THE FILE 150,000 high-resolution digital images. 50,000 35mm, 6x4½ and 4x5.

OVERVIEW Sense-of-place scenic and travel images: people, places, nature. Major destinations, landscapes and wilderness scenes. Wide range of habitats and ecosystems, flora and fauna.

NATURAL HISTORY Coastlines, islands, oceans; deserts; temperate and tropical rain forests; tundra, bogs; birds, marine mammals, polar bears; dramatic landforms, geology.

GENERAL STOCK Ecotourism, expedition and adventure travel; indigenous cultures.

ENVIRONMENTAL Man's impact on the land. Habitat destruction, pollution, cultures and their land use.

SPECIALTIES Creative images that use light for impact and mood. Vibrant colors, dramatic skies, all seasons, many moods. Wildlife with emotion. Geology, glaciers and icebergs. Major files: Arctic Svalbard and Antarctica, Baja California and Sea of Cortés, Atacama and Easter Island, Chile, Costa Rica, Galapagos, Grand Canyon, desert Southwest, Iceland, Pacific Northwest, Panama Canal, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Sychelles and South Pacific. Photo/text packages that tell a story.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Strong regional files. Africa: South Africa, Tanzania. Antarctica (including South Georgia). North America: Alaska (Southeast), British Columbia, Canadian Rockies, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest (desert). Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Seychelles (including Aldabra Islands). Latin America: Chile (Atacama, Easter Island, Torres del Paine), Costa Rica, Falkland Islands, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala (Tikal), Honduras (Bay Island, Copán), Mexico (Baja California, Sea of Cortés, Copper Canyon), Panama (indigenous cultures, Canal Zone), Venezuela (Llanos, Orinoco River). Europe: Atlantic Coast, Azores and Madeira Island, Baltic states, Bear Island and Spitsbergen (arctic Norway), England, France, Ireland, Norway (fjords), Portugal, Scotland (including Orkney, Shetland Island), Spain.

RECENT COVERAGE Papua New Guinea, Machu Picchu, Peru, South Pacific.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PLANS Africa (Botswana and Tanzania), Antarctica, Grand Canyon, San Miguel, Mexico, Svalbard.

CREDITS Hundreds of credits worldwide. Magazines/Newspapers: Alaska Airlines, Arizona Highways, Audubon, Backpacker, Baja Life, Geo, Ideals, L.A. Times, National Wildlife, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, National Parks, Nature's Best, New Mexico, Newsweek, New York Times Travel, Outdoor Photographer, Outside, Popular Photography, Rangefinder, Ranger Rick, Santa Fean, Sierra, Smithsonian, Sunset, Texas Parks, Travel + Leisure, Town and Country Travel. Books: Arizona Highways, Falcon, KC Publications, Lonely Planet, Mountaineers, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Utah Travel. Coauthor/Photographer: BAJA—A Special Expedition to Baja California and the Sea of Cortés (Lindblad Expeditions, 1995), Hiking Colorado's Geology (Mountaineers, 2000), Hiking the Southwest's Geology: Four Corners region (Mountaineers, 2002). Paper Products: Arizona Highways, BrownTrout, Landmark, New Mexico, Sierra Club, Smith-Southwestern, Utah Travel, Westcliffe, World Wildlife Fund. Advertising/Corporate: Lindblad Expeditions, The Territory Ahead. Agents: National Geographic Image Collection, Lonely Planet Images, Photo Researchers. Member: NANPA.

RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS M.S, Degree in Geology. Published writer with two popular guidebooks: Hiking Colorado's Geology and Hiking the Southwest's Geology.

COMMENTS Ralph Lee Hopkins has a graduate degree in geology, specializing in Colorado Plateau and Grand Canyon. Director and expedition leader for Lindblad/National Geographic Photo Expeditions. Also teaches workshops with Arizona Highways Photo Workshops, National Geographic Expeditions, and Santa Fe Workshops. Call for up-to-date workshop and travel schedule.

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