Kevin KarlsonKevin has been a wildlife photographer for 27 years and active as a birder for 29 years. He has traveled from the wilds of the Alaskan Arctic to the rainforests of South America to photograph birds. As a noted wildlife photographer in North America, his work is widely published in numerous birding magazines and journals, as well as books, field guides, calendars and CD-ROM’s. He recently completed an innovative book called The Shorebird Guide with co-authors Michael O’Brien and Richard Crossley. Kevin is a former photo editor of North American Birds, an ornithological journal of the ABA. He spent the summers of 1992-95 working for Troy Ecological Research Associates as a wildlife biologist in the Alaskan Arctic, participating in research and census studies of the birds that use this fragile habitat. His photo collection from this region is one of the finest available today. Kevin gives instructional workshops for many organizations (including CMBO/NJAS) and keynote addresses to numerous national birding and nature festivals.