Michael P. Turco
http://www.agpix.com/michaelturco

Michael P. Turco


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THE FILE 10,000 35mm; some 4 x 5, 6x7 and 35mm b/w infrared.
OVERVIEW Graphic images that define a place or species while depicting its beauty. Subjects include natural history, environment and people in nature.
NATURAL HISTORY Wildlife, including action, behaviors, endangered species, closeups, portraits. Amphibians, birds, insects, mammals, reptiles. The complete lifecycle of the atala butterfly. In-depth coverage of orangutans, orangutan rehabilitation, Betumonga Research Center and simakobu monkey (pig-tailed langur), Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. Everglades National Park. Many frogs and primates.
ENVIRONMENTAL Everglades NP. Illegal logging in Indonesia. Soil erosion along U.S. Hwy. 1 in Big Sur, California.
PEOPLE IN NATURE Research: Indonesia and Florida, covering simakobu monkey (pig-tailed langur), orangutan, Schaus' swallowtail butterfly and Florida apple snail.
SPECIALTIES Frogs, insects and primates. In Indonesia, orangutans, illegal logging, Mentawai Islands. Florida forests and wetlands; the Everglades (wildlife, scenics and aerials). Great Smoky Mountains NP, especially autumn scenes. Rainforest wildlife in Costa Rica, Indonesia and Peru.
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Africa: Zambia, Zimbabwe. Costa Rica: Corcovado NP, Monteverde Biological Preserve, Santa Rosa NP, Tortuguero NP. Indonesia: Gunung Leuser NP, Mentawai Islands, Tanjung Puting NP. Peru: Machu Picchu, Madre Selva Preserve, Manu NP, Rio Orosa, Tambopata Biological Preserve. United States: California (Big Sur), Florida (especially the Everglades, forests, national and state preserves, national wildlife refuges, state parks), Great Smoky Mountains NP, Yellowstone NP.
RECENT COVERAGE Rainforest animals from Peru. Anteater, sloth, red ukari, morpho butterfly and many frogs.
CREDITS Magazines: American Forests, American Way, Bird Watchers Digest, Canadian Wildlife, Coastal Home, Defenders of Wildlife, Discover, Equinox, International Wildlife, National Arbor Day, National Geographic Birders Newsletter, National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Kids, Natural History, Naturefoto, Nature’s Best, Outdoor Photographer, Outdoor & Travel Photography, Owl, Palm Beach Illustrated, PCPhoto, Ranger Rick, Science, Shutterbug, Sierra, Sinra, Terra, Terre Sauvage, Das Tier, Wild Animal Baby, Wildlife Conservation, Weekly Reader, Your Big Backyard, more. Books: Agrupación Sierra Madre, Artisan, Audubon, Carolrhoda, Crabtree, Creative Co., Fodor's, Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin, Quarasan, NorthWord, Norton, Pearson, Random House, Sierra Club, Steck Vaughn, Voyageur, Wildlife Education, more. Calendars: Artisan, Audubon, Avalanche (sole photographer, several nature titles, 1996-2009), Barnes & Noble, BrownTrout (sole photographer, Everglades National Park, 1999-2007 and, Beyond the Bushes: Florida 2009), Camden House, Cedco, Daydream, Golden Turtle Press, Greenpeace, Office Depot, MeadWestvaco, Michael Friedman Group, Portal, TideMark, Workman, WWF, more. Advertising/Corporate: Costa Rica Expeditions, Graphics Illustrated, Minolta, Tamron. Other: Birdcage Press, Charm Craft, Coldwater Creek, Earth Graphics, Florida Museum of Natural History, Fotofolio, Graphics Illustrated, Gulfstream Card, Harlequin Nature Graphics, Healthy Planet, Holland America Lines, Imageworks, Impact, John Hinde Curteich, Milton Bradley, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Mug World, National Geographic Television, Nature Co., Planet Zoo, Portal, ProQuest, Scandecor, Second Nature, Seinfeld, Signals Catalogue, Silverbrook Research, Sony, Van Cleef & Arpels. Awards: Sierra, Second Place B&W Landscapes, 1991; Nature's Best, Honorable Mention, Animal Antics, 1998, Highly Honored, Endangered Wildlife, 2002 and Highly Honored, Wildlife, 2002; Gold Award, Wildlife Category, National Calendar Awards, 2005.
COMMENTS Available for assignments and photo/text packages. Portfolio, samples and stocklist available on request.
NONEDITORIAL SERVICES Exhibits: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Government, Florida Museum of Natural History, Lighthouse Gallery, Melbourne Zoo, Minolta, Palm Beach International Airport, Sierra, Zoo Atlanta.
Michael P. Turco
5630 NW 80th Avenue
Gainesville FL 32653

Phone:
3523742871

Fax:
3523742871

Email:
mike@michaelturco.com

Website:
http://www.michaelturco.com

American alligator leaping out of the water.
Hiking trail head at "The Sinks"

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