John

• Gender: Male
• Astrological Sign: Virgo
• Industry: Business Services
• Occupation: Customer Service Rep
• Location: Lewiston : ME : United States

About Me

I live in Lewiston, Maine and have for most of my life. I've always had an interest in nature; as a kid I read books by Edwin Way Teal, Rachael Carson, among others, and I used to love studying the Golden Nature Guides. When I got into photography it was natural for me to take pictures of the natural world. A few years ago I got into kayaking and that allowed me to get to places I would never be able to by hiking and of course this gives me more photography oppurtunities. I realized years ago you don't have to travel to exotic locations to get good photographs. I have to admit I'm lucky to be living in a beautiful state with a lot of natural diversity, but I've taken good pictures right in my own back yard and neighborhood.

Interests

• Camping
• Hiking
• Nature Photography
• Kayaking
• Maine
• Nature
• bird photography
• wildlife photography
• cross country skiing
• snowshoeing
• just about anything outdoors.

Favorite Books

• The Nature Photographers Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniques - John Shaw
• The Art of Nature Photography - Niall Benvie
• The Art of Bird Photography - Arthur Morris
• Silence and Solitude - Tom Murphy
• Serengeti - Mitsuaki Iwago
• Mountain Light - Galen Rowell
• Images of the Wild - Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick
• Images of Nature - Tom Mangelsen
• Chased by the Light - Jim Brandenburg
• Call of the Loon - Paul Strong

John's Blogs

	Blog Name	Team Members
	Maine Nature Photos