I am self-taught and continue to educate myself as much as possible about photography and the various associated skills within that media.  After retirement, my husband Jim and I began to live our dream of travel and photography.  We both love animals and share in the joy of anticipation of what will come next "with the leopard in the tree" or the "grizzly waiting for the salmon".  Nature always allows one to enjoy the uniqueness and beauty of what there is to offer - it is up to us to stop, look and listen.  My desire is to capture the "raw moment" of nature - the good and the not so good - the beautiful and the sometimes gruesome (but necessary) behavior of each animal.  Most of our journeys have taken us "up close and personal" with various types of wildlife.  For example, snorkeling with the humpback whales of the Dominican Republic; walking the wildness and waterways of Katmai, Alaska to be within a few feet of the fabulous grizzly bears and their cubs; hiking the rain forest of Uganda to capture a photograph of the "gentle giant" - the silverback; floating down the waterways and fjords of the Inside Passage to experience the incredible marine life of Orcas and Humpback Whales; and traveling some of the roughest waterways in the world, The Drakes Passage, to experience incredible bird life and scenery of the Antarctic.  Our favorite adventure remains our journeys to the unbelievable continent of Africa with the amazing bird life, the fabulous "Big Five", and the beautiful Masai people of Africa.  We have traveled to all 7 continents and will return to some again, but also have many new places on our list to experience and photograph.

Paradise Bay, Antarctica

Katmai, Alaska