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Patrice Aguilar is a professional nature photographer who lives in Marseille, France. As a life-long Provençal, Patrice knows the Provence and Camargue regions intimately. His images are regularly published in a variety of French periodicals, including and , as well as on a number of brochures…

Gary Alt is recognized as one of the leading bear research biologists in North America. His work with bears and his photographs have been featured in, and, as well as a variety of national television programs. Gary’s training in natural history…

Daniel Bergmann lives in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he works as a professional nature photographer. He has authored a number of books, with the latest being (2011), which is considered one of the finest collections of landscape images from Iceland. While the landscape is his passion, birds are his obsession. Not only…

Paulo Boute is one of the pioneering birders and ornithologists in Brazil. Paulo has 40 years of experience guiding  photographers and birders throughout Brazil and abroad, but his first love is the wildlife-rich Pantanal—an area he knows intimately. Paulo has led private wildlife expeditions for such legendary ornithologists as Roger…

Mike Byrne has worked as an independent photographer and filmmaker for over 20 years. Raised among Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, he counts hiking, skiing and photographing the famous landscapes and wildlife of the Banff–Canmore–Lake Louise area among his longtime passions. These days, when not creating images of wildlife and nature,…

David Jaffe has been guiding travelers and teaching about the natural world and how to photograph it for over 30 years. Throughout his professional career, he has worked as a US national park ranger, wilderness expedition leader, and has guided photography and nature travelers on all 7 continents. In addition to being a certified National…

Wayne Lynch is a former emergency physician who has worked for more than a quarter century as a full-time science writer and photographer. He is the author of award-winning books and television documentaries, a popular guest lecturer, and Canada’s best known and most widely published professional wildlife photographer. His photo…

Josh Miller is a professional nature photographer and educator. For more than twenty years he has used these skills to help students feel comfortable pushing their creative boundaries and grow as photographers. Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Josh developed a love of mountains and “bad” weather. He became interested in photography…

Mehmet Özbalci is an exceptional English-speaking guide thoroughly versed in Turkish history and culture. An excellent photographer himself, Mehmet has been organizing and leading cultural expeditions since 1982 and photo tours since 1991. He has outstanding logistics knowledge of both the iconic and little-known photo locations in Turkey and…

Todd Winslow Pierce is a professional landscape and conservation photographer based in Vail, Colorado. His images have appeared in numerous national & regional publications, advertisements, select marketing campaigns and fine art installations. Todd has worked on commercial and fine art assignments throughout the US, Canada, Europe, Costa…

Eric Rock is a leading travel and nature photographer who discovered his passion for photography early in life. At the age of sixteen he purchased his first camera and began to explore the natural world. While studying wildlife biology at the University of Alaska, he used that passion to expand his skills while working as an assignment…

James Rogerson is a UK-based naturalist and photographer.  He has a background working in UK zoological institutions and holds a degree in animal behavior. He is currently a lecturer on wildlife management and is a wildlife photography guide working on the west coast of Scotland where, since the age of five, he has developed his field craft…

Alejandro Ronchetti is one of Argentina’s most renowned wildlife photographers. His images have been published in numerous books, magazines, corporate publications and educational materials in several Latin American countries. Alejandro is also an enthusiastic interpretive naturalist with more than 30 years of experience leading groups of…

Melissa Scott is an enthusiastic professional naturalist and photographer with over 26 years of experience raising environmental awareness through firsthand encounters with our natural world. Her immersion in photography began in 1987, inspired by the beauty and grandeur of Glacier National Park. Since that time, she has traveled the world…

John Shaw has been a professional nature photographer since the early 1970s and has photographed on every continent, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from Provence to Patagonia. His images have been published widely, in advertising, books, and calendars. He was the recipient of the first-ever Outstanding Photographer Award, given by NANPA…

Mark Thomas left the pharmacy profession more than 20 years ago to pursue his passion for wildlife photography. Since then, he has photographed on every continent. Images from these trips have appeared in numerous publications including…

Rinie van Meurs has been the expedition leader on hundreds of voyages in the Arctic and Antarctica over the past 35 years—more than 250 to Spitsbergen/Svalbard alone! No one else has led so many expedition cruises throughout this archipelago—and Rinie knows it like no other. In addition to his expedition leader duties, he is also a…

Joe Van Os has been director of Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris for over four decades. His lifelong interest in nature has been the driving force in Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris, an enthusiasm that continues to influence new trip development to the world’s most spectacular nature photography locations. Joe is a seasoned tour leader, having led…

Jeff Vanuga is a photographer based in Dubois, Wyoming. His images have been published in and , and have appeared in Wyoming Tourism, Patagonia, Frontier Airlines, Ford, Nissan and Early Winters advertising. His…