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Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise

A photographic exploration of Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to highlight this habitat for continued future preservation.

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Author: William Wise

Hi, I’m conservation photographer and nature writer William Wise. Nature journaling and wildlife photography has been a favorite pastime since the ‘90s. I graduated from University of Georgia Warnell Forestry School's wildlife program in 1996. I'm currently an animal shelter manager/photographer and reside in Athens, Georgia, USA with my wife and two teenage daughters. My website www.williamwisephoto.com is a wildlife and birding photo website documenting the beauty, design and wonder of creation. I have a deep love of the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. I became a devoted Christian in 1993 under a campus ministry while studying wildlife biology. My love of the outdoors quickly turned into a love for the Creator and His works. Creation Speaks is my teaching ministry that glorifies our Creator and teaches the truth of creation. I am also a guest author at Lee's Birdwatching Adventures and The Creation Club. The theme of my blogging comes from The Message version of Psalms 104 -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, You made earth overflow with your wonderful creations."

Bugaboo Island Deer

Excerpt from the 1926 book History of the Okefenokee, by Hamp Mizell and AS McQueen: “When Bugaboo Island was first discovered … More

AS McQueen, Billy's Island, Bugaboo Island, Georgia, Hamp Mizell, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, White-tailed Deer, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

I Love You Too, Dad

Why is the Okefenokee so dear to me? Since my college days I loved the swamp, alligators, snakes, etc. But the … More

Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, William Wise Photography

Okefenokee Watersnake Fight

I was paddling up the beautiful Suwannee, a blackwater river that is born within, and meanders throughout, the Okefenokee Swamp. … More

Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Watersnake, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Gold Mine

The Okefenokee continues to make the news as conservationists sound the alarm against a proposal from Twin Pines Minerals to … More

Bidens, Conservation Photography, Georgia, iNaturalist, Mining, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Sunflower, Twin Pines Minerals, Wildflower, williamwisephoto

Snowy Okefenokee

It is January. And it is cold. But who has ever heard of snow in the Okefenokee Swamp??? January 21, 2021 … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Snowy Egret, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Every Feathered Creature

Excerpt from The Last Remaining Indian in the Okefenokee Swamp, by Tommy Hartley: “It soon became very noisy in the swamp … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, Last Remaining Indian in the Okefenokee Swamp, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Tommy Hartley, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Gator Taters

The waters of the Okefenokee Swamp, particularly the more open lakes, are often covered in bright green lily pads. The … More

Bonnet Lily, Gator Tater, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spatterdock, Yellow Water Lily

Okefenokee Baby Alligator Pod

Thursday, 10:21 AM – After a slow paddle a few miles up the Suwannee Middle Fork canoe trail from Billy’s … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

The Long Moss

An excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, Part II, Chapter III: “The long moss, so called, is a singular and surprising vegetable production: … More

Bartram Travels, Billys Lake, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, William Bartram, William Wise Photography

Okefenokee Golden Club Fruit

On our May 2020 Okefenokee canoe trek, the Golden Clubs were no longer sporting many of those beautiful yellow and … More

blackwater, botany, Georgia, Golden Club, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Neverwet, Okefenokee Swamp, Orontium, williamwisephoto

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