BBC News
Cambridge Conservation Initiative
CINI India
Conservation Northwest
Embassy of Peru, Washington, D.C.
Fisher Fund for Neotropical Conservation
Foundation for Deep Ecology
IUCN
Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve
National Geographic Books
National Park Service
Open Space Institute
Oregon Wild
Organization of American States
PATH Welfare Society
Smithsonian Magazine
The Nature Conservancy
Tree of Life for Animals
Tropical Science Center
UNEP
Western Environmental Law Center
WWF
York University, Toronto, Ontario

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I have two photo books in print. The first is the official photo book of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica, where I carried out field work for the Tropical Science Center (which manages the Preserve) over the course of several years. The second book is about the Las Nubes Rain Forest Reserve, also in Costa Rica, and was published by York University, Ontario, Canada. I've had the privilege and pleasure to do field work for York University's Fisher Fund for Neotropical Conservation for a number of years. Go to my What's New page by following the link in the sidebar on my Blog. I use a Canon 6d, replacing a 5d2, and Canon prime and zoom lenses from 17 to 300mm. The 6d has superlative low light focusing, in-camera geotagging, and top-notch sensor quality, better than the 5d2 even. I shoot raw and process to tiff in Lightroom and Photoshop. I try to keep post-processing to a minimum. I don't do any hdr, tinting, background manipulation, etc., or any retouching on portraits. I don't like or use any social media, or Instagram, etc..
I use Dreamweaver and Wordpress for web development, including my own site, and Photoshelter for my photo library. I use the 6d to shoot video, and Sony Vegas for video editing. Before digital I used Canon cameras and Fujichrome slide film. Thanks to my family, and my friends, colleagues, and clients in the US, Canada, Costa Rica, Peru, South Africa, and India. I appreciate your friendship and interest in my work. Being a photographer is a joy and privilege. I'm grateful for all of the opportunities that I've had to work in so many special places and meet so many great people. I can be reached by email at brettcolephotography@gmail.com, or on my US-based mobile phone at (240) 308-9369. My Skype handle is bhcphoto. Visit my contact page.