Marc is a certified wildlife biologist (retired) by training. He started photography while in high school and applied it professionally through college earning a Bachelors of Science degree in Wildlife and Coastal Management from University Massachusetts, Amherst. He concluded graduate studies in biology with a Masters of Science degree in Wildlife Management from Frostburg State University and a graduate research assistantship from University of Maryland. He began publishing articles on fishing and ecology in the 1980s. Photography and writing has always been a passion for Marc and it gave him a special means to study nature with many hours in the field hunting, fishing and with a professional career as a wildlife biologist and ecologist. He began working as a research assistant with South Carolina Sea Grant and the SC Wildlife & Marine Resources in 1982. He served as a biological scientist with the State of Florida, and as the senior wildlife biologist for the US Department of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service at the Kennedy Space Center, and national wildlife refuge manager at Santee NWR. Marc photographs everything that's interesting and has a special interest environmental conservation, science education, wildlife, hunting and fishing photography and macro-photography.

Many of his biological research publications can be found on researchgate.net . He also has published freelance editorial articles and photography for various publications including: Cape Cod Life Magazine, South Carolina Wildlife, Florida Wildlife, Coastal Living, Space Coast Living, Fur Fish & Game, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Refuge Update and Fish & Wildlife News. His photography also has appeared in Ducks Unlimited, National Wildlife, Sport Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Florida Sportsman, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, books, other magazines and brochures. Marc is credited with publishing the first ever image of the small endemic, endangered plant in Florida that had not been seen in over 100 years.

The images are low-resolution. Contact him directly if you have a special need, he may have it, or for access to high-res images available for print, publication or professional applications.

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