Costa Rica

Tobias Hauser, who has been a photographer and photojournalist for over ten years, sits down for an informative interview with FotoTV to share some of his incredible experiences photographing the beautiful tropical scenes of New Zealand, Cuba, and his Costa Rica.

Hauser’s most current project as a photojournalist is the small Central American country of Costa Rica offering divers climates and nature, volcanoes and rain forests, and incredibly rare animals to photograph. As Hauser explains, the most important aspects are to know the time of year and season to travel to Costa Rica and how to prepare and what to expect when you arrive and make your way though the country on a photo expedition. Costa Rica is definitely a land full of beauty and adventure and Hauser definitely takes his share of risks to document the abundant animal kingdom there. From crossing swollen rivers in jeeps, to tropical flash floods, Hauser years of location traveling experience has made him well prepared to reach an inspiring natural phenomenon of Costa Rica that happens on Ostinal Beach, the turtle egg laying event, or “Arribada”.

Hauser recommends taking a competent rain forest guide when in Costa Rica. Not only to be able to locate, identify and photograph the wonderful, rare and often camouflaged animals, but also to watch out for deadly species that often may be hidden to the untrained eye. Hauser’s adventure does not end on land. Another recommended photo opportunity which he has experienced is the world’s largest shark migration that takes place in the Golden Triangle, between Galapagos, Cocos, and Malpeo.

Hauser regularly gives lectures on location travel photography, including the Philippines, New Zealand, Cuba and most recently Costa Rica. A photo book of Costa Rica has also been published.