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Wood Fired Herping
Wood Fired Herping is a podcast about herping, life outdoors, and the food that brings it all together. Hosted by chef, photographer, and lifelong herper Zeev Nitzan Ginsburg, it blends field herping adventures with deep conversations, wild landscapes, and meals cooked with purpose.
Equal parts storytelling and campfire chatter, this show is for anyone who’s ever successfully chased a snake through the thorny underbrush, pulled off the highway for a promising stretch of habitat only to find nothing at all, or cooked something that made the whole day worth it anyway.
At its heart, Wood Fired Herping is about intersections: wild and quiet, instinct and ritual, science and soul.
Wood Fired Herping
Marisa Ishimatsu — Herp Photography, AI, and Melted M&M’s
Marisa Ishimatsu is a photographer, herper, and educator whose images define how many of us see California’s reptiles and amphibians. Her work has shaped field guides, articles, and conservation efforts — and in this episode, we dig into what it means to capture herps honestly, ethically, and beautifully.
In no particular order, we cover, amongst much else:
- Federally endangered San Francisco Gartersnakes
- The role of photography in science and education (and Emily Taylor’s field guides)
- Traveling and herping across the globe
- Inclusivity in the herp community and why it matters
- Ethics of herp photography, and letting photos tell deeper stories
- Food, culture, and yes… how melted M&M’s fit into all of this
This conversation goes wide and deep, and it’s exactly what I hoped for when I brought Wood Fired Herping back: stories, ideas, laughs, and depth.
🎧 Listen in, share it with a friend, and keep the fire burning.
Follow the show:
Instagram — @woodfiredherping
Photography IG — @z_e_herping
Facebook — Wood Fired Herping Podcast group
Website — woodfiredherping.com
Youtube — @woodfiredherping
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