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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 Photography Gear Tips and Precautions

The primitive conditions of the Okefenokee Swamp alone make it a challenging endeavor for a multi-night excursion. And if photography … More

Birding Photography, Canoe, Conservation Photography, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography, Wildlife Photography

Okefenokee Overnight Packing

Paddling and camping the Okefenokee Swamp is truly a wilderness experience. Everything you will need must be brought with you… … More

Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Kayak, Canoe, Okefenokee Swamp, Nature Photography, Travel Photography, Camping, Conservation Photography, Canal Run Shelter

Okefenokee Overnight Permit Process

The only campground within the Okefenokee Swamp is at the Stephen C Foster State Park on the western side of … More

Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Kayak, Canoe, Okefenokee Swamp, Chase Prairie, Nature Photography, Travel Photography, Round Top Shelter

Okefenokee Options

Of all the wonderful natural places within driving distance of my home, why do I find myself making repeated five-hour … More

Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Georgia, Grand Prairie, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography

The Okefenokee Hunter

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “​And not the least interesting part of the scene … More

Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Francis Harper, Georgia, Kayak, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Suwannee River, williamwisephoto

Canoe Trail Blaze?

Throughout the Okefenokee grows all manner of lichens and mosses. These scaly fungi add texture and color to the swamp … More

Canoe, Georgia, iNaturalist, Kayak, Lichen, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

Walk Across on Their Heads

A favorite passage from William Bartram’s Travels,​ published in 1791: “IT was by this time dusk; and the alligators had nearly … More

Alligator, Bartram Travels, Georgia, Kayak, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stock Photography, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

Little Houses on the Prairies

AN EXCERPT FROM SUWANNEE RIVER, STRANGE GREEN LAND BY CECILE HULSE MATSCHAT, 1938. “​The prairies – the swamp folk’s name for the … More

Cecile Matschat, Chesser Prairie, Cypress House, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Neverwet, Okefenokee Swamp, Swamp Stock Photo, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

Where the Wandering Seminole Lives

Excerpt from Travels by William Bartram, published in 1791: “HOW happily situated is this retired spot of earth! What an elisium it … More

Bartram Travels, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Kayak, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Seminole Indian, Spanish Moss, Stock Photography, Travel Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

Take it Slowly

An excerpt from my March 2017 Okefenokee Nature Journal: Our desire was to reach Big Water, a lake several miles … More

Alligator, Bird Photography, Birding, Camping, Canoe, Georgia, Kayak, Little Blue Heron, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Panorama, Travel Photography, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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