Dan Cox

For 20 years, Dan Cox has been pursuing his life long dream of photographing nature at its finest and not so finest. "Driving rain, spitting snow and howling wind are all part of the environment I call home. For me bad weather means great light, unusual clouds and dramatic settings."

In 1990 and 1997 Dan was awarded with 1st runner-up in the animal portrait division in the prestigious British Broadcasting "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" competition. His photography has been featured in galleries such as Nikon House, NY and the Natural History Museum in London. He is also a regular contributor to natural history publications worldwide, such as National Geographic, Audubon, National Wildlife, Sierra, Wildlife Conservation and Terre Sauvage, and sole photographer to seven books.

This December Dan published his first full story with National Geographic magazine. His main collection of photos is represented by Natural Exposures, Inc., a specialized stock agency located in the foothills of the Bridger Mountains in Bozeman, Montana, a place he also calls home.

To see more of Dan's work you can visit his web site at www.naturalexposures.com.

Richard Day

Richard Day is a professional nature photographer who has been in the business of marketing photos and teaching photo workshops since 1984. He specializes in birds, butterflies and mammals, and his work has been published Audubon, National Wildlife, national Geographic, Ducks Unlimited, Birders World,and many other nature-related publications and books. Each year, hundreds of his images appear in calendars such as Audubon, North word and Sierra Club. He also produces two of his own birds and butterflies calendars. His photos are represented worldwide by five different stock agencies and he is an active member of the American Society of Media Professionals, International Association of Panoramic Photographers, North American Nature Photography Association of America, and Outdoor Writers association of America. Richard and his wife Susan, own Daybreak Imagery, a stock and writing business that they operate from their home near Alma, Illinois.

Terry Donnelly

Bradford Glass

Brad Glass has had a lifelong passion for the natural world, and lives from a personal value that nature is "master teacher" for our lives. Using nature as context, Brad is a Personal Development Coach, inspiring others to live lives of meaning and purpose. He has 30 years of experience providing leadership for organizations, businesses and individuals, and also was an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies at Antioch University. He has led nature and photography tours for ten years, and has developed a very special love for the land and the people of the Canadian Arctic.Brad has a broad educational background in the sciences, with master's degrees in both Environmental Studies and Engineering. He lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

For more on Brad's coaching, see www.RoadNotTaken.com

Randy & Susie Green

Randy and Susie Green are the founders of International Wildlife Adventures and have been directors of the company since 1994. Randy's extensive background as a biologist, photographer and filmmaker and Susie's long career in sales uniquely qualify them to run both IWA and its sister company, Caye Resorts, which specializes in Belize travel. Together, they have traveled most of the world's continents, both polar regions and many far-flung lands.

They are dedicated to providing unique travel opportunites for nature and photo enthusiasts who want to experience directly this marvelous planet. Randy and Susie feel that only through direct experience of the wild can travelers truly appreciate the magnitude of challenges we face in protecting and conserving our fragile biosphere.

A gallery of Randy's photo work can be seen at www.randygreenphoto.com.

Ken Knowles

Ken Knowles is one of Newfoundland's most active birders, having seen over 321 species in this largely underbirded province. In addition to his passion for birds he has a wide knowledge of Newfoundland's wildflowers, marine mammals, land mammals, and an interest in photographing both birds and flowers. His bird photographs have appeared in several books and magazines, including regular contributions to Birder's Journal.

He has published articles on both flowers and birds in provincial and national magazines. When not birding, he is a Professor of Music at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Regina Ribeiro

A graduate of Tourism Business, Regina concentrated her studies in biology and ecotourism. She is a native of Brazil and for the last 13 years she has led wildlife and nature photography trips in her country and more recently to Chile and Argentina.

She is well known for her ability in wildlife spotting, birding and mammal watching throughout South America. She speaks fluent English and Spanish. Nowadays she is based in Belo Horizonte, the third largest city in her country.  She has co-led trips to Brazil for IWA along with Wolfgang Kaehler.

David Snow

David Snow is a Newfoundland-born biologist and writer. His career as a biologist started as a student in 1979 as he spent two summers living and researching on the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, the continent's largest Atlantic puffin and largest kittiwake colony.

Inspired by the marine wonders, David went on to become a prolific writer on biological topics and in 1990 Dave's efforts won him the Governor General's Award for Conservation. In 1996 Dave was contracted by the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to write guides to the province's land mammals and seabirds. In 2000 Heritage Canada acknowledged Dave's work with its Sustainable Tourism Award.

Today Dave leads nature and history/archaeology holidays around the province. As a hobby Dave continues to coordinate the on-going census of Newfoundland humpbacks and has started a catalogue of dorsal fins for a new group of Orcas he has discovered off the Labrador coast. Dave has led whale study expeditions for over a decade and has taught whale biology courses at colleges in Canada and the USA.