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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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Okefenokee Fish Crow

Some may wonder why I have made so many trips to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. I’m in love. That’s … More

Birding, Birding Photography, Canoe, Conservation Photography, Fish Crow, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Upcoming Fall Okefenokee Excursion

It’s time for a fall trip to my favorite destination: the Okefenokee Swamp! It’s been a long, busy summer so … More

Canoe, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee, Travel Photography

An Alluring Attraction

An excerpt from the 1895 adventure novel, In the Okefenokee: A Story of War Time and the Great Georgia Swamp: “To … More

Alligator, Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

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

Okefenokee Swamp: A Great Rain Basin

Which slow-moving, murky, southern river is it that feeds the Okefenokee Swamp? How many creeks and spring must there be … More

Canoe, Conservation Photography, Georgia, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Paddling, St. Mary's River, Suwannee River

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