As a Conservation Photographer, my goal is to help raise awareness of the natural and beautiful world that still surrounds us. At this time of spiraling environmental crises, too many people are disconnected from nature. By adding my work to the efforts of environmental groups, scientists, and policy makers Ð honoring the old adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" — I believe that we can re-inspire awe, respect, and stewardship of our remaining wild places.
Turning moments into art through photography has always brought me joy and deep satisfaction. As a boy growing up in Miami — the Everglades and Keys, my extended backyard — I loved to explore the seashores and study the creatures that lived there. Early on, I began painting and photographing seascapes, fishes, and birds, and noticing lovely abstract compositions in nature. Photography became the basis of my journal-keeping as I explored biology, medicine, art, travel, and parenting into adulthood. As my life has unfolded into the present times, directing my passion toward conservation photography feels perfectly natural and right.
-Photographer for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Office of Recreation Services — images used for signs, books, and guides about conserved lands across the state.
-Photo Editor for the Florida Biodiversity Atlas, being written by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and edited by Florida State University which will be used widely by educators and policymakers.
-Regularly published images in Florida Wildlife Magazine, accompanying a wide array of articles.
-Council member of Heart of the Earth, a regional North Florida conservation group established to advance the essential work of living sustainably.
-Contributor to: Conserving Florida's Natural Legacy — 30 Years 30 Stories by Trust for Public Lands.
-Contributor to: Wildlife Habitat Planning Strategies, Design Features and Best Management Practices for Florida Communities and Landowners by 1000 Friends of Florida.
-Photographer in focus: Foresight, Fall 2008 (Volume 21, Number 2) Quarterly publication of 1000 Friends of Florida
-2010 Florida Forever calendar — one of 12 Florida conservation photographers invited by Legacy Institute for Nature and Culture to photograph a unique Florida Forever Program proposed property.
-10 year Big Bend Hospice volunteer. Created 4 nature slideshows for use by home-bound patients and their caregivers to bring nature and wildlife into the hearts and homes of those who can't get out to see it for themselves.
-Two time award winner in the Nature Conservancy, 2008 International Nature Photography contest.