Kamchatka Field Notes: Waiting for the Falls

The camp had no phone signal, no schedule beyond the light, and one shared understanding: the bears would fish when the salmon ran, and not a moment before.

We spent long stretches simply watching — not shooting, just watching — until the behaviour told us where to be. That's the part guests are often surprised by: expedition photography is mostly stillness, punctuated by seconds that justify the stillness entirely.