Beth Shepherd Photography

I don't post on Facebook as often as I do on Instagram but a number of my Facebook-only friends have asked about my trip to Kenya this past August so I'm going to share a few stories and images from my journey.

The first is from a balloon ride over the Mara (Maasai Mara National Park). I didn't think it would be as amazing as it was. I had to get up much earlier than I wanted; it had rained the night before so we didn't know if there would be much of a sunrise; I'm a bit scared of heights.

But it turned out to be a highlight of my trip. The balloon was so quiet and to see the Mara valley and its inhabitants from this perspective is something I'll never forget.

Need a bit of virtual nature? I’ve joined a group of fabulous female wildlife photographers from around the globe on Instagram. Come check out our loop every Thursday . That’s my chickadee in the middle.

Check out this fantastic video about King County Metro's Bus Shelter Photo Mural Project. I'm so proud to be one of the featured artists! You can see my image, a bushtit sitting in red branches, at 2:45-2:49 minutes into the video.

Biggest art gallery in King County! Learn more at Kingcounty.gov/metro/murals

This past weekend I participated in Chase The Light, Photographic Center Northwest's (PCNW) annual summer fundraising event. Participants shoot for 48 hours and then submit up to five photos for the pop-up exhibition & print auction. Only one photo is selected from each participant. Wonder which of my five images will be chosen!

Four months down for my 365 phone project!