Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are definitely here. These chrysalises will become butterflies in a week before taking an incredible long journey south to Mexico for wintering. This is the high record I ever have chrysalises (17 with 3 more to...
Looking at things from a different perspective
Here are two examples of a subject with two different perspectives. I often work my way around my subjects, to make sure that I come back with many different images and sometimes with non-traditional looks. I often “play” with different lighting, depth of...
International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP)
Last week I’ve received great news that I have been accepted as an Associate Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP). The iLCP is an elite group of world’s top wildlife, nature, and culture photographers, who, in addition to...
As a Nature Photographer at the Missouri Department of Conservation…
As a staff photographer with the Missouri Department of Conservation, I always enjoy sharing my tips with people. So, I hope you get a chance to see a recent issue of Xplor magazine (kid version of Missouri Conservationist magazine) where I give tips on nature...
Grand Prize in Indie Book Awards
“With gorgeous photographs by award-winning nature photographer Noppadol Paothong, this monumental book is a tribute to the sage grouse, a bird which is the subject of one of the largest conservation efforts in U.S. history. With engaging text...
Keynote Speaker at the Sage Grouse Initiative conference
I was honored to be a keynote speaker at the Sage Grouse Initiative conference in Boise, Idaho, with a crowd of over 170 people from many different organizations who work diligently for sage-grouse conservation and habitat restoration. My...
Exhibit at the Boone County History & Culture Center
Please visit my exhibit at the BooneCounty History & Culture Center (May 1 - May 31, 2018). It is one of my biggest exhibits, featuring over 60 prints from my books, Save the Last Dance and Sage Grouse, Icon of the West. Visit this Exhibit page for...
“Bird Man”
Columbia Daily Tribune published a good article about me as a photographer and my journey for the sage-grouse book project - "Bird man: Photographer captures bigger picture of one species." I think the reporter did a great job in making me sound...