 Thank
You For Visiting My Website. I have been a professional Nature
Photographer and Writer for over twelve years. Most of my work comes
from time I spend hiking and backpacking in the West where I have hiked
and photographed over 17,000 trail miles. I have over 50,000 images on
file. I wanted to share the reason that I am a nature
photographer. It did not start with the photography. It started because
of an extreme passion for hiking and backpacking, and the overwhelming
love for the incredible beauty and serenity found in the wilderness. The
feeling I get when I am viewing the awesome beauty while standing on a
mountain pass or an alpine peak, or seeing the reflection in a deep blue
mountain lake is an incredibly spiritual experience. In the overwhelming
aweness, I feel so small yet connected to something so big, a part of
the earth around me. As I move along the trail I feel at peace with
myself and nature. It’s a feeling I can not get anywhere else, and one I
could not live without. I am not a religious person, but I am very
spiritual and my trips into the wilderness reconnect me to God and that
spirituality. I love a lot of things in my life including my family and
my friends, but my trips into the wilderness give me an appreciation and
love for myself. Does anyone else ever feel this way? Photography is
just my attempt to share these images and feelings with others. I have a
need to do this as I feel that everyone could benefit from a personal
connection with nature. Most of the time, I find myself in disbelief of
what I am seeing, and I ask myself if anyone else could believe this
beauty. So, I try to capture it on film. Through the years my
photography has come a long way, and if I am able to share these images
with others and as I am now, make a living at it, it allows me to spend
more time doing what I love. If not, it doesn’t really matter because it
will never affect what is truly important, which is my incredible love
for nature. Randall J Hodges |