THE FILE Library contains more than 8,500 digital images and growing. All 35mm digital (captured with full frame sensor Canon 5D and 1Ds Mark III, using high quality Canon professional lenses).

OVERVIEW "Giving a voice to the forest, giving a voice to the dawn, giving a voice to the wilderness, and the land that we live on."--John Denver, "Wild Montana Skies." My nature photography is driven by this excerpt from John Denver's song, and it is how I approach all my subjects. Rather than simply "taking the picture," I seek to give voice to the beauty that lies before me. Most of my images are from Wisconsin public lands, with western national parks sprinkled in. I tend to focus on lakes, rivers, trees, wildflowers, landscapes and scenics, with ancillary attention given to birds, mammals and miscellaneous subjects. All images are captured digitally and processed exclusively in Adobe Lightroom. Only the typical post-capture processing is done to each image.

NATURAL HISTORY Wisconsin Landscapes, rivers, trees, wildflowers, birds and mammals captured in their own natural environment within Wisconsin state parks or national wildlife refuges. Also, western national parks.

GENERAL STOCK Wisconsin nature, miscellaneous towns, cities, harbors, state parks, buildings, facilities, farm equipment.

SPECIALTIES Wisconsin state parks and public lands; Rocky Mountain NP; the Badlands.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Wisconsin: State parks, especially southeastern Wisconsin (Kettle Moraine State Forest, Pike Lake, Lowe Lake, Harrington Beach, Kohler-Andrae SP); Door County (Peninsula and Potawatomi SPs and surrounding area); Vilas County (Minocqua area, Boulder Junction lakes and area, Eagle River lakes and area); Horicon NWR; Necedah NWR; Lake Michigan. Additional periodic coverage extends annually to Rocky Mountain NP, Colorado and Topsail Hill State Preserve, Florida.

RECENT COVERAGE Most recently, Wisconsin spring images, including wildflowers, migrating birds into Horicon Marsh and budding landscapes.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PLANS Continuation of Wisconsin throughout the year, with annual trips to Rocky Mountain National Park, Badlands and northern Florida.

CREDITS Magazines/Newspapers: AAA Living (Wisconsin), E Magazine, Northern Woodlands, Wisconsin Trails, Weekly Reader. Books: Publications International, Human Kinetics. Other: Door County (Wisconsin) Visitor Guide, Foxcomm case study, Motorola communications proposals (covers and executive summaries), Marine Biochemists ("how-to" book), Aspen Meadows self-published magazine, local newspapers, trade journals. Agency Representation Alamy.

RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS Conservation degree. Member North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA); Wisconsin Outdoor Communicators Association (WOCA)

COMMENTS Retired early from sales career with a major communications company. Currently devoted to nature photography full-time. I use Canon professional quality equipment exclusively. I am available for assignments or "on-spec" shoots anywhere in the United States. (I go where I can drive, including Alaska). Reasonable rates. Satisfaction guaranteed.

NONEDITORIAL SERVICES Published author. Public speaker. All images on my site are available in quality canvas gallery-wrapped prints, provided by a professional printer. Most recently completed a DVD entitled "An Environmental Love Song," perfectly matching and timing 73 of my nature images to the lyrics and music of Brad and Kathy Fitch's song, "You're the One." This four-minute DVD is available from my website. Satisfaction guaranteed on all services and products.