Maria’s interest in nature and wildlife photography has been present since she was a child. Roughly 14 years ago, she took a 10,000 mile journey to several US National Parks including Grand Teton, Glacier, Arches, Redwood, Zion, and Crater Lake National Park. After happening upon “Images of Nature” , a