 Thank
You For Visiting My Website. I have been a professional Nature
Photographer and Writer for over twelve years. Most of my work comes
from time I spend hiking and backpacking in the West where I have hiked
and photographed over 19,000 trail miles. I have over 50,000 images on
file. I wanted to share the reason that I am a nature photographer. It
did not start with the photography. It started because of an extreme
passion for hiking and backpacking, and the overwhelming love for the
incredible beauty and serenity found in the wilderness. The feeling I
get when I am viewing the awesome beauty while standing on a mountain
pass or an alpine peak, or seeing the reflection in a deep blue mountain
lake is an incredibly spiritual experience. In the overwhelming aweness,
I feel so small yet connected to something so big, a part of the earth
around me. As I move along the trail I feel at peace with myself and
nature. It’s a feeling I can not get anywhere else, and one I could not
live without. I am not a religious person, but I am very spiritual and
my trips into the wilderness reconnect me to God and that spirituality.
I love a lot of things in my life including my family and my friends,
but my trips into the wilderness give me an appreciation and love for
myself. Does anyone else ever feel this way? Photography is just my
attempt to share these images and feelings with others. I have a need to
do this as I feel that everyone could benefit from a personal connection
with nature. Most of the time, I find myself in disbelief of what I am
seeing, and I ask myself if anyone else could believe this beauty. So, I
try to capture it on film. Through the years my photography has come a
long way, and if I am able to share these images with others and as I am
now, make a living at it, it allows me to spend more time doing what I
love. If not, it doesn’t really matter because it will never affect what
is truly important, which is my incredible love for nature. Randall J
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