“I
enjoy traveling throughout the West applying my background and love for
the outdoor world to focus most of my work on nature itself. The
resultant images are not intended to be travel documentary, but rather
carefully composed works of art with the final goal of bringing the
excitement felt by the photographer to the viewer. The vitality of the
visual experience and intense emotions of the scene are captured on
film in many forms - from grand vistas to isolated subjects to
impressionistic renditions. I hope the images have an impact on how
others see our natural world.”
Lonnie is a founder of The Nature Workshops, a series of
photographic workshops dedicated to bringing photographers of all
levels closer to their natural world, which offers more than thirty
in-the-field workshops per year. In May 1998, Lonnie became the
special travel editor of Nature Photographer, a national
magazine devoted largely to photographic instruction, travel
photography, and the preservation of nature through photography. His
work has also been featured in international photo magazines Outdoor Photographer, Shutterbug and PhotoWorld,
as well as numerous regional publications. Lonnie’s fine art
photography can be found at multiple galleries, most recently the Kodak
Photo Salon in Tokyo, and at corporations exhibits in various locations
throughout the United States.