My interest in wildlife and outdoor photograph has grown tremendously since moving to Carteret County, NC with my wife, artist Janet Jaworski in 2012. I have been fascinated by the unique interaction between water, sky and landscape. I have spent countless hours working to capture creative images of egrets, blue herons, pelicans, ospreys and other shorebirds. Most of my education has been self taught, constantly playing with the manual camera settings to transform what I am seeing in the moment into a pleasing image and, occasionally, MAGIC! I have particularly enjoy the challenge of capturing birds in flight. Living with a tidal marsh in my backyard, I have been treated to a constant parade of shorebirds fishing, preening and often just passing through. Waves have their own fascination given the constant changes of sunlight, wind and movement. The Banker Ponies of Shackleford Banks and Cape Lookout National Seashore have been a true joy to photograph with their unique genetic heritage and seaside habitat. Shrimp boats and working harbors have also be a source of some beautiful images. Approaching weather fronts can give the gift of thunderstorms and dazzling lightning. I am grateful for my friend and mentor Randy Sanger, a master landscape and waterfall photographer from Williamson, WV. He introduced me to his beloved waterfalls in the New River Gorge area and the Dolly Sods Wilderness in the Potomac Highlands of northeastern West Virginia. His inspiration and continued sharing of knowledge are gifts I will always be thankful for. I am thrilled to collaborate with Janet, supplying her with a bounty of images that she turns into an endless variety of fabulous oil paintings. We have been operating Impressions Art Gallery and Studio in Morehead City since May 2021. It has been a pleasure and honor to display not only our work, but that of over a dozen talented local artists.