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Nonfiction Influences Fiction

Nonfiction Influences Fiction

Marty’s photo of the day #4623: How does nonfiction influence fiction? I photographed this alligator while working on my second nonfiction book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico. Spending time in the Everglades with alligators also influenced a subplot in my latest novel, The Silver Squad: […]

Platypuses on Film

Platypuses on Film

Marty’s photo of the day #4620: When I present my show, Around the World in 90 Minutes, at colleges, students often ask about the cameras I used. I tell them that I started with film cameras and was 100% digital by the end. Then I tell them how difficult it was to shoot platypuses in […]

The Miniature Hotel Room

The Miniature Hotel Room

Marty’s photo of the day #4618: While working on my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, Deb and I flew from Montana to Madrid, Spain, and then drove several hours west—all without sleeping. We finally stopped in the tiny town of Arenas de San Pedro, where we found an old hotel […]

Still Alive?

Still Alive?

Marty’s photo of the day #4616: In 2001, Deb and I began our travels for my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. Our initial trip included Blackbird Caye off the coast of Belize, where this American crocodile hung out near the dock each night. I often wonder which animals in our […]

The Professor Multanovskiy from Antarctica

The Professor Multanovskiy from Antarctica

Marty’s photo of the day #4615: This is the Professor Multanovskiy, photographed from Antarctica’s shore, as giant snowflakes drifted down. I shot this photo in 2003, while working on my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. According to an app that tracks ships, the Professor Multanovskiy is currently along the Russian […]

Fred the Eyelash Viper

Fred the Eyelash Viper

Marty’s photo of the day #4609: This is Fred the Eyelash Viper. He hung out near the door of the cabana my wife and I were renting the entire time I was working on the Costa Rica section of my second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and […]

Macaw Taunts

Macaw Taunts

Marty’s photo of the day #4608: While I was in Costa Rica, the scarlet macaws taunted me, flying by in a flash before I could raise my camera. Then, on the day I was leaving, this one had mercy and landed on a branch just above my head. “Is this close enough?”