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Photos From the Apostle Island Ice Caves
A brief return of a rare winter phenomenon and how changing conditions and crowds reshaped the way I photographed one of Lake Superior’s most fleeting…
 • Bryan Hansel
Flow Your Own Flow
Finding flow on the water and behind the camera through attention, practice, and presence.
 • Bryan Hansel
The Democracy of Snow
Snow has a way of making the world feel briefly equal and clean. For photographers, that illusion is both a gift and a countdown.
 • Bryan Hansel
Nine Years, One Sunrise Composition: A New Year’s Day Photo Project
Every January 1st for the past nine years, I’ve stood in the same place and photographed the same sunrise on Lake Superior.
 • Bryan Hansel
Why Your Favorite Photos Matter More Than Your Best Ones
Why your favorite photos, not your best ones, might be the clearest map to your evolving photographic style.
 • Bryan Hansel
Winter Has Arrived
Photos of the northland during early winter. Sub-zero mornings, sea smoke, and ice. It’s why early winter is one of my favorite times to photograph Lake…
 • Bryan Hansel
All Things Black
On black beaches, black hills, and photos of everything in between. A little riff on Black Friday, a few unexpected photographic detours, and a reminder…
 • Bryan Hansel
Telling a Kayak or Canoe Trip Story
For photographers, capturing the story of a paddling trip is half the fun and learning how to capture your paddling adventures even when you’re focused…
 • Bryan Hansel
Lessons for Better Calendar Photography
The behind-the-scenes process of crafting my Northern Landscapes Calendar and lessons learned from over a decade of photographing for calendars.
 • Bryan Hansel
Where the River Led Me plus the 2025 Landscape Photography Summit
A two-week celebration of landscape photography and a chance to see how I photograph from the seat of a canoe.
 • Bryan Hansel
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: A National Treasure
One of the wildest routes in the BWCA, shared with family, and just enough light to make magical photos. Plus a ridiculous number of beaver dams…
 • Bryan Hansel
When the Gales of November Come Early
For All Who Rest Beneath the Waves, Widen the Edmund Fitzgerald Remembrance
 • Bryan Hansel
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