Contributors

Greg Johnston by Fred Garth

Greg Johnston began his journey more than 30 years ago as one of a handful of globetrotting underwater photographers. I discovered his amazing work when I was editor of Scuba Times magazine in the 1990s and we featured his photos on several of our covers. Greg and I went on to become good friends and actually traveled together on assignment for Caribbean Travel & Life magazine to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. He was the shooter. I scribbled down the words. We had way too much fun back in the day and ragged out many rental cars in search of the most far-flung beaches or offthe-beaten-path destinations. In the D.R., he got rare images of indigenous crocodiles in Lake Enriquillo, a bizarre, inland salt water lake. I barely escaped being eaten. We were constantly amazed that we were getting paid to travel the world, stay in fine hotels, scuba dive in crystal clear waters and live life to the fullest.

As a Canadian-born artist, Johnston relocated to Florida when he was in his 20s, and his career blossomed. He never looked back and still travels extensively photographing landscapes, marine life and travel destinations.

I’m not surprised that Johnston’s photography has won numerous awards, including Travel Photographer of the Year and the Black & White Spider Award. He’s been the travel editor of Sport Diver and Caribbean Travel & Life magazines, and his work has been featured in national and international advertising campaigns as well as graced the pages of every major travel publication.

Even a bout with cancer in 2015 just barely slowed him down. We’re all blessed that he’s still pumping out jaw-dropping images and proud to feature his work in this issue of Guy Harvey Magazine.

Chester Moore

Chester Moore is an award-winning wildlife journalist, conservationist and youth advocate based out of Texas.

He is the editor-in-chief of Texas Fish & Game and has contributed writing to Guy Harvey Magazine, the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Journal, Sports Afield, Sport Fishing, Tide, In-Fishermen, Hunter’s Horn, Turkey & Turkey Hunting and many other publications around the world.

Not only a writer, Moore hosts the “Higher Calling Wildlife” podcast on the Waypoint Podcast Network as well as “Moore Outdoors” radio on Newstalk AM 560 KLVI.

He was named a “Hero of Conservation” by Field & Stream magazine, won the Mossy Oak Outdoors Legacy Award for his work with children and wildlife, and recently received the Advocatus Magni Award from the National Wild Turkey Federation.

Moore discovered his love for marine wildlife as a boy fishing along the Texas Gulf Coast with his father, watching Jacques Cousteau ocean specials and as a kid who was entranced by the 1975 thriller, Jaws.

“Seeing Jaws had a huge impact on me. Most people wanted to get out of the water after seeing it, but it made me want to get into the ocean and learn more about the creatures that dwell there,” Moore said.

As an adult, Moore looks back on how his connection to wildlife helped shape him. He hopes to bring that experience to other children in need. After he and his wife Lisa co-founded the Kingdom Wildlife Zoo, they wanted to give back to people. Moore had been inspired as a child by the charitable good works of his grandmother and sought to emulate her. That’s when Chester and Lisa went on to establish the Wild Wishes® program, which makes wildlife encounters possible for children with a critical illness or who have lost a parent or sibling.

Their latest project involves using the work of teen artists to raise awareness of tarpon issues on the Gulf Coast. Moore has seen many of his outdoors dreams come true, including encountering great white sharks in the Pacific. Still, he says that getting to see children who are experiencing challenges also benefit from wildlife may be the best thrill of all. “No matter what a young person has been through, when they get to encounter the wildlife they have dreamed of, they forget about the bad situations and realize great things can still happen,” Moore said.

“Being a little part of that is truly a blessing.”