I've been into photography for 31 of my 49 years now and in 1997 I
started to specialize in butterflies and have photos of over 250 butterfly
species. I have been most active shooting macro subjects and learning
about my subjects. I'm a self taught a naturalist with extended knowledge
of butterflies, birds, botany, dragonflies, herps and mushrooms. In
November 2004 I quit my day job so I could finish my interactive CD
on "Butterflies of the Carolinas
& Virginias" and do my photography part time.
I also run a handyman business
here in Durham, NC and I stay busy doing all kinds of household repairs
and finding creative solutions to residential and commercial problems.
I have been in construction all my life. I have worked as a carpenter,
glass mechanic, automatic door technician for 31 years. I've always
been a problem solver which I got from my dad who was also a photographer
and later became a TV repairman during the early years of television.
My photo works have been used in about all forms of media since 1997.
Most all of my photographic work is generated from the world wide web,
please if you don't find what your looking for here don't hesitate to
ask for it. I also photograph events, people and parties. My primary
cameras are currently a Canon D60, a Canon 10D, a Canon 20D and a Nikon
Coolpix 8700.
Some of my recent clients.
Publications:
The New York Times (milkweed photos for the Sunday edition)
Chicago Wilderness Magazine (photos in 2 issues)
The News Journal (photos of very rare butterflies for a environmental
article)
Florida Today (photos of very rare butterflies for a environmental article)
Springfield Union News (photos of very rare butterflies for a environmental
article)
The Monitor (photos on the front page of my first
US record butterfly)
Daily Press (photo of a Barking Tree Frog)
Weekly World News (Hummingbird captured by a Praying Mantis photo)
Ranger Rick Magazine (Miami Blue photo)
A Focus Guide to North American Butterflies (30+ photos)
Common Butterflies of Kansas (3 photos)
Butterflies of Florida Field Guide (7 photos)
Butterflies of the Carolinas Field Guide(88 photos)
Butterflies of Georgia Field Guide (93 photos)
Butterflies of Ohio Field Guide(79 photos including the book cover)
Butterflies of Michigan Field Guide (72 photos including the back cover)
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States
(3 photos) Albino
Animals by Kelly Milner Halls (full page photo)
From Abbyville to Yamassee (8 photos SCANs book)
Exotiske Insekter (1 photo in a Danish insect publication)
MPH Education (full page photo in a school book in Singapore)
Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine (full page photo of a Clearwing Butterfly)
Wildlife in North Carolina (full page photo of a Monarch)
Designers and advertisers:
Draft Worldwide (6 photos for the USPS in a pamphlet )
Penton Media (Monarch life cycle for the cover of an IBM publication)
Taylor Studios, Inc.
Karr Graphics Corporation
Exhibits and environmental education:
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
The Bronx Zoo (several photos in exhibits)
The Oregon Zoo (several photos in exhibits)
Metro M-NCPPC Exhibit Central ( (several photos in exhibits in Washington
DC)
The University of Texas Health Science Center (photos on a poster for
doctors offices.)
NC State Parks and Recreation (15 of their parks use my slide programs
and exhibit my photos)
Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation (use my butterfly slide program)
Centers for Nature Education (use my butterfly slide program)
North Fork Audubon Society (use my butterfly slide program)
Madison Co., TN Master Gardeners (use my butterfly slide program)
World Wildlife Fund - Canada(educational publication)
Canadian Wildlife Service (Environmental Conservation web site)
Environment Canada (Species at risk photo library)
Franklin Park Conservatory (several photos for an tropical butterfly
field guide)
All web design and content was created by Randy using Dreamweaver
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