THE FILE 20,000 35mm transparencies and digital files.

OVERVIEW Nancy Camel creates natural history photo/text packages to engage the reader with images of wildlife and wild places that have soul, humor and dignity accompanied by a writing style that is both informative and entertaining.

NATURAL HISTORY Birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, wildflowers, trees, geological formations, abstracts in nature and habitats. Habitats include swamps, bayous, marshes, streams, lakes, wetlands, coastal areas, mountains, forests, fields, canyonlands, meadows, national parks and wildlife refuges.

GENERAL STOCK Cajun culture. Antebellum homes. Lighthouses. Fairs and festivals. Fishing, work boats, harbors. Wetland pollution. Old churches and cemeteries, ghost towns. Agricultural fields and machinery. Urban sprawl. Photo workshops. Hot air balloons. Fireworks. Mardi Gras Indians.

TRAVEL Moscow, Pushkin, Uglich, Goritsy, Yaroslavl, Kizhi and Svirstroy in Russia. Kaiserslautern area of Germany and southwest Ireland in Europe. Great Smoky Mountains NP.

SPECIALTIES Action shots of wading and marsh bird behavior in natural settings, including courtship displays, breeding, nest-building, feeding, social interaction, raising young, fledging, flying. South Louisiana scenics, waterscapes and wildflowers. Small/large mammals. Dramatic and extracted landscapes, patterns in nature and geological formations.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS U.S.: Alaska (Denali NP, Seward Peninsula), Arizona (Antelope Canyon and Lake Powell), California (Death Valley NP), Colorado (Rocky Mountain NP), Florida (Cape Coral, Corkscrew Swamp, Ding Darling NWR, Estero, Sanibel/Captiva Islands, Venice Rookery), Idaho (Sawtell Mountain and Upper Mesa Falls), Louisiana (Atchafalaya Basin, coastal areas), Nevada (Red Rock Canyon), New Mexico (Bosque del Apache NWR), New York (rural Allegheny region), North Carolina (Great Smoky Mountains NP, Highlands and Hendersonville), Maine, Montana (Glacier NP, Missoula, Paradise Valley, Whitefish, Yellowstone), Pennsylvania (Allegheny region), South Dakota (Badlands NP, Custer SP), Tennessee (Great Smoky Mountains NP), Texas (Big Bend NP, Hill Country, Rio Grande Valley), Utah (Antelope, Arches, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Snow, Zion Canyons NPs), Washington (Olympic NP, Palouse Region), Wyoming (Yellowstone/Grand Teton NPs). Canada: Nova Scotia, Niagara Falls. Latin America: Costa Rica. Eastern Europe: Moscow, Pushkin, Uglich, Goritsy, Yaroslavl, Kizhi, Svirstroy and St. Petersberg. Europe: Kaiserslautern area of Germany and southwest Ireland.

RECENT COVERAGE Travel photos during a 1,000-mile river cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg along the Volga River, photographing along the way and extensively in small villages and major cities. Fall photos in North Carolina and Georgia; scenics, wildlife and travel photos of southwest Ireland and Kaiserslautern area of Germany.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PLANS November: Sarasota, Florida, southwest Florida; May 2009, Yellowstone NP.

CREDITS Magazines/Newspapers: Acadiana Profile, Baton Rouge Journal, Global Aquaculture Alliance Advocate, National Wildlife, Texas Birds, Times Picayune (New Orleans). Author/Photographer: Birds and Bloom Magazine, Birdscapes, Louisiana Life, Outdoor Photographer. Books: Hunter Publishing, Key Porter Books, Time for Kids Publishing. Author: The Nature of Things at Lake Martin published by Acadian Publishing House, Lafayette, Louisiana. Lake Martin is the "heartbeat" of Cypress Island Preserve in South Louisiana that hosts one of the most impressive and accessible wading bird rookeries in North America. Paper Products: Atchafalya Basin Program traveling display, Aubudon calendars, Barataria/Terrebone National Estuarine Program 2006 calendar, Hancock Bank calendars. Other: Atchafalaya Basin Program annual report cover, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, Louisiana Ornithological Society website, The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana website and annual report, USGS Center for Aquatic Resource Studies website, West Feliciana Community Development Foundation, Wetlands International Waterbird Conservation report and cover.

RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS B.A., Journalism, Louisiana State University. Completed numerous photography workshops sponsored by Rocky Mountain School of Photography, George DeWolfe Workshops, Arthur Morris Instructional Photo Tours and George Lepp Seminars. Member: Louisiana Ornithological Society, The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana, Audubon Society and North American Nature Photography Assn. (NANPA),

COMMENTS Available for assignments and presentations.