The American Bison, a symbol of the Great Plains and one of the icons of North America. Thanks to YouTube, State Farm commercials, and the classic cowboy movies, these great beasts can conjure up some scary mental images. My first thoughts of bison were always of...
Here’s a recent photo from a project I’m working on. Nachusa Grasslands in Illinois is restoring a cornfield back to its original state of prairie and wetlands. Over the next few years, I will be documenting the progress of the Dewitt Holland Memorial Prairie. This...
Having an interest in the prairies of the American Midwest, I’ve wanted to photograph a prairie wildfire for many years. These fires are important to the health of the prairies, but as one can imagine, they are very dangerous to be around. So I opted to seek out some...
This is my favorite photo of milkweed that I took this year. I’ve got a number of compliments on it, so others must like it as well. The sun was backlighting the milkweed pods creating harsh shadows and obscuring the details I wanted to bring out. I used a small...