Send in your video submissions by 3/29/2023 at 11:59pm for a chance to be featured! Everybody loves a drive in movie, right? And we all […]

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 […]

High Adventure with the Whole Family Starts with the Right Camera Gear We’ve all heard the phrase, “pics or it didn’t happen,” at some time […]

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 […]

Birds, Whales, and Much More Overlanding isn’t just about the drive, and many of those who enjoy it have interests that perfectly pair with life […]

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, […]

700 Years of Life on the Mesa To wrap up our celebration of National Parks Week, We’re rounding out our spotlights with one last destination […]

LAND OF THE BLUE SMOKE It’s National Park Week, which means it’s time to highlight some of these special places sightseers hold dear to their […]

Six Million Acres in the Alaskan Wilderness It’s National Parks Week, and the best way to celebrate is by showcasing National Parks from around the […]

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 […]

Travel Photography Made Easy Traveling and photography often go hand in hand. Many are inspired to travel when they see breathtaking photographs of exotic locations […]

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 […]

The art of aerial photography … at your fingertips Aerial photography hit the fast track when Orville and Wilbur Wright launched the “Wright Flyer” in […]

Sharing the planet’s chronicle through the eyes of its souls On a bookshelf in my office rests a National Geographic collection dating back to the […]

The Lowdown on How to Photograph Our Treasured Trail Companions In previous Viewfinders, we’ve discussed how to frame images and a documentary approach to recording […]

Viewfinder: Frame It I don’t spend much time on social media, but when I do I’m often assaulted by a stream of pictures that must […]

Through the Viewfinder Welcome to Viewfinder, Tread’s new department focused entirely on the visual documentation of our travels. In coming issues we’ll be diving into […]

Before you head out on your next adventure with precious camera gear you may want to consider how you store and carry it. A broken […]