Beyond The Lens with Richard Bernabe

Karabo LeBronpeter is a Botswana-based wildlife photographer, teacher, mentor, and storytelling officer for the Nkashi Trust, the local implementing arm of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP).
Launched in 2021, Okavango Eternal is a partnership between the National Geographic Society and the De Beers Group to help achieve long-term, sustainable protection of the Okavango Basin. Karabo leads and participates in NGOWP expeditions, education, and enterprise development. 
The Stories of Our Land exhibition showcases photography and storytelling from the Nkashi Trust's Storytelling Clubs, that offer young creatives a platform to share their perspectives, preserve cultural heritage, and develop skills that can lead to sustainable livelihoods.

Notable Links:
 Karabo LeBronpeter Instagram
 National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP)
 Okavango Eternal 
 Stories Of Our Land Exhibition 

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Landscape photographer Isabella Tabacchi: Chasing Caravaggio Through the Shadows, The Tenebroso Landscape, and Creating Emotional Intensity.
Isabella Tabacchi is an Italian landscape photographer who captures the essence of nature in all its majesty. Specializing in landscape photography from around the world, Isabella is renowned for her ability to transform ordinary scenes into highly emotional and dreamlike photos.
Isabella's awards include the prestigious International Landscape Photographer of the Year (ILPOTY) and the Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA), Siena Awards, Xposure Awards, DJI SkyPixel Annual Contest and she's been published on National Geographic. She is also a Hasselblad Heroine. 
Notable Links:
Isabella Tabacchi Website
Isabella Tabacchi Instagram
The Tree of Life Image
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Dr. Diane Boyd is a world-renowned wildlife biologist who has spent four decades studying and advocating for wolves in the wilds of Montana near Glacier National Park. When she started in the 1970s, she was the only female biologist in the United States researching and radio-collaring wild wolves.
A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery, winner of a 2025 National Outdoor Book Award, is the captivating story of Diane Boyd's work as a wildlife biologist studying wolves. Often alone in remote northern Montana, she encounters cougars, grizzly bears, and, of course, wolves.
Notable Links:
Diane Boyd Website
Diane Boyd Instagram
A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery
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Photographer David duChemin: Thinking Inside the Box for Transformative Creative Breakthroughs, the Virtue of Imperfection, and Finding Your Magic.
David duChemin is a Vancouver Island-based photographer, author, educator, and avid traveler who has published eight books and spent much of his three-decade career teaching others to make creative photographs all across the world.
Richard asks David about the content in his newest book, Light, Space & Time: Essays on Camera Craft and Creativity. Some of the topics discussed include self-knowledge, vision, intention, purpose, expression, and the virtue of imperfection. David explains how he made the transition to photographing wildlife and why he doesn't chase likes on social media.
Notable Links:
David duChemin website
David duChemin Instagram
 Light, Space & Time: Essays on Camera Craft and Creativity on Amazon
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Follow Richard Bernabe:
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Books That Matter for Photographers: John Szarcowski and ‘The Photographer’s Eye’ — The Thing Itself, The Detail, The Frame, Time, and Vantage Point
In this episode of Beyond the Lens, Richard revisits John Szarkowski's 1966 classic The Photographer's Eye for the latest episode in the Books That Matter series. Szarkowski spent nearly thirty years as Director of Photography at MoMA, studying thousands of images across every era and genre. What he discovered was a quiet internal logic that the best photographs share, regardless of style or subject.
Richard breaks down all five of Szarkowski's core themes, including the tethering of photography to reality, the power of isolation and detail, and why a camera is, at its heart, an instrument of selection rather than invention.
Notable Links:
 John Szarcowski
 The Photographer's Eye
 Beyond The Lens Episode 106: Steven Pressfield and 'The War of Art' 
 The Thing Itself essay on Substack
 The Frame essay on Substack
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Follow Richard Bernabe:
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