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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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Tag: Nature Photography

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

Clean and Pristine Okefenokee

One thing that is pleasantly noticeable in the clean and pristine wilderness of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is the … More

Billys Lake, botany, Conservation Photography, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, White Water Lily

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 Swamp Sandhill Cranes

Whenever a car stops along Swamp Island Drive, a wildlife viewing drive winding through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, you … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Chesser Island, Conservation Photography, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Sandhill Crane, Swamp Island Drive, 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

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

It is spring in the Okefenokee…

A beautiful description of spring in the Okefenokee Swamp from Cecil Hulse Matchat’s 1938 novel, Strange Green Land: “It is spring … More

Billys Lake, Bird Photography, Birding, Cecile Matschat, Georgia, iNaturalist, Little Blue Heron, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography

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

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

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