I have been blessed with having a career far better than anything I could ever have imagined, especially because of all the time it allowed me to spend shooting photos in the wilds . Part of what got me thinking about a career as a nature photographer, was winning in the National Wildlife Magazine Photo Contest — twice — the only times I entered the contest.
Without the follow-up encouragement of photo editors, John Nuhn of National Wildlife Magazine and Bob Dunne of Ranger Rick Magazine, I might never have pursued a career in nature photography.
Approximately 95% of my photography has been done in West Virginia. Many years ago, when circumstances prevented a planned trip to the JN Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island to do bird photography, I stayed home and shot nature-related photos in my backyard and surrounding woodlands, wetlands and meadows. The photographic results and what I was able to learn about the richness of local nature helped me find my niche as a macro-photographer. Most days I was able to shoot photos within walking distance of my home or within the borders of West Virginia. I loved my work and fortunately the photo editors loved my photos. I have sold many thousands of images and some sold multiple times.
My photography website is designed for photo-editors. I do not sell to the public, however, anyone can visit the site to see the kind of work I do and enjoy my photos.
Website: http://www.agpix.com/photographer/prime/A0089650.html Click on “Images” in the blue area in the upper left and then use “Search this photographer’s images by keyword”.
Below is a partial list of my photo credits.
Magazines
American Forests
American Homestyle & Gardening
Audubon
Backpacker
Bird Watcher’s Digest
Birder’s World
Birds & Blooms
Blue Ridge Outdoors
Boys Life
Business Week
Canadian Wildlife
Click
Cottage Life
Details
Defenders
Discover
Disney
Equus
Family Fun
Flower and Garden
Healthy Kids
Horticulture
Jakes
Kids Discover
Kids Clubhouse (Focus On the Family)
Kind News
Luxury Lifestyles
Maxim
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer
Montana Mag.
Muse
National Gardening
National Geographic World
National Wildlife
Natural History
Nickelodeon
North American Fisherman
Organic Gardening
Outdoor America
Outdoor Traveler
Parade
Puddler
Ranger Rick
Science Spin
Scientific
Spider
Stuff
The Mother Earth News
Watchtower
Wonderful West Virginia
West Virginia Wildlife
The World & I
Your Big Backyard
Zoogoer
Book Publishers
ABDO & Daughters
Addison-Wesley
American Guidance Service, Inc.
Andrews-McMeel
Andrew Stewart
AWL
BC Editions
Bearport Publishing
Beka Books
Benchmark
Blackbirch Graphics
Black Dog & Leventhal
Blackwell
Breakthrough
Brooks/Cole
Brown
BSCS
Capstone
Carolrhoda
Center Pointe Learning
Chanticleer Press
Children’s Press
Child’s World
Christian Schools International
Cobblestone
Compass International
Compass Point
Cowles Creative
Crabtree
Creative Company
Darby Creek Press
D.C. Heath
Delta Education
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Discovery Communications
Editorial Directions, Inc.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Everyday Learning
Ferguson
Firefly Books LTD
Franklin Watts
Gage Educational Publishing
Garth Stevens
Glencoe
Globe Fearon
Great Outdoor
Great Smoky Mountains Assoc.
Greystone
Grolier
Harcourt & Brace
Harper Collins
Heinemann Library
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Houghton Mifflin
IDG Books
Jones & Bartlett
Kendall/Hunt
Key Porter
Kidhaven Press
Kidsbooks
Kircof/Wohlberg
Leisure Arts
Lerner
MacMillan/McGraw-Hill
Marshall Cavendish
McDougal Littell
McGraw-Hill
Meredith
Michael Friedman
Millbrook Press
Morgan Cain & Associates
National Geographic
Nelson (Canada)
NelsonThompson
Newbridge Communications
North American Membership Group, Inc.
North American Outdoors
Ortho
Oxford University Press
Pearson
Pensacola Christian
Peoples Education
Prentice Hall
Pronk & Associates
Publications International
Quarto (London)
Random House
Rodale
Rosen
Roundtable Press
Saunders
Sayer
Scholastic
Scott Foresman
Seymour Simon
SFAW
Simon & Schuster
Sinauer
SRA/McGraw-Hill
St. Remy
Stackpole
Standard Education Corp.
Steck-Vaughn
Stokes Nature Co.
Sundace Publications
Sunset
The Creative Spark
Time For Kids
Time Life
Todtri
University of VA Press
Wadsworth
Weigl
West
Western
W.H. Freeman Co.
William Sadlier
Willow Creek
Workman
World
World Book Publishing
Wm. C. Brown
W.W. Norton
Zaner Bloser Education
Other
Academy Studios (exhibit panel)
A.D. Productions (calendar)
America’s Gardening Resource, Inc. (catolag)
Aquarium of the Americas, LA (exhibit panel)
Argos Gameware (electronic)
At-A-Glance (calendar)
BE&W Agencia Fotographica (foreign)
Benelux Press (foreign)
Birdcage Press (flash cards)
Birds & Bloom (calendar)
Blass Communications (mailing labels)
CA Academy of Sciences (exhibit panel)
DIA Store (foreign)
Discovery.com (electronic)
Discovery Communications (electronic)
Duncraft Bird Feeders (catalog)
Euro Photo Service Co. (foreign)
Facts On File (science-news abstract)
FASEB (poster)
Field Museum of Natural History – Chicago (graphic panel)
Fort Worth TX Zoo (exhibit panel)
Friends of the Museum (graphic panel)
Fujitsu (print add)
Great Smoky Mountains Assoc. (cd)
Harlequin Naturegraphics (shirt – silk screen)
Houghton Mifflin (electronic)
H & M Systems Software, Inc. (box/packaging)
Humane Society of the U.S. (newsletter)
Impact Photo Graphics (post card)
Kane & Finkel Healthcare Communications (flash cards)
Keystone Agency (foreign)
Learning Resources (slide strip)
Magical Beginnings (brochure)
Mastervision (dvd)
Maymount Nature Center (exhibit panels)
Microsoft (electronic)
Miramax Films
National Geographic (brochure)
National Wildlife Federation (membership calendar and Christmas card)
New York Outdoor Educators (electronic)
New York Times (newspaper)
OSF Picture Library (foreign)
Penguin Putnam (stickers)
Pensacola Christian College (brochure)
PETA (brochure)
Pet Prints (calendar)
Photo Assist (USPS 1999 Stamp Yearbook)
Picture Source Northwest, Inc. (fine art in retirement home)
Planet’s Funniest Animals (TV show)
Plymouth, Inc. (school portfolio)
Project Criss (teacher resources)
Pro Quest (educational reprints)
Quiby Clune Design (brochure)
Rigby Educational (picture cards)
Rosenthal Design (brochure)
Sandler Communications (direct mail card)
Schrader Environmental Education Center (exhibit panel)
Sesame Street (TV show)
Sierra Club (calendar)
SIRS, Inc. (educational reprints)
Storey Communications (garden cards)
Sunset Photo Agency (foreign)
Teacher’s Discovery (posters)
Teldon (calendar)
Ten Cate Associates (post card)
TN Aquarium (exhibit panel)
Tracks (newsletter for kids)
USDA Forest Service (brochure)
U.S. National Park Service (exhibit panels)
University of California (brochure)
The Washington Post (newspaper)
Weekly Reader (kids’ newsletter)
West Liberty State College (brochure)
Wildlife Conservation Society (trail sign)
Ziga Designs (Barnes & Noble calendar)
Bill Beatty Nature 