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I've spent much of my time writing and drawing over the years, but more recently photography has become one of my favorite activities. I blame the combination of my trusty Canon A620 and Flickr for that; it also helps that a lot of my friends are on Flickr. I'm working on a series of photos called On the Trail of Henry Charlton Beck. The series follows in the footsteps of the journalist, amateur historian and folklorist who wrote newspaper articles and books about New Jersey sites. The companion blog can be found here.

I also enjoy taking pictures of moths, an incredibly varied (and often beautiful) group of insects.

I have a BA in Art History from Douglass College and an MLIS from the Rutgers School of Communication and Information (SCI, formerly SCILS). My research interests include the preservation and interpretation of archival materials and history in a era of digital technology, as well as the ways birders interact with information. I have worked in publishing, libraries and sundry other places.

Most of my published writing concerns birds and birding. My work has appeared in Birding, The Chronicle of the Horse, International Wader Studies and Records of New Jersey Birds. My blog Today in NJ Birding History is on hiatus, but my currently-updated blog is Jennifer W. Hanson's Commonplace Book. I've also reviewed music and books for Rambles. My photography has been published in Take a Beach Walk by Jane Kirkland and Weird N.J. magazine.

I've been interested in natural history for my whole life and have been a birder for over 20 years. I have been a voting member and am currently Assistant Secretary of the New Jersey Bird Records Committee. I am also the current Region 1 editor for Records of New Jersey Birds. I've gotten interested in insects as well, and find they are often easier to photograph than birds! Of course, buildings are easiest of all to photograph, since they generally stand still.