern Arizona behind the wheel […]

Before heading to Easter Jeep Safari this year, I did a final walkaround of my car hauler, an 18-foot Big Tex with my Expedicion de […]

Saddling up on Caballo deL Diablo in the wilds of Baja A tornado of dust swirled over the hood as we came to a stop […]

A Helpful Guide to Lowering Your BAR Sometime in the early 1980s, I was on one of my first four-wheel-drive trips with my new Toyota […]

The tips and tricks of creating an international fly-in-and-drive adventure. Several decades ago, my doctor informed me I would have six weeks off work before […]

Hear this Rebel Yell In 2016 when Ram introduced the Rebel 1500, industry scuttlebutt swirled that Rebel was Ram’s answer to the Raptor. They dismissed […]

Jump into the fire by adding welding to your backcountry skill set. In the early ‘90s I was on the Fordyce Trail in the Northern […]

Set your adventures in motion with video capture. Having been a still shooter for decades, I will admit I had a hard time syncing with […]

Explore the gadgets and gizmos that can take your smartphone photography to a new level. If we flash back to the inaugural Viewfinder, we took […]

Animating your photography brings life to stills. A number of years ago, I spent time in Livingstone, Zambia, as part of a two-month trek through […]

Compression, f-stop, and bokeh: what does it all mean, and how can your outdoor photography lenses accomplish it? In previous Viewfinders we’ve discussed what I […]

Exploring Mexico’s Gran Desierto de Altar with the Sonora Rally A gentle breeze drifted through the open screen of my rooftop tent, washing me with […]

Photographing the animal kingdom … without becoming part of the food chain A midday sun beat down on the northern reaches of Australia’s Top End, […]

Exploring the storied chronicles of Nevada’s tungsten treasure hunters Peering over the edge, my eyes slowly adjusted to the inky abyss below—a wormhole in the […]

Luxury, performance and capability … this is not your granddaddy’s Jeep Wagoneer. Story and photos by Chris Collard If we rolled back the calendar to […]

Expand your inner creativity with black-and-white photography. Story and photos by Chris Collard My first camera was a Kodak 110 Instamatic, received for selling magazine […]

Creative Photography and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Light. This thin slice of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum—wavelengths that are visible to the eye—has mystified philosophers and polymaths […]