Photograph by Tamara Lackey The Land of Lemurs, is a fantastic episode! We head out to Duke Lemur Center to learn all about lemurs in North Carolina! Photograph by Tamara Lackey Watch the Land of Lemurs broadcast on PBS / UNC-TV! Photograph by Tamara Lackey Photograph by Tamara Lackey In addition, go to ChasingFramesShow.com to see Deep Dive episodes on the photograph techniques & gear used in this episode. After that, check out some inspiring ideas of what how to finish you

I shot this photograph while traveling through Tuscany during our destination photography workshop in Italy. It was in September, and we enjoyed blue skies, sunshine, clean air - and striking sunsets. Paragraph Paragraph Shot this with Nikon Z7 & Z 24-70 f/4 at f/11 and edited in ON1.

This workshop is an incredible opportunity that you won’t want to miss! The ON1 Destination Workshop in Queenstown, New Zealand, sponsored by ON1, will be led by Matt Kloskowski and Tamara Lackey. This is an all-inclusive 7-day and 6-night immersion into photography, exploration, and education. This photography workshop will be based out of the beautiful Kamana Lakehouse, which is the highest-situated hotel in Queenstown. You will only need to step out onto the terrace to pho

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia I photographed this incredibly sweet baby just over a week ago. As a result, this image will join a new portrait gallery in the orphanage where he lives in Addis Ababa. The making of this shot - and pretty much all the others - was the product of a group effort. For instance, I photographed him in a darkly-lit, rather crowded baby room. Firstly, we squeezed him between two other babies who helped to prop him up on a diaper-changing shelf. Secondly, he la

We are pleased to introduce a new PBS television series hosted by ON1 Guru and professional photographer Tamara Lackey: Chasing Frames, sponsored by ON1 and Nikon. Chasing Frames and ON1 Software combine to bring you Episode 1 Episode 1 Urgent Air Care The need for speed is real in life and death situations. Emergencies create crisis, however, rural hospitals continue to close. As a result, there is increasing dependence on air transport to provide critical health care access

On this episode of The Chasing Frames Show, we get a chance to spend time with some VERY smart, sweet and affectionate beings: Pigs!!! There has been an extraordinary rise in the popularity of "tea cup pigs" and "mini pigs". It is a false label created to market pet pigs. As a result, it has also led to a MASSIVE increase in abandoned full-grown pigs. We learned from people whose lives are focused on rescuing these abandoned animals. We also visited a couple of lucky ones who

Exploring Light is a truly beautiful episode of Chasing Frames, we learn why studying the light and the universe can help us better understand the power of kindness. Photograph by Tamara Lackey For instance, the power to overcoming our differences and how to better protect our planet. Photograph by Tamara Lackey The sky is a time machine, and photography is a pretty amazing way to see the absolute magic of light travel. Photograph by Tamara Lackey You can see Exploring Light

Photograph by Tamara Lackey THIS Thanksgiving - we are SO grateful for everyone who fosters puppies in need of homes. Check out our newest episode, airing tonight at 8:50pm on PBS / Public Media NC UNC-TV. It is all about how organizations like the amazing Peak Lab Rescue are caring for puppies and dogs in need of rescue! Photograph by Tamara Lackey Go to ChasingFramesShow.com for bonus content. Check out an overview of the photography & gear used in this episode. As well as

Photograph by Tamara Lackey This episode is all about the stunning Spanish Colonial Mustangs who live on the shores of the Outer Banks. This show is particularly moving to us because of what happened shortly after we wrapped filming at the Corolla Wild Horse Fund's sanctuary. Photograph by Tamara Lackey In Early September, Hurricane Dorian slammed into the North Carolina coast. As a result, a massive wall of water blasted Ocracoke Island. Tragically, that storm created a ter

I head out to Los Angeles later today to speak about Expressive Portraits at the Creative Photo Academy. I will present a seminar in Torrance Friday evening. In addition, I will lead an all-day workshop on Saturday in Palos Verdes. During the workshop, we will photograph portraits near the cliffs overlooking the water. If you're in the Southern California region, come say hi!! If you would like to attend the seminar, you can see more information here: http://creativephotoacad

