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Our experience of Californian wildfires

Our 6-month stay in California tested us twice: first with COVID-19, then with the devastating 2020 wildfire season. Discover our firsthand account of the August Complex and…

Frédéric Silvestre

Nov 2, 2021

On the tracks of Ansel Adams and the first conservation photographers

If we hear the name of Ansel Adams, several black and white images of Yosemite landscape come in our mind. Half Dome, El Capitan, Cathedral Rocks, the famous sight of…

Frédéric Silvestre

Mar 6, 2021

Davis wildlife, California

During a 6 months stay in Davis, California, I had the opportunity to learn the local fauna and to make a portfolio of animals I could photograph. This can be used as a…

Frédéric Silvestre

Aug 31, 2020

Meeting the giants

In early July 2021, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, we could eventually visit Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park to observe the oldest living…

Frédéric Silvestre

Jun 25, 2020

First week in Davis, California

After a long trip, we arrived at Davis, California, for a 6 months sabbatical leave to work at UC Davis. Our daughter Elina spent her second anniversary in this new…

Frédéric Silvestre

Feb 29, 2020

Air travel with a baby toddler

By the age of 2, Elina had around 30 flights in her experience. That also means, that we, as parents, gathered some experience how it is to travel with a baby.

Valentina Jovic

Feb 23, 2020