Published in Arizona Desert Views 2017 Calendar

Arizona Desert Views Magazine publishes a wildlife calendar every year with their magazine.  My photo of a Pyrrhuloxia is the featured December photo.  The prize for the photo is $250.

Here is the notice of winners from this year's wildlife photo contest:
https://www.azgfd.com/media/publications/photocontest/

Pyrrhuloxia - 1st Place Winner 

Two other photos of mine were chosen in the Honorable Mention section of the calendar/magazine for the 2017 calendar. They are located at the top left of the first two pages after the December photo. The first one is of a Canyon Towhee taken in Hereford at Batiste's Birding B&B and the other is of a Mockingbird taken at Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona.

Canyon Towhee - Honorable Mention

Mockingbird - Honorable Mention

This is the second year that I have submitted to the Arizona Desert Views Magazine for their wildlife photo contest. Last year, I had a winning photo of Hooded Orioles that was published in the calendar as the August image.  See the Hooded Orioles image HERE.

The 2017 calendar may be purchased at any Game and Fish office in Arizona for $3.00.

Published: Photo of the Day - Arizona Highways Magazine Online

On December 4, 2016, my photo of a Curve-billed Thrasher was featured as Photo of the Day on the Arizona Highways Magazine's website.

The link to the Arizona Highways page with the image is at this link:

https://www.arizonahighways.com/sites/default/files/photo-of-the-day/120416_tamryan.jpg

Published: Arizona Highways Magazine in Friday Fotos: Black & White Theme

October 14, 2016

Today, my photo of the McDowell Mountains was published in Arizona Highways Magazine's blog for their weekly Friday Fotos.

This was a color photo converted to black and white. It was processed originally with Photomatix Light, an HDR photo editing program.

Published: Friday Fotos blog: Arizona Highways Magazine

September 30, 2016


My photo of the Light Rail bridge at Tempe Town Lake was published on Friday, September 30, 2016 in the weekly Friday Fotos on Arizona Highways Magazine's blog: Lake Effect.

Published: Friday Fotos - Arizona Highways Magazine's Blog

The Friday Fotos theme this week was "Scaled up" - images of snakes, lizards, and other reptiles.  This is my image of a Desert Spiny Lizard that was published today in Friday Fotos:

Published - Arizona Highways Magazine/Friday Fotos: Clouds

Today, my photo of a Red Mountain sunset was published in Arizona Highways Magazine's Friday Fotos: clouds.

Published: Arizona Highways blog Friday Fotos: birds

This week's Friday Fotos theme in the Arizona Highways blog today was "birds". Here is my photo of two Green Heron vying for space at Papago Park in Phoenix. They remind me of velociraptors. They definitely look like they evolved from dinosaurs.

Published: 2016 Arizona Wildlife Views Magazine's Calendar

My photo of Hooded Orioles was one of the winners of the photo contest for the 2016 Arizona Wildlife Views Magazine's Calendar. It appears as the image for August.  To see how this Calendar was made, please view the video below.

At 1:15 minutes into the video you will see my photo on the top left of the Hooded Orioles and again bottom center at 4:31 (the final picks for the calendar). I took that photo at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, Arizona. Anyone who's image was chosen for any of the months of the year received a $250 prize.

The calendar should still be available for purchase at any Game and Fish office in Mesa, Arizona.

This image is for sale at this link: Hooded Orioles.

Published: Photo of the Day - www.arizonahighways.com

My photo of a Pyrrhuloxia was featured as Photo of the Day in the Arizona Highways Magazine's website: May 7, 2016

Published Friday Fotos: March 4, 2016

Published: Friday Fotos: In Bloom - Arizona Highways Magazine blog