About the photographer and this website

            While an avid outdoorsman since childhood, for many years, I had no interest whatsoever in photography.  In 1970 I embarked on a thirty plus year career  as an outdoor writer without any photographic support - I didn't even own a camera.  In 1980 while attending an outdoor writers' workshop several editors I'd been working for suggested I at least try my hand at photography.  I had no idea what I was getting into!  Within months I'd purchased some rudimentary equipment and began shooting everything imaginable.  For a couple of years, shoot after shoot I lived the same disappointments; I'd rush my film off for processing, just knowing I'd captured some breathtaking imagines only to be crushed when the film came back.  Photography - the art of capturing truly riveting imagines - was proving much more elusive than I'd ever imagined.  I read everything I could get my hands on.  I bought more equipment.  I spent countless time outdoors. Not only was I hooked, but gradually I began to accumulate some pretty good images.  For many years thereafter when I published a magazine article, or one of my own books, I was able to supply the photographic support needed.  Slowly I came to realize photography had become an obsession.  Still I yearned for more than just magazine art, I wanted art I could proudly display in my home.  I wanted art I could hang in a gallery.  For many years now when I sort slides I keep nothing less than publication quality and have in excess for 90,000 such images, yet my "fine art" images comprise only a minute fraction of that.  I will not sell an image as "fine art" I wouldn't hang on my own wall.  Except for cropping an image to a buyer's specifications, none of my images are manipulated in any way.  I work tirelessly to obtain proper exposures and composition in the field through my cameras and lens.  My screening table is where I eliminate inferior images.

            My focus is, and always has been, on nature, especially wildlife.  My academic training as a biologist has been extremely helpful in allowing me insight into the behaviors of the animals I pursue.  But, in the process of photographing wildlife I invariably encounter a wealth of other photographic opportunities as well; wildflowers, fungi, fall colors, and a wide array of scenic's. In vigorously selecting the photos I use for this I'm able to blow up my images to at least 20” X 24” without any noticeable degradation.  In our tier 1 collection, we limit sales of each image to 50 prints and then no longer use that image, ever. Each image is numbered and personally signed in the tier one collection.  Our prices, because we limit the number of prints sold, are therefore high, ranging from 200 to 400 dollars, irregardless of image size the client may desire.  In our tier 2 collection, we're dealing with the same quality of image but we do not limit the number of prints made, therefore the prices drop considerably and vary by size of the image as well.  These prices range from roughly twenty-two to 100 dollars depending on image size.  In tier 2, each image is still personally signed but not numbered.

            In addition to being a biologist, author, and photographer I have, for many years, done speaking engagements as well.  Whenever I do so I work hard to tailor my talk specifically to the audience in question and combine my presentations with a slide show whenever possible.  I find quality photos truly are “worth a thousand words”.  If interested simply e-mail me for more information.

             As new images become available, and current images sell out, this site will be continually updated and revised.  Thank you for your interest.  You can e-mail me at Clicking Here