I've spent my career at the intersection of wildlife photography and conservation storytelling, working to make people care about the natural world through images and words.

My photography and writing have appeared in National Geographic Books, Audubon, Sierra Magazine, BBC Wildlife Magazine, National Wildlife Magazine, Bay Nature Magazine, and Wild Planet Photo Magazine, among others. I'm the author of The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction, and the recipient of a National Geographic Expeditions Council grant for the Urban Coyotes Initiative, a six-year project combining photography, filmmaking, and science to change how cities think about coexisting with wildlife.

I work for the National Wildlife Federation on Ranger Rick magazine, where I lead digital strategy to help more kids discover a love of nature and wildlife. I've taught conservation photography workshops around the country, led tours along the Oregon coast, and built Conservation Photography Courses for visual storytellers who want their work to matter.

Better With Birds grew out of the same instincts. I'm not reviewing cameras I've never used or writing about birds I've never watched. The gear recommendations, the species guides, the photography tips, they come from years in the field. That matters to me, and I hope it shows.