Biography If it seems like photographer Todd Bannor knows quite a bit about his natural subjects, there is a reason. Todd has both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in general and molecular biology. Todd has been interested in the natural world, both on a large and small scale since he was very young. Growing [...]

Dan J. Huske Photography Working in Nature Wolf Road Prairie is an ideal place to photograph butterflies. The season begins in mid-July and peaks around the Labor Day weekend with the Monarch migration. Most butterflies like bright sunsine and warm temperatures to be active. I have discovered the best time to photograph is from noon [...]

Anthony Scarlati Photography A Photographer’s Philosophy “If one of my photographs captures your eye and compels you to stare at it a while and either takes you away to a different place or makes you feel good inside, I’ve achieved my goal as a photographer.” Tony was a devoted amateur photographer until one of his [...]

Mike MacDonald is making a name for himself, not by traveling and recording the world’s most exotic places, but by creating stunning images of the natural beauty near his Chicago area home. Mike is capable of finding a wealth of beauty in the simplest and most everyday of subjects without having to travel to every [...]

Marianne A. Kinzer Painter and photographer An Artist’s Use of Photography As a painter I very much enjoy sketching in nature preserves. I also take photos with a small digital camera of the scene I draw or paint. I like to compare my artistic interpretation in watercolor or pencil with the view through the lens [...]

Jerry Kumery Photographer Thoughts on Photography Photography is art or a form of art. I like to set a mood, an atmosphere, a feeling, with my cameras. I strive to take photographs, not snapshots……there is a difference. I started photographing in a serious way in 1984. My first telephoto image was taken through a spotting [...]