I work as a wildlife biologist at Pinnacles National Monument, California, monitoring nesting birds of prey and California condors, managing advisory areas to protect breeding raptors from disturbance, and reintroducing condors to their historical range in central California.

I have been a nature and wildlife photographer for 20 years, and have created photographic images throughout the western United States as well as overseas in Chile, Australia, Thailand, the Falkland Islands, and recently in Ecuador. I am a regular contributor to and assistant editor for Nature Photographer magazine, and have have had work published in Via magazine and numerous National Park Service materials and reports. I have work featured and for sale at Galleria Tonantzin in San Juan Bautista, California, at the Pinnacles Visitor Center at Pinnacles National Monument, California, and at local galleries and cafes in San Benito County.

My goal is to use photography as a means of expressing my passion for nature. I hope that my work inspires others to appreciate the intrinsic beauty of wild places and wildlife, and to work for their protection and preservation. Thank you for your interest!

Recent photographic awards and publications are listed below:

• Field contributor photos for published cover article: Oak Creek Splendor, Fall / Winter 2011 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), pages 48-53.

• Finalist, Nature Conservancy 2011 Photo Contest (www.nature.org), photo of West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino National Forest, Arizona.

• California condor photo, North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee, 2011. The State of the Birds 2011 Report on Public Lands and Waters. U.S. Department of Interior: Washington, DC. Page 37.

• Field contributor photos for published article: Bird Photography In Northwestern Australia, Summer 2011 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), pages 46-50.

• Inside front cover photo, Summer 2011 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), photo of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at sunset, Yosemite National Park, California.

• California condor photos, George Wright Forum (The GWS Journal of Parks, Protected Areas & Cultural Sites), volume 28 number 1, 2011, cover and page 54.

• Field contributor photos for published article: Miracle Of The California Condor, Spring 2011 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), iPad App, pages 100-102.

• Field contributor photo, Spring 2011 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), photo of the Rocks area, California.

• Finalist, Nature Conservancy 2010 Photo Contest (www.nature.org), photos of southern elephant seals at rest, Falkland Islands, and hoodoo landscape in winter, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

• Field contributor photo, Fall / Winter 2010 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), photo of Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah.

• Inside back cover photo, Summer 2010 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), photo of Lower Baboon Lake, John Muir Wilderness, California.

• Field contributor photo, Summer 2010 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), photo of Blue-winged Kookaburra, Western Australia.

• Inset photo, National Natural Landmarks 2010 Photo Contest (www.nature.nps.gov/nnl), photo of Northern Elephant Seals, Ano Nuevo State Reserve, California.

• California condor photo, May 2010 issue of High Country News (www.hcn.org), page 3.

• Honorable Mention, National Natural Landmarks 2009 Photo Contest (www.nature.nps.gov/nnl), photo of Point Lobos State Reserve, California.

• Honorable Mention, National Wildlife Federation 2009 Photo Contest (www.nwf.org), photo of Lynn Camp Prong, Tennessee.

• Finalist, Nature Conservancy 2009 Photo Contest (www.nature.org), photo of long-tailed finches preening, Western Australia.

• Published Article: Southwest Utah Winter Wonderland, Fall / Winter 2009 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), pages 68-73.

• Inside back cover photo, Spring 2009 issue of Nature Photographer magazine (www.naturephotographermag.com), photo of Point Lobos State Reserve, California.