The Photographer:

Tim has been involved in photography for over 30 years starting at the very moment he was given his first camera … a Brownie Bullet. Since then, after high school and college photography courses and guidance from photographer friends, Tim became "the guy with the camera." Experience includes: public relations photographer, free-lance photographer for local news media and fire departments, darkroom developer/printer, landscape and scenery photographer, wedding photographer, special events photographer for parties, reunions, church events, promotional advertisements and brochures and bird photographer all along the way. 

Tim is a member of the Professional Photographers of America and wholeheartedly embraces their standards. His personal mission is to "strive for nothing less than producing images of birds that are unique and “one-of-a-kind” which express not only the texture and feel of the bird, but its personality."

Many of the photos in the photo store are the first in a new series of hi-resolution digital Bird Photos currently on display at the Blue Heron Gallery in Liberty, Indiana. Proceeds from your purchase of these photos will help support the research of HBRC (Hummer/Bird Research Collaborative.)

Tim’s interest and emphasis on digital hi-resolution bird close-ups the past seven years evolved through his 20 year involvement in volunteer research as a Field Ornithologist. The study of Hummingbirds and Songbirds in their natural surroundings continually provide an amazing subject matter and canvas for photographing birds “up-close and personal.”

The Research:

HBRC research began in 1995 and evolved to its current name just this past year. There are currently seven HBRC bird banders conducting research throughout Ohio, all holding Federal and State of Ohio bird banding permits. Current projects include research on hummingbirds, spring and fall migratory birds, summer breeding birds, bluebirds, and purple martins, to name a few. HBRC is a non-profit organization sponsored by Audubon Miami Valley.