www.JonSmithers.com - Introduction

My interest in nature & wildlife photography started a very long time ago when my wife showed me some
caterpillar pictures she had taken. Later we went up north to the Lake Superior trails in Minnesota and took
a lot of photos. We had a 35mm Minolta XG9 and a 35mm lens. Newly married and not having enough
money to throw at the equipment, we set aside our interest in photography until recently, with the advent
of the DSLR. I had also been working with computers for many years & that helped in today's digital age.

The last few years my wife & I have been able to pursue hiking & camping again and we have become
passionate about photographing nature. It is an awesome feeling to come upon a local pair of eagles or a
stunning autumn landscape and be able to capture that feeling & majesty to share with others. It takes
patience & persistence and a good sense of the weather, but the rewards are incredible. Some of the
photos I have been taking are stunning and are available online, in art galleries & fine art fairs. Much of my
work has been inspired by some of the great photographers like Craig Blacklock, Ansel Adams, Jim
Brandenburg & others.