“When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty.” ~ John Muir

Wildlife Photography Ethics

I post about my methodology because I personally admire those photographers who acquire wildlife images with minimal disturbance and with the best possible field ethics. The well-being of my wildlife subjects is more important to me than any image, so I look for signs of stress or disturbance in wild animals.

I don't bait wild animals, use calls, or stage photos. I'm particularly careful about species like owls that tend to draw a lot of attention. I do my best to abide by a set of wildlife photography ethics, modeled after the North American Nature Photography guidelines. (If I'm photographing birds around an existing seed feeder in a public park or garden, I'll note it in the photo caption.)

You can see my more complete ethics statement here

Mini Bio

I love photographing both the wild and the urban — the visions and experiences that paint my world. I consider my photography environmental in the sense that my photos are situational, often but not always nature-oriented, and related to my whereabouts on any given day.

I've posted more information about my photography at my blog: The Wild Beat

USING MY PHOTOS

Part of the reason I upload select images to Flickr is to participate in the Creative Commons community, providing images for educational and nonprofit organizations, as one example. As such, many of my Flickr images have a Creative Commons license attached. Some photos are fully-protected or licensed exclusively to Getty or elsewhere, and cannot be used. So, please check on an image-by-image basis.

Licensing varies by photo:

ATTRIBUTION: May be used freely with photo credit/attribution.

ATTRIBUTION NON-COMMERCIAL: May be used for editorial or educational purposes, blogs, etc. May not be used for merchandising products or commercial promotions without my permission.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: Some photos under the ARR license have been sold for limited or exclusive use, so I may not be able to grant permission on those images. But, feel free to ask about any particular photo you're interested in.

PHOTO CREDIT: Ingrid Taylar, and, if used on the web, a link back to the original photo page here at Flickr or to my photo website (www.ingridtaylar.com. I appreciate getting emails, letting me know where the photo was used. Thanks!

Thanks very much for stopping by! [[:-)