Photograph by Tamara Lackey Good Sports airs as the UNC Basketball Season officially starts!! In other words, perfect timing for our brand new episode of Chasing Frames Show! In this episode, we focus on student athletes. Athletes that don't just draw in fans and revenue but give a surprisingly substantial amount back to their local community and beyond. Photograph by Tamara Lackey Thank you Kevin Guskiewicz, Interim Chancellor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill a

Photograph by Tamara Lackey Join me on my first experience tracking down an inmate. Hiding in an abandoned building and in the thick of the woods while filming THIS episode of Chasing Frames - K9 Search & Rescue Dogs! Photograph by Tamara Lackey This NEW episode airs tonight on PBS / Public Media NC UNC-TV at 8:50pm. Find it on your local PBS channel OR watch it at ChasingFramesShow.com, where the show is streamed via the PBS digital player! Photograph by Tamara Lackey We abs

I met these two beautiful boys for the first time while they were still in Ethiopia. They were babies at the time, twin boys who lived in a rural orphanage far south of Addis Ababa. Photograph by Tamara Lackey They had just met their family, our friends Angela & Clint, parents who would shower them with love, expanding to a family of eight. These two joined four older children who adore them - and a mom and a dad who are SO grateful to have them in their lives. At the time th

Bat Blitz Photo by Tamara Lackey This week on Chasing Frames, we venture into the back country of Eastern North Carolina to capture wild bats IN THE PITCH DARK with a team of researchers and scientists on their annual bat blitz. This episode airs on broadcast Thursday night on PBS / Public Media NC. Which also just happens to air during Bat Week, a completely unintended bonus! Bat Blitz Photo by Tamara Lackey I was astounded to learn how integral these insect-eating animals

On our new Swift Water Rescue episode of Chasing Frames, I spent time on a COLD and very FAST-MOVING river, joining elite first responders who train for a specialized, and very risky, form of rescue. They save others in swift-moving water emergencies. Photo by Tamara Lackey - Episode 03 - Swift Water Rescue As I experienced some of what they do, photographing them while in action, I heard remarkable stories. One story that struck me the most was a team on night rescue after a

This episode of Chasing Frames Show made us cry while watching it. And we were there for it! Andrea Lytle Peet, who has been living with ALS for over five years now, is an extraordinary athlete and woman, and her love story with Dave Peet is a true demonstration of what love really is. Photograph by Tamara Lackey Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Andrea. Here's to Team Drea Foundation, *much* more speediness in ALS research for a CURE - and the power of just how

We are thrilled to announce that Chasing Frames, the TV show we have been working on all year, premiered October 3rd! Our new show Chasing Frames is focused on people doing GOOD in the world - those who transform lives, protect our planet and rescue those in need. And it’s been incredibly inspiring, spending time with so many people who spend their days, and many nights, caring deeply about the work they do! As a result, I get to learn more about the extraordinary good they d

Photograph by Tamara Lackey Urgent Air Care explores why rapid medical air care makes a critical difference in many life and death situations. For this reason, we depend more than ever before on aircraft to link remote areas and urban medical centers. Photograph by Tamara Lackey It was such a fantastic experience to spend the day with the UNC Carolina Air Care crew. We learned more about the brilliant work they do every day saving lives! In other words, urgent air care is tr

We founded Beautiful Together over four years ago. Since then we have been able to start and, gratefully, finish fourteen projects and establish four funds. The projects all focused on supporting children without families. Along the way we have done our best to advocate for these children. For instance, many of these children living in institutions do not have an opportunity to even be adopted. Mainly, this is due to a significant amount of red tape and doors closed by gover

Nikon D850 photograph by Tamara Lackey I LOVE PUPPIES. They are sweet, soft, loving, playful, vulnerable and incredibly snuggly. But 40 puppies in the course of 48 hours with Nikon Gear? Well, that was a whole new level of wonderful madness. This brand new campaign for Nikon has the most complex and wonderful combination of subjects I am lucky enough to photograph yet! FORTY tiny little, sweet, adorable puppies paired with a huge variety of brand new Nikon gear. And HERE are