What type of photographer am I?

In short, I’m a Nature/Wildlife photographer.

Some of my earliest memories revolve around nature. Growing up in the 50s, like most kids from my generation, my summer days were a clean slate on which I could write anything. From the time I woke up every morning till the sun went down at night I was exploring the natural world.

My earliest fascination with photography didn’t start with a camera. It started in the darkroom. I learned process film, worked an enlarger and learned how to dodge and burn decades before Photoshop. Watching images of nature come to life in the red glow of the darkroom light was magic. I was hooked. It wouldn’t belong before I had my first camera.

Over the years my interest in Nature Photography expressed itself primarily in landscapes. I tried shooting a few weddings, enjoyed a bit of aviation photography, even dabbled in Real Estate photography but my focus, no pun intended, has always been the clean canvas of landscapes.

My landscapes included wildlife when encountered but I didn’t actively seek it out. All that began to change when we moved to Montana. Living on the doorstep of Yellowstone National Park and the entire Yellowstone ecosystem is bound to have a major impact on what you shoot.

So that’s my journey. It’s taken a long time to get here. I still dabble from time to time in the other end of the pool but these days I’m a Nature/Wildlife photographer...in Yellowstone...Wow, what a ride.