Gallery - Hummingbirds
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As a nature photographer, I like to dazzle my audience with unexpected beauty, expand
their horizons, and reflect the natural diversity in the world. Concerned with our
rapidly changing planet, I have embarked on photographing animals in the wild to
capture their behaviors and share a glimpse of nature often unseen by humans. By studying
various species, I uncover new perspectives from which to photograph right in my backyard
or in distant continents.
Hummingbirds fascinate humans with their delicate, two-inch long bodies and iridescent feathers, weighing as much as a dime and fearlessly visiting porch sugar-water feeders and flowers. In waiting patiently every day for their arrival, I have become accustomed to their patterns. Rufous, Anna's, Allen's, Black-chinned and Broad-billed hummingbirds hover in mid-air to display territorial dominance, courtship rituals and elegant dance moves.
I photographed these hummingbirds in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California and in Arizona. All photographs are taken in a natural environment, which is planted to attract hummingbirds. On some days, I have observed over 100 of them at a time. The technical challenge is to freeze their flapping wings and capture postures often undetected by the human eyes.
Hummingbirds are named after dances as a representation of what I feel when I photograph them.