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

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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

Creepy Claws

What lurks beneath those waters? That question rolls in the mind as one attempts to peer through the blackwater of the … More

Alligator, blackwater, Georgia, Herping, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee Canal, Suwannee Canal Recreation Area, Wildlife Photography

Blinkers

The old time gator hunters and Swampers used to hunt alligator at night by torch or spotlight. The shiny crystals … More

Alligator, blackwater, Conservation Photography, EA McIlhenny, Eye Shine, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Tapetum Lucidum, Wildlife Photography, 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

Okefenokee Swamp Launch Day!

An excerpt from my March 2022 Okefenokee Journal… Obtaining permits to paddle the interior of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge … More

American Alligator, blackwater, Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Suwannee Canal, Travel Photography, Wildlife Photography

Great Gloomy Swamp

An excerpt from Francis Harper’s 1913 paper “A Biological Reconnaissance of the Okefinokee Swamp”, published in The Auk, the official publication of the … More

Alligator, blackwater, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, The Auk, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Okefenokee’s Remarkable Landscapes

Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “​The prairies are the favorite resort for … More

blackwater, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, William Wise Photography

Boney Hide of an Alligator

Paddling upstream, against a slow but constant current, the canoe run gets darker and darker. Although it is only nearing … More

Alligator, blackwater, Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Epidermal Scutes, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Blood-curdling Swamp Sounds

Even in our modern age of campgrounds, well-marked trails, and battery-operated flashlights and GPS, the Okefenokee Swamp can still become … More

Alligator, blackwater, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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