I’m Joseph Hubbard. I’m a full-time construction professional who also happens to be a farmer, beekeeper, and hobbyist photographer.

I was always interested in photography, but for a long time it felt outside my skill set, something I could never really do. That changed a few years ago on a trip to Tanzania with my son. We climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and spent a week on safari in the Serengeti. It was a fantastic trip, but when I got home, the photos on my phone just didn’t tell the story I wanted to tell.

I felt compelled to do better. So before a trip to Alaska, I picked up a camera and a zoom lens, and came home with thousands of photos. Culling and editing that many taught me a lot, some of it the hard way, but I was hooked.

Now my gear comes with me everywhere, even when I’m traveling for work. A big part of great photography is just being ready when the moment shows up. People ask me if I’m ready, and I tell them what Suga Free taught me: if you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.

Most of what you’ll find here comes from places I love: birds and wildlife, Kīlauea, and Alaska. I’m still learning, and every trip teaches me something new.

My biggest inspiration is Canadian wildlife photographer Simon d’Entremont. He says, “Don’t take photos of things, take photos about things.” That’s my goal: tell a story with every shot, and get a little better every day.