From a moonlit pond in central Colorado to a bustling beaver colony in Grand Teton, these are the stories of photographing nature’s ecosystem engineers and the quiet hours of waiting that make every encounter worth it.
Snow falling. A bone-chilling wind cutting through every layer, instantly freezing me in the fourteen-degree temperature. Seriously questioning my decision to leave the warmth of home during a snowstorm to photograph the Sandhill Cranes, I made my way in the dark to a frozen bird blind at Bosque del Apache. Silence.
What was supposed to be a quiet, easy night turned into one romantic afternoon… for the moose! We’d decided to take a break after teaching back-to-back workshops for a quiet sunset shoot when a couple of swamp donkeys stole the show.