"Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph" ~ Matt Hardy

I have a love and passion for photography and nature/outdoors. I am mostly self taught but have taken several courses over the years. I have always been involved in art in some level or form. I have a great passion for the outdoors, the environment, and wildlife & bird photography. I LOVE the challenge that wildlife and bird photography presents and the challenge of capturing a bird of prey in flight as well as trying to capture the beauty in the moment! It's a driving force for me to capture the moment and to continue to learn and hurdle new obstacles. I love the freedom that photography offers - a way to express yourself and the beauty of what you see through art and the lens. I am a member of two camera clubs as well as a naturalist club member.

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. ~Frank Lloyd Wright

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~Albert Einstein