Early in my 34 year Federal career I learned the power of images in demonstrating unique and important values of America’s public lands. Many special yet little known places could speak for themselves through imagery highlighting their beauty and irreplaceable values. Calling attention to and communicating the issues facing areas such as proposed wilderness, national monuments and wild rivers and other unique public land areas become a career-long passion and evolved into my role as the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) go-to landscape photographer.

Over the course of a career spanning the field, regional, and national levels, I incorporated photography into my roles in developing communication materials, leading land use plan efforts, reviewing conservation legislation, and developing national-level resource policy. This provided me with a unique perspective regarding the role of images as a call to action in the Federal land legislative and policy arenas.

I received the Distinguished Service Award, the Department of Interior’s (DOI’s) highest honor, in 2021 for my success in capturing distinctive images that called attention to and celebrated DOI lands.

Since retiring from the federal government I am working as a free-lance photographer and have completed projects for conservation non-profits, the Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and BLM. After learning my clients’ key communication goals, I meld that background with my knowledge of natural resources and landscape aesthetics to build a strong portfolio of images to carry their messages.

I am trained by the Dept. of Interior as an UAS (drone) pilot and maintain my FAA commercial UAS pilot license to enable capture of still and video aerial images.

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