Nature nominee

On Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida, several sticks placed in the water serve as a roosting location for birds. Having spent the morning photographing wading birds from my canoe, I turned toward the sun and viewed this high key image. It was so appealing to me, especially with the raft of cormorants forming a horizontal line that I anchored my boat and captured the scene as the birds moved through the water. The sticks are no longer there, so this image truly captured a moment in time for me.

I am a wildlife and nature photographer who derives inspiration from my canoe explorations of the wilderness. Living in Miami, Florida, I can easily access the Everglades and Biscayne Bay. As a result, my photographs offer a rare glimpse of these beautiful wilderness areas, as seen from a canoe.

I have exhibited at several galleries in south Florida including Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park visitor centers. I won the National Audubon Society's 2015 Photography Award in the Fine Arts category and was given honorable mention in Outdoor Photographer's The American Landscape contest in 2015 and 2017 In 2014, I was a member of the winners gallery in the Nature's Best Backyards photo contest. I was the showcase winner in 'scapes category in the 2016 NANPA photo contest.

I have had several images published in photography magazines and in the National Audubon Society's magazine. I have written articles for several publications including Extraordinary Vision and Outdoor Photographer, and am currently a regular contributor to Wildlife Photographic magazine.