2008 Pro-Tour Photographers
ICF is pleased to announce the outstanding group of international photographers selected for the 2008 Pro-Tour of Nature Photography: Coastal Bend of Texas!
Each of the selected photographers is a full-time professional nature photographer and each has an established a record of creating world-class images. A number of the 2008 photographers participated in the 2006 Pro-Tour and are returning for a second round. Others are new to the Pro-Tour. All are avid supporters of wildlife and nature conservation. The Coastal Bend of Texas ranches will offer an exciting venue for fabulous images.
ICF wishes each of these dedicated photographers good luck in the April 2008 Pro-Tour of Nature Photography:
Joshua Anderson - Chillicothe, Ohio
Jasper Doest - Holland
Sean Fitzgerald - Dallas, Texas
D. Robert Franz - Cody, Wyoming
Jason Hahn - Tampa, Florida
Derrick Hamrick - Raleigh, North Carolina
John Hendrickson - Clipper Mills, California
Cathy Illg - Lakewood, Colorado
Santiago Gibert Isern - Linares, N.L., Mexico
Leo Keeler - Emigrant, Montana
Terra C. Lightsmith - Conroe, Texas
Scott Linstead - Maple Grove, Quebec, Canada
Rolf Nussbaumer - New Braunfels, Texas
Al Perry - Evansville, Indiana
Maresa Pryor-Luzier - Bushnell, Florida
Mike Sloat - Fort Worth, Texas
Todd Steele - Katy, Texas
Keith Szafranski - Livingston, Montana
Tom Ulrich - West Glacier, Montana
Marcel van Kammen - Holland
Check out their beautiful Image Galleries!
All images are copyright protected in the names of the individual photographers.
| Name | Info | Website |
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 | In his native Switzerland, Rolf spent his early adult years making furniture, teaching others the joys of birding and, as a hobbyist, shooting pictures. It wasn't long however before his hobby, coupled with his love of the outdoors, became an obsession-and then, his profession. | rolfnussbaumer.com |
 | A Kodak Brownie camera, backyard bird feeder and makeshift blind - together, these three items from Robert's childhood in Western Pennsylvania helped shape the direction this young man's life would ultimately follow. When others were out riding bikes and playing baseball, Robert admits to "spending hours in that blind happily snapping away." | franzfoto.com |
 | Although Cathy always had a knack for snapping clever photos of the birds and the bees (initially with her Kodak Instamatic), it was marriage and the purchase of a 500mm lens that really got her to focus on wildlife photography as a life’s work. | www.advenphoto.com |
 | For someone who got his first camera after college graduation, Sean has come a long way indeed in establishing himself as top-notch shooter. The former practicing attorney admits to being a "late bloomer" in the field of professional photography. | www.seanfitzgerald.com |
 | Always a lover of the outdoors, John started photographing raptors at age 17. Fortunately, for those of us who enjoy wildlife photography, those early efforts garnered the attention of others who encouraged the young naturalist to keep shooting. And keep shooting he did, selling his first images while in college. | |
 | While a youngster in Southeast Arizona, Leo developed a love for the outdoors and all things wild. The pleasure he took in hunting, fishing and observing nature as a youth continued into his adult life. As an outdoorsman, Leo was often presented with opportunities and experiences within the natural world that he knew others would enjoy. | www.akwildlife.com |
 | Al started snapping, developing and printing his own pictures as a young GI in the United States Army. After leaving the service, his camera remained an important part of his life. Pursuing a variety of opportunities over the next 27 years, the Mid-Westerner eventually established himself as a successful shooter specializing in weddings and social events. | |
 | As a decorated 36-year career military pilot, current FAA safety specialist and avid motorcyclist Mike wouldn’t seem to fit your stereotypical profile of an acclaimed wildlife photographer – but he is. Since age 15, the year he started flying, Mike would pack an old Kodak box camera and snap black and whites of any and all things he came across, whether airborne or on the ground. | www.txsoutdoorphotography.com |
 | Tom Ulrich's career as a professional photographer evolved three decades ago from his earlier occupation as the high school biology teacher. His first photographic efforts were used as visuals to support his classes' curricula. It wasn't long however before Tom's avocation as wildlife photographer grew into the permanent and successful vocation he is respected for today. | www.tomulrichphotos.com |
