Mark Smith | Wildlife Photographer | Ep. #964

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Wilderness, Sports, Health & Fitness

5 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we are joined by the exceptional wildlife photographer, Mark Smith. Known for his stunning bird photography on Instagram, Mark shares how he captures breathtaking images and videos of nature's most fascinating creatures. Tune in to hear about his journey from being a ghostwriter and musician to becoming a professional photographer since 2017. Mark discusses his adventures, including an epic RV trip across the U.S., photographing eagles in Canada, and his recent travels to Thailand and Greece. We delve into his techniques, the challenges he faces in wildlife photography, and his philosophy on capturing nature's raw moments. Plus, learn about his approach to social media success and how you can join him for a photography workshop. Don't miss out on this inspiring conversation! 00:00 Introduction and Guest Announcement 01:29 Mark Smith's Journey to Professional Photography 02:16 From Writing to Photography 06:05 RV Adventures and Family Life 08:12 The Technical Side of Photography 16:49 The Ethics of Wildlife Photography 22:14 Social Media Success and Personal Philosophy 39:44 Eagle Feeding Frenzy in Rapids 40:06 Challenges of Capturing Eagles in Action 42:43 Techniques for Filming Fast-Moving Eagles 44:44 The Viral Eagle Video 48:15 The Rapids and Their Dangerous Vortex 50:09 Close Encounters with Wildlife 52:26 Balancing Photography and Videography 01:03:36 The Art of Photographing Ospreys 01:05:12 Understanding Osprey Behavior 01:09:08 The Intelligence of Ospreys 01:11:51 Appreciating All Birds of Prey 01:14:45 How to Learn from a Wildlife Photographer 🚀 Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: Star brite https://bit.ly/TomRowlandPodcast 👋 Stay Connected with Tom Rowland: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tomrowlandpodcast Website & Show Notes https://bit.ly/3O4lgn0 Text: +1 (305) 930-7346 Email: [email protected] 🔗 Explore More: All Socials and Links https://linktr.ee/TomRowlandPodcast 🎥 Discover More of Tom’s Shows: Saltwater Experience https://bit.ly/4by096g Into the Blue Fishing https://bit.ly/48VZYju Life on the Water https://bit.ly/3Pp9rbs 💬 Let’s Keep in Touch! Text: +1 (305) 930-7346 Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's going on everybody? We are live and we have a fantastic guest today. If you're like me,
0:05.4	you love birds, nature, and outstanding photography and video. And that's exactly what our
0:13.4	guest brings today. Mark Smith Photography is one of my favorite Instagram accounts. I love his
0:20.6	stuff. It is absolutely amazing. And hopefully today,
0:23.2	we're going to find out how he gets some of these incredible images that he so kindly puts on
0:30.0	Instagram for us all to look at. It's really amazing. So if you're a fan of Mark Smith,
0:35.6	go check out his Instagram right now.
0:38.2	You can drop in any kind of questions that you might have.
0:40.8	And we try to get to those if we have anybody show up for the live.
0:45.1	And if you are a fan of the podcast and you are looking for the long form podcast on YouTube, that has changed. So I want to make sure everybody is aware of the
0:56.5	change. We have moved all the long form to Tom Roland podcast full length. There'll be a link
1:03.6	in the description below where you can get to that YouTube page. It's brand new. We're starting
1:09.7	from scratch because the shorts seem to have
1:11.7	messed up everything that we had going on, even though the shorts are doing very well right now.
1:16.3	It kind of messed up the long form. So now we are starting from scratch. So if you like the
1:23.0	podcast, head over there and subscribe to it and you will be able to see awesome guests like we have right now.
1:30.0	I think there's 365 episodes over there and then the How To Tuesday lives somewhere else.
1:39.8	Anyway, right now we're going to bring in Mark Smith. Mark, how are you?
1:44.2	I'm great.
1:44.8	Thank you.
1:45.3	Thanks for having me.
1:46.0	I appreciate it.
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