Great Bear Rainforest BC, Canada
I actually didn’t want to take a camera with me and wanted to enjoy our 7 days at sea in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia with my eyes. The cruise was a birthday present for Regula and not an assignment. So I didn’t have to take photos, I could just enjoy it, but……
Top spots in New Zealand for Nature Photographers
New Zealand, the country at the other end of the world, is not something you travel to every day. For many people, the country is a “once in a lifetime” dream destination and a photography trip should be well planned accordingly. Christian Heeb, book author and long-time New Zealand expert, describes his favorite locations: In…
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Stargazing and Astro Photography Locations in Bend, Oregon
Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary My favorite spots to capture the Milky Way near Bend, Oregon. Before you go. The best time is from spring to fall, with my favorite time in August and September. Check the moon phases, so the moon is not visible, since that will spoil your photo. Go to the…
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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break:
Christian Heeb, Cascade Center Of Photography 🎧 Talking images with photographer Christian Heeb, owner of Cascade Center of Photography In the episode of the Bend Don’t Break podcast, Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer converses with photographer Christian Heeb, owner of Cascade Center of Photography (with his wife Regula Heeb). The Swiss/American photographers have been widely…
Photographing the Cypress Swamps of Louisiana & Texas
Photographing the Bayous of Louisiana and Texas is not always easy. Here are a few pointers and some location ideas for serious, and not so serious photographers. A word of caution Some areas described in this blog are wild, and you need to be prepared. If possible, do not go wading or paddling alone. Let…
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Photographing the landscapes of Switzerland
Switzerland , obviously is one of the most scenic and beautiful countries in the world. One would think it easy to create good photos in one of the world’s most stunning places . Switzerland is also a highly developed nation with its areas of urban sprawl, light pollution and traffic jams. It takes some planning…
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Top Photo Spots for Sunsets & Sunrises in Central Oregon
Where to photograph sunset and sunrise in Bend, Oregon Remember, Bend is primary a sunrise location for photographers. The Cascade mountains run north to south and the sun sets behind them. They are ideally photographed at sunrise when they catch the early glow and the light from the rising sun. Sunsets can be be beautiful…
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Top Spots on the Oregon Coast for landscape Photographers
Photo locations not to miss on the Oregon Coast Oregon’s Pacific Coast is a landscape photographers dream, providing a scenic abundance from which it is hard to choose Christian Heeb lists some of his favorite photo locations. Starting from north to south. 1. Cannon Beach Arriving from Portland you may want to pay the historic…
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Cypress Swamps of Louisiana
by Christian Heeb “You are going to the South? Are you crazy?” said my friends from America’s west coast, while sipping Chardonnay in chilled glasses on their manicured lawn. First there was consternation, followed by jokes and then, finally, some serious concern. “There are snakes” they said, “Cottonmouth, Diamondback, Copperhead, Coral snakes and a timber…
China with my lucky charm
Photographing China was never my first priority. Once, a long time ago, when I was looking for places to put on my photo bucket list, I saw an image of some fog shrouded mountains, studded with gnarly Bonsai-like trees. Those early black and white photos and some of the classic Chinese ink drawings of the…
My Obsession with Photographing the US
America has occupied my mind since my early childhood. I did not imagine then that I would get to live on a large plot of land in the state of Oregon or that I would become known as a photographer of American landscapes and Native people. Growing up in a Swiss family in post-war Switzerland,…
Best time to visit Central Oregon for Nature Photography
Cascade Center of Photography’s Christian Heeb writes and shows images when he likes to photograph the scenic beauty around Bend, Central Oregon. JANUARY Ponderosa Pines in the Deschutes National Forest. If you like winter, snow and ice this season certainly has its appeal. The higher elevations in the mountains are bound to have snow.…
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An ode to Indian Country by Christian Heeb
by awlimages | Posted on May 5, 2020 On a craggy volcanic peak high above the sage-studded plains of Oregon’s high desert, an Indian woman dressed in buckskin poses for my camera. Acosia Red Elk is a beautiful American native with a personality as complex and ambiguous as my role as a photographer of Indians.…
Top 10 spots for Travel Photographers in Central Oregon
Christian Heeb, Bend resident and owner of the Cascade Center of Photography lists his favorite locations for landscape and nature photography in Central Oregon. Top 10 photo spots for nature photographers part 2. look at Part 1 .       1. Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument near Mitchell…
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Top 10 spots for Landscape photographers near Bend, Oregon
Professional travel photographer Christian Heeb lists 10 places not to be missed near Bend Oregon. 1. Pilot Butte, Highway 20 in Bend This local favorite sunset and sunrise spot can be stunning at sunset when the clouds light up. You see the mountain peaks from Mount Bachelor all the way to Mount Jefferson. The…
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My Swiss Photo Tour
We have a new Website My Swiss Photo Tour designed specifically for our Swiss Photo Tours. Have a look at our Passion for Photography website and tell us how you like it. We already have our first registrations for our next Top of Switzerland Photo Tour in September/October 2022. Images from our previous Top of…
Matt Payne Podcast
Matt Payne Photography Blog: A Conversation With Christian Heeb On The F-Stop Collaborate And Listen Podcast – August 28, 2019 Welcome to Episode 123 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week’s episode features a landscape and travel photographer from Switzerland living in Bend, Oregon - Christian Heeb. For years Christian Heeb has been touring the world…
Top Places to Photograph Near Bend Oregon
Photograph in Central Oregon Most people think of Oregon as a land of endless forests, rivers and rain. This is true in the regions west of the cascade mountains but more and more people are traveling to the mountainous high desert areas of Central Oregon as they hold some of the most beautiful and adventurous…
Bend Photo Tours Video
The Cascade Center of Photography leads Private half day and Private full day photo tours in Central Oregon. Our most popular private tour is the Night Sky Photo Tour! The Cascade Center of Photography has been leading photo workshops, photo tours and private tutoring since 2011 in Central Oregon, and around the country and many…
Our First Photo Tour
It has been exactly 30 years since we returned from our epic journey through the Americas with a suitcase full of photos. That suitcase and the photos it contained, started our successful career as travel photographers, capturing images of America. The year 1988 was a classic make or break year for us. Living in Switzerland,…
Sacagawea in Oregon -Photo Blog
The Shoshone woman Sacagawea that lead Lewis and Clark over the Rocky Mountains, actually never set foot in Oregon. But, whenever I look at my photo of famed Dancer, Yoga Teacher and Model Acosia M. Red Elk on the top of Paulina Peak, I am reminded of Sacajawea. Paulina Peak, located in the Newberry National…
