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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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Category: Landscapes of Trembling Earth

The beautiful landscape photography of the Okefenokee, The Land of Trembling Earth.

Low Waters on the Okefenokee Suwannee River Sill

My Okefenokee Swamp journal, October 25, 2022… A few weeks before my October 2022 trip, I was told by a … More

Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River

Luxuriant Blades of Never Wet

From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp; May 1912. “The run passed between lines … More

blackwater, botany, Cypress Swamp, Francis Harper, Georgia, Golden Club, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Neverwet, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Floating Islands of Trembling Earth

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution​: “​There are dense thickets of small shrubs, almost impenetrable, except to … More

Atlanta Constitution, Chesser Prairie, Georgia, Hooded Pitcher Plant, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Fall in the Okefenokee

When most people think of fall foliage, they think of afternoon hikes in the Smokey Mountains or drives on winding … More

Chesser Island, Cypress Swamp, Fall Foliage, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp

Floating Peat Islands: The Land of Trembling Earth

Although fiction, this excerpt from an 1895 adventure novel is a perfect illustration of why the Okefenokee is named “The … More

Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Conservation Photography, Georgia, Louis Pendleton In the Okefenokee, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat

Okefenokee’s Exceedingly Rich Hammock Land

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: BILLY’S ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE SWAMP, November 27, 1875 – “Lee and myself are … More

Atlanta Constitution, Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Swamp Prairie, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Prairies: Like Nowhere Else in the World

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: The prairies contribute more than any other feature to … More

Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Tater Rake Run, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Vigorous Prairie Sawgrass

The swamplands and marshes of Georgia and Florida are similar in appearance: vast, wide, flat, void of defined travelways, and … More

Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Conservation Photography, Everglades, Georgia, Golden Club, Maidencane, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography, Wetlands Habitat, White Water Lily, williamwisephoto

What’s Behind the Glass?

Dark tannic waters reflect the upper world perfectly. The mirror-like blackwater displays inverted Cypress Tree buttresses and their mossy-green knees … More

blackwater, Canoe, Cypress Buttress, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River

Long Time Mythical Land

​In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution funded and documented an exploration of the Okefenokee Swamp. Over the next months, newspapers across the nation … More

blackwater, Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Kayak, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Spatterdock Yellow Bonnet Lily, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

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