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World-renowned wildlife photographer Gary Kramer traveled to 40-plus countries over the past four years to try and capture images of every species of duck, goose and swan in the world, and they’re all in his latest coffee table book, Waterfowl of the World. (SCOTT HAUGEN)
THE WIZARD OF WATERFOWL PICS CENTRAL VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHER ZOOMED ACROSS THE GLOBE TO CAPTURE BIRD IMAGES FOR BOOK By Scott Haugen
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’ve been a fan of waterfowl guru Gary Kramer’s work for decades. I like his writing style. I love his photography. I deeply admire and respect his drive for perfection in every image he publishes. I rank Kramer as the best waterfowl photographer in the world, and I base this on the quality of the images he consistently attains, the vast range of species he’s captured, and the fact
he travels the world to get the shots in the birds’ native habitat, in the wild. Born and raised in California, Kramer’s passion for the outdoors took root at an early age. Starting in the late 1970s, he landed a job as a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Southwest Region in the Golden State. Kramer worked on four national wildlife refuges over the next 26 years, including a 10-year stint as refuge
Kramer’s book features 1,299 photos of birds from around the world, along with interesting notes on capturing pics of rare waterfowl. (GARY KRAMER)
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