THE FILE 107,500+ 35mm; some 4x5, 6x4.5 and 6x7.

OVERVIEW Robert Falls takes a stewardship approach to nature photography, making poignant images without causing undue stress to wildlife and the environment. His subjects include animals and landscapes with an emphasis on "sense-of-place" in the southeastern states.

NATURAL HISTORY Classic rural and wilderness landscapes. Animal portraits and behavior, including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Bird photography has an emphasis on wading types in coastal habitats. Habitats, trees, wildflowers, lichens, weather, seasons.

GENERAL STOCK Destination/travel with emphasis on nature. Historic sites and structures. Rural and urban locations. People, including artists and craftsmen in southern outdoor festivals; the homeless (in b/w).

SPECIALTIES National parks and wildlife refuges with heavy emphasis on Great Smoky Mountains in all seasons; Little River Canyon (Alabama); Florida panhandle; wading birds in Gulf Coast environments.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS U.S.: Southeastern U.S. (emphasis on Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee), Virginia, West Virginia, western areas (including California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico), Maine. Ireland: West coast. Caribbean Islands: Martinique, St. John, St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda. Canada: Western.

RECENT COVERAGE Gulf Coast wildlife refuges in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Whooping cranes. Atlantic puffins. Coastal Maine. Canadian Rocky Mountains. National parks.

CREDITS Magazines: Alabama, Alabama Wildlife, Backpacker, Birder's World, Birmingham, Blue Ridge Country, Compass Communications, Destinations, Discover, Discovery, Endless Vacation, E: The Environmental Magazine, Field & Stream, Game & Fish Publications, Interval International, Montana, The Motorist, National Parks, National Wildlife, Nature Photographer, North Alabama Traveler, Odyssey, Outdoor Explorer, Outdoor Photographer, Outdoor Traveler, Outside, River, Southern Breeze, Times Mirror, Travel Holiday, Troika. Books: Abbeville, Black Belt Press, Chanticleer, Childrens Press, Falcon, Michael Friedman, Harcourt School, National Geographic, University of Alabama Press, Upper Room. Author/Photographer: Exploring Gulf Islands National Seashore, (Falcon Books); Discovering Alabama Wetlands,and Discovering Alabama Forests, photography and some text by Robert Falls (University of Alabama Press, 2002, 2004); Alabama Impressions, (Farcountry Press, 2006). Advertising/Corporate: AmSouth Bank Corp., Ebsco Industries, Minoru Morita Graphic Design, National Park Foundation, National Park Service, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Southern Environmental Law Center, Tamron Photographic, Ogilvy & Mather, U.S. Postal Service. Catalogs: Compass Marketing Communications, Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Assn., Hill Dental Supply, Picture Perfect, Southern Environmental Law Center. Calendars: Audubon, BrownTrout, John Hinde Curteich, Teldon. Awards: Winner of ForeWord Magazine's 2002 Silver Medal for Book of the Year in Nature category. Agent: Bruce Coleman Inc. (NY).

COMMENTS Full-time, widely published stock/assignment photographer specializing in images of the environment. Personal and professional service. Computerized captioning. Digital. Low-res files by email; high-res files on CD; original transparencies on request. Published writer, four books currently in print.