Austin Schuver

Author: Austin

  • Calendars are back for 2020!

    Last November, I started a new holiday tradition: poring over thousands of my latest nature photos to nominate 12 favorites to adorn the pages of a luxurious wall calendar.

    Friends loved the calendars so much that I had to bring them back for 2020.

    2020 Calendars

    • Full-size original bird and landscape photographs matching the seasons with descriptions and locations included

    • Flip style wall calendar, 11″ x 17″, printed on thick, premium paper

    • Special holidays included like World Water Day and National Public Lands Day (when you can visit National Parks for free!)

    • $30 each

    A holiday gift

    Last season, these calendars sold out before Christmas.

    To keep prices down, I order calendars in batches. I’ll have two batches: one placed on December 5 and one in mid-January. If you want your calendar for the holidays, order before December 5.

    Spread the love and get $10 off

    Ordering a calendar for a friend or relative and one for yourself? Don’t feel guilty. This year, if you order more than one calendar, I’ll give you $10 off your order.

    Ordering more than 5 calendars? Contact me and I’ll give you a discount—spreading kindness and the value of conservation is more important than money.

    It looks and feels great—the extra-large pages, the texture of the paper, and the detail in the special days—the calendar was a favorite all year long.

    Order Your Calendars

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    Next Steps

    To calculate your payment, multiply the number of calendars by $30, add the cost of shipping, and subtract $10 if you ordered more than one calendar. You will receive an order confirmation within 48 hours.

    To pay online: use Paypal or find me on Venmo at Austin-Schuver.

    Questions? Contact me. When you get your calendar—please let me know what you think on Facebook, Instagram, or leave a review on this site!

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  • Mount Shuksan: Blue Hour is Better, Sometimes

    I’m used to paying for photographs. Sometimes in the form of itchy mosquito bites. Once I paid with a badly twisted ankle. More often I pay in numb fingers and toes in the cold.

    Last week, staying up late to take photographs of Mount Shuksan under the stars, I expected the lost sleep, but I did not expect to pay by losing my place to sleep and my sleeping gear!

    It all started when I noticed that sometimes even the most serious photographers miss great light.

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  • Tropical Birds of Costa Rica

    Manakin Magic

    Sun filtered through the verdant canopy. The air temperate was 80 degrees in the middle of January. It was hard to believe.

    I was hiking with my girlfriend on an abandoned road in Nosara, Costa Rica. Soon, we heard a faint but mesmerizing sound from the underbrush to our left. Transfixed, we moved closer to peek through the thick tangle. We waited. Then we caught glimpse of a black bird smaller than a sparrow sitting on a low branch. Soon, we heard two, singing with each other in bubbly notes.

    For a brief moment the bird sat in plain view, under the full light of the midday tropical sun—it was long enough to absolutely shock us both.

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