tHE BACK STORY

For over twenty-five years, I have been exploring the natural world and creating images of wildlife and wild places. I have often made long expeditions to remote location to tell stories of rare and endangered species for National Geographic and other publications. While my photographic work has primarily been documentary in nature, I have always had an artistic side, and pushed myself to create images that went beyond pure documentation and into the artistic realm. I think that based on the awards I have won and recognition I received, I have achieved some success in this regard. So for a number of years, I have been thinking that I should curate a collection of my most unique and special images that stand alone as works of art, and offer them as large format, limited editions prints.

The time at home during the pandemic has finally afforded me the opportunity to focus on this goal, and so I am excited to announce that I am now launching my line of Limited Edition collector’s prints. I have researched my options for creating these finished artworks carefully, and tested different printing processes and materials. I have decided to produce my Limited Editions using a dye-sublimation process onto recycled aluminum, working with the firm Blazing Editions in Rhode Island, one of the premier fine art printers in the country. The process is environmentally responsible, and the product is archival and incredibly durable, while stunning in appearance.

How did I choose these images from literally millions that I have made in my career? Some frequently published and award winning images of course immediately came into consideration. However I also looked for hidden gems, images that had perhaps been overlooked because they didn’t fit into a particular narrative at the time, but none-the-less captured special moments.

Quality was paramount. I have only selected images that can withstand being enlarged to 48 inches or more, whether from film or more recent digital captures, and we have tested this rigorously.

Uniqueness was above all else, the criteria for making my choices. I have selected images in which color, pattern, and other compositional elements came together with moments of unique animal behavior and light on the landscape to create truly memorable images.

Diversity of subject matter was also important. I want this collection to represent the diversity of life and ecosystems on earth, and the variety of my photographic explorations. It includes images from all continents except Europe. It spans my interests in documenting Earth’s biodiversity and wild places with images ranging from the canopy of the rain forest to the depths of coral reefs, and from the Antarctic ice to the Serengeti plains.