HORSE PLAY- This is some serious horse play. Those are scars all over this big guys hide and the other horse has just as many if not more. That hair in his mouth belongs to the loser of this bout. It is all about dominance & getting the girl. Figures.

FOX in FLIGHT-This is a composite photograph of a fox hunting in the snow. He listens for movement underneath the snowpack, rears up on his hind legs and launches himself into the air. He then does a face-plant into the snow and, hopefully, finds his next meal. I observed this guy for almost an hour on a relentless search for food. It is tough out there in winter.

I've done some freelance Architectural Photography work and have found it strangely rewarding. I very rarely photograph anything from "civilization" so I expected there to be a learning curve. The problems associated with shooting in enclosed, dark places with available light were new to me but the priciples are the same. Have a look:

http://www.heritagebarns.com/showcase/catskill-mountain-retreat/
http://www.heritagebarns.com/showcase/catskill-barn-home/

Welcome to my website. Here you will find images of nature and wildlife from across the United States...and a few from Canada. They are arranged in groups but not broken down in to categories. I like the spontaneity of clicking through different animals rather than wolf after wolf or bear after bear. It is just like photographing wildlife. You just never know what you are going to run across. It is what makes wildlife photography so unpredictable.

I hope as you go through the images on this site you can see and understand the exuberance and dignity these creatures have. Whether you are predator or prey, life in the wild is a monumental struggle for survival. Life is at its most basic in the wild. Survival is the paramount issue of the day. Eating is next.

North America is not nearly as populated as one might suspect. There are vast stretches of unoccupied wilderness where nature is what it has been for tens of thousands of years. These undisturbed, natural and absolutely wild lands are ruled by nature and dominated by natural selection. These areas hold some of the most incredibly beautiful landscapes one could imagine. As you wander through this website I hope you enjoy what nature has to offer as much as I do.

_Larry Gambon

I am a self taught photographer who photographs landscapes and wildlife...mostly. I actually photograph anything and everything I find visually compelling. I believe good photography should be an immersive experience. Ideally, you should be able to see what the photographer sees. You should be able to feel the respect and the awe and the wonder of it all.

Landscape photography is very different from wildlife photography. In fact, they are almost complete opposites. Landscape photography allows for setting up the flow and composition of a shot. It can be orchestrated, manipulated and composited. Wildlife photography is a whole different animal (pun intended). Animals do not pose, sit still, smile for the camera or wait for you to get it right. The immediacy of the moment is usually all there is. You either get the shot or you do not. If you get too close, animals will run, or, in the worst case scenario, try to eat you.

It is my hope that by showing these photographs that the viewer will gain a sense of the absolute love, respect and wonder of the natural world that drives my photography.

All of the photographs on this site were taken in the United States and Canada.