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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."

And everywhere alligators, moccasins, lizards and other reptiles…

An excerpt from the journal of Howell C. Jackson describing the beautiful Suwannee River and its reptile inhabitants as he … More

Alligator, CT Trowell, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River

Assailed By Alligators

My friends at church ask how I could dare to paddle the Okefenokee – especially alone! – with so many … More

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

Okefenokee Protection Alliance Ad in the AJC

I’m privileged that I could donate one of my photographs to support the cause to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife … More

Canoe, Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Acclimated Okefenokee Egret

Some critters are more accustomed to the presence of people than others. But it always amazes me when I come … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Snowy Egret

Sinister Swamp Personalities

A fictional but fascinating description of the snake-laden, dark forests of the Okefenokee Swamp from Cecil Hulse Matchat’s 1938 novel, … More

Brown Watersnake, Cecile Matschat, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Nerodia, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Morning Hike in Okefenokee’s Stephen C Foster State Park

A short morning walk on the trails in the Stephen C Foster State Park within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge … More

Okefenokee Black-crowned Night Heron

There are several year-round resident birds within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. But some of those “common” birds are much … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Black-crowned Night Heron, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River, Wildlife Photography

Concentrations of Gators

From my October 2022 Okefenokee Journal… Seeing the extremely low waters of the Suwannee River Sill, I began to fear … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River

Okefenokee Impassible Dense Jungle

Although a work of fiction, the description of the Okefenokee Swamp in Louis Pendleton’s novel is quite accurate! An excerpt … More

Alligator, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Louis Pendleton In the Okefenokee, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

Finally, an Okefenokee Wood Stork!

One of my goals as an aspiring conservation photographer is to capture as many different species as I can within … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge

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