Photography enables me to see details of nature which remain hidden from casual observation. There are so many exciting aspects of plants, animals, weather phenomena etc. to find and new things to learn, that I enjoy being outdoors more than anything else. My photography includes a variety of outdoor subjects—natural history, scenics and outdoor sports. My favorite sports to photograph are cross country skiing and sled dogs. Documenting scientists’ work has been fascinating also. I‘m a published photographer and writer with credits in magazines, such as Vermont Life, Click, Northern Woodlands and others , and in many books. Project UltraSwan, a children’s book which I wrote and photographed, tells the story of the trumpeter swan migration project, and is published by Houghton Mifflin. Several galleries have displayed my work in one person shows. For my prints, I carefully optimize for color balance and lighting, then hand print the photographs on archival Epson paper using archival Ultrachrome inks. I also am enjoying making painterly-looking prints on canvas, then framing them without glass. Believing strongly in preserving our natural heritage, I am a member of many conservation organizations—National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, American Birding Assn, Xerces Society, The Nature Conservancy and others.