Nature Photography - Conservation Photos

My Projects

		Klamath National Wildlife Refuges My biggest project. Straddling the border of Oregon and California, the Klamath is (was) the greatest wetlands in the Western US, and one of the most important places on Earth for birds. It's a place so beautiful and important, and so exciting in its potential for restoration, I think it's one of the most significant conservation issues in the US. I documentated the area over the course of two years. See the Project Page below. This is a critical time for the refuges. Click here for the latest from Oregon Wild. Read my 160-page book on the Klamath below! Project page \| Photographs \| See it on a map \| Read my Klamath Book

		Endangered Baboons, South Africa Chacma Baboons have lived sustainably on the awesome Cape Peninsula of South Africa for more than 1,000,000 years. Famous for conflicts with people, they're on the brink of extirpation due to habitat loss, a stagnant gene pool, electrocution on power lines, and residents who shoot, poison, trap, and run them over. I worked with the non-profit Baboon Matters in 2008-2009, creating one of the only comprehensive photo documentations in existence. See the project page below for more. There are many more photos of the baboons in the archives. Project page \| Photographs \| See it on a map

		Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica I had the great privelege to serve as the principal photographer for the Tropical Science Center (CCT) and the renowned Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve for several years, and to author the official photography book of the Preserve. The Preserve is a natural wonderland, with breathtaking scenery and staggering biodiversity. It's exotic, beautiful, and incredibly diverse. There are more than 500 species of orchids, 600 trees, 3,000 plants, 200 mammals, 400 butterflies, and tens of thousands of species of insects. Photographs \| See it on a map

		Street Dogs in India There are many millions of stray dogs in India. It's an enormous and complex problem, fed by trash in the streets and the difficulty of sterilization in the hectic cities of India. Many of the dogs suffer from exposure, hunger, disease and injury. I documented stray dogs in Rajasthan and participated in a protracted rescue operation, which led me to the Tree of Life for Animals (TOLFA) in Pushkar. Learn more below and support their work. Also be sure to see Eloise Leyden's work with dogs in India. Note: Some of the images in the links below are graphic. Photographs \| Dogs eBook \| Mojo eBook \| TOLFA

		Culture and People of Cusco, Peru Peru has incredible landscapes and biodiversity, rich history and culture, and warm, friendly people. Cusco is the ancient captial of the Inca empire and the cultural heart of Peru. I first visited Cusco in 2003, and I lived there for several months in 2008. I spent several months documenting the people, everyday life, and culture surrounding the major festivals during the month of June. Cusco is an amazing place that I am thankful to know and to be able to share with the world. My Cusco photos have been used by Peruvian embassy and the Smithsonian. Photographs \| See it on a map

		Rain Forests and Shade-Grown Coffee, Costa Rica I've spent about five months documenting the Las Nubes Reserve, Los Cusingos Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, and Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, for York University's Fisher Fund for Neotropical Conservation, and for the Tropical Science Center. Las Nubes is a 400-acre rainforest that forms part of a biological corridor extending from Chirripo Park. York also works with farmers in the Corridor to import shade-grown coffee. York University and Las Nubes environmental luminary Howard Daughtery passed away in 2010. He will be missed. Photographs \| See it on a map

		Temperate Rain Forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA Although the North American temperate rainforest reaches its pinnacle in British Columbia, it extends in a strip down to the California Redwoods. Famous for big trees, bears, and salmon, it's also one of the most heavily logged regions in the world, and most of the natural forests are gone. I've done a variety of work on Northwest forests, from photo field work and web design to video production. I've spent six months in the Great Bear Rainforest of BC, and I've completed a number of satellite and aerial photo projects for the Native Forest Council and other groups. Photographs \| See it on a map

		Wetlands and Prairies of the Willamette Valley, Oregon The Willamette Valley is home to almost all of Oregon's people. I was one of them, living in Eugene for 12 years. Unfortunately the Valley is yet another tragic example of paradise lost. It's an incredibly beautiful place - the flowers, grasses, and birds - it's paradise on Earth. Sadly, almost all of the valley has been sacrificed to human development. Cities, towns, and vast farms have meant the destruction of almost all the wetlands and prairies that make it special. I think the Willamette is one of the best places in the US to start major wetland and prairie restoration projects. Photographs \| See it on a map

Projects Summary 2000-2011

2011
Waterfowl migration, Klamath National Wildlife Refuges, California and Oregon
Waterfowl migration and Chesapeake Bay ecology, Maryland
Amish Farms in Lancaster, PA, for the Open Space Institute
California Coast Redwoods ecology (1 month)
Documentation of people, culture, and environment, Rajasthan, India (1 month)
Video production and mapping (2 months)
eBook authoring (3 months)

2010
Documentation of people, culture, and environment, Rajasthan, India (2 months)
Las Nubes Reserve Book, Fisher Fund for Neotropical Conservation, Toronto, Canada
Documentation of wetlands and prairies, Maryland
Mapping and web projects, for Conservation Northwest, WA and the Open Space Institute, NY

2009
Mapping and web projects, for Conservation Northwest, WA and the Open Space Institute, NYC
Documentation of wetlands and prairies, Maryland
Endangered Chacma Baboons, South Africa, for Baboon Matters (3 months)
Google Earth conservation video production, Native Forest Council, Oregon
Sustainable farming, New York State, for the Open Space Institute, NYC

2008
Endangered Chacma baboons, South Africa, for Baboon Matters (1 month)
AREAS Project, Amazon, Peru, for the World Wildlife Fund (1 month)
Wildcliff Nature Reserve, South Africa, for the Wildcliff Reserve
Religious and cultural events, Cusco, Peru (2 months)
Las Nubes Rainforest, Costa Rica, for the Fisher Fund for Neotropical Conservation (1 month)
Nature reserves and parks, New York State, for the Open Space Institute, NYC

2007
Klamath National Wildlife Refuges, Oregon and California, for Oregon Wild (8 months)
Farms and natural areas, New York State, for the Open Space Institute, NYC

2006
Klamath National Wildlife Refuges, Oregon and California, for Oregon Wild (6 months)
Authored the official photography book of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica
Forest conservation, Lost Coast, Alaska, for the conservation group Cascadia Wildlands

2005
Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica, for the Tropical Science Center (2 months)
Klamath National Wildlife Refuges, Oregon and California, for Oregon Wild (3 months)
National Parks throughout Costa Rica, for the Tropical Science Center (1 month)

2004
Los Cusingos Neotropical Bird Sanctuary and Las Nubes Rainforest, Costa Rica, for the Fisher Fund for
Neotropical Conservation, Ontario, Canada (3 months)
Sustainable coffee, Skutch Biological Corridor, Costa Rica, for the Fisher Fund (1 month)
Wildfire management, Yosemite National Park, for the National Park Service

2003
Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica, for the Tropical Science Center (3 months)
Great Bear Rainforest, BC, for Forest Action Network (3 months)

Before 2003
Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica, for the Tropical Science Center (1 month)
Scarlet Macaw conservation project, Savegre, Costa Rica, for Jardin Gaia (2 months)
Great Bear Rainforest, BC, for Forest Action Network (4 months)
Hopi and Navajo Native American support, Big Mountain, Arizona (1 month)

		Klamath National Wildlife Refuges My biggest project. Straddling the border of Oregon and California, the Klamath is (was) the greatest wetlands in the Western US, and one of the most important places on Earth for birds. It's a place so beautiful and important, and so exciting in its potential for restoration, I think it's one of the most significant conservation issues in the US. I documentated the area over the course of two years. See the Project Page below. This is a critical time for the refuges. Click here for the latest from Oregon Wild. Read my 160-page book on the Klamath below! Project page \| Photographs \| See it on a map \| Read my Klamath Book

		Endangered Baboons, South Africa Chacma Baboons have lived sustainably on the awesome Cape Peninsula of South Africa for more than 1,000,000 years. Famous for conflicts with people, they're on the brink of extirpation due to habitat loss, a stagnant gene pool, electrocution on power lines, and residents who shoot, poison, trap, and run them over. I worked with the non-profit Baboon Matters in 2008-2009, creating one of the only comprehensive photo documentations in existence. See the project page below for more. There are many more photos of the baboons in the archives. Project page \| Photographs \| See it on a map

		Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica I had the great privelege to serve as the principal photographer for the Tropical Science Center (CCT) and the renowned Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve for several years, and to author the official photography book of the Preserve. The Preserve is a natural wonderland, with breathtaking scenery and staggering biodiversity. It's exotic, beautiful, and incredibly diverse. There are more than 500 species of orchids, 600 trees, 3,000 plants, 200 mammals, 400 butterflies, and tens of thousands of species of insects. Photographs \| See it on a map

		Street Dogs in India There are many millions of stray dogs in India. It's an enormous and complex problem, fed by trash in the streets and the difficulty of sterilization in the hectic cities of India. Many of the dogs suffer from exposure, hunger, disease and injury. I documented stray dogs in Rajasthan and participated in a protracted rescue operation, which led me to the Tree of Life for Animals (TOLFA) in Pushkar. Learn more below and support their work. Also be sure to see Eloise Leyden's work with dogs in India. Note: Some of the images in the links below are graphic. Photographs \| Dogs eBook \| Mojo eBook \| TOLFA

		Culture and People of Cusco, Peru Peru has incredible landscapes and biodiversity, rich history and culture, and warm, friendly people. Cusco is the ancient captial of the Inca empire and the cultural heart of Peru. I first visited Cusco in 2003, and I lived there for several months in 2008. I spent several months documenting the people, everyday life, and culture surrounding the major festivals during the month of June. Cusco is an amazing place that I am thankful to know and to be able to share with the world. My Cusco photos have been used by Peruvian embassy and the Smithsonian. Photographs \| See it on a map

		Rain Forests and Shade-Grown Coffee, Costa Rica I've spent about five months documenting the Las Nubes Reserve, Los Cusingos Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, and Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, for York University's Fisher Fund for Neotropical Conservation, and for the Tropical Science Center. Las Nubes is a 400-acre rainforest that forms part of a biological corridor extending from Chirripo Park. York also works with farmers in the Corridor to import shade-grown coffee. York University and Las Nubes environmental luminary Howard Daughtery passed away in 2010. He will be missed. Photographs \| See it on a map

		Temperate Rain Forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA Although the North American temperate rainforest reaches its pinnacle in British Columbia, it extends in a strip down to the California Redwoods. Famous for big trees, bears, and salmon, it's also one of the most heavily logged regions in the world, and most of the natural forests are gone. I've done a variety of work on Northwest forests, from photo field work and web design to video production. I've spent six months in the Great Bear Rainforest of BC, and I've completed a number of satellite and aerial photo projects for the Native Forest Council and other groups. Photographs \| See it on a map

		Wetlands and Prairies of the Willamette Valley, Oregon The Willamette Valley is home to almost all of Oregon's people. I was one of them, living in Eugene for 12 years. Unfortunately the Valley is yet another tragic example of paradise lost. It's an incredibly beautiful place - the flowers, grasses, and birds - it's paradise on Earth. Sadly, almost all of the valley has been sacrificed to human development. Cities, towns, and vast farms have meant the destruction of almost all the wetlands and prairies that make it special. I think the Willamette is one of the best places in the US to start major wetland and prairie restoration projects. Photographs \| See it on a map