Hawkeagle7

I am a 14 year old girl who has been interested in nature and photography since the age of 5 when I would disappear in our woods before my parents were awake to take pictures. Having usurped my mother's Olympus camera, I would spend hours on our property photographing the birds, snakes and whatever else I could find during my outdoor adventures. So far, I have gone through 6 different cameras and currently am shooting with a Canon 7D and Canon 100-400mm lens. I was published in my first national magazine at the age of 7 after winning Ranger Rick's photo contest and since that time, I have won more than 30 photo contests, both local and worldwide. Although I love taking photographs of nature and animals, my primary focus in regards to my photography is birds. My goal is to combine my love for photography and nature into a life-long profession. In addition I love other art like painting and drawing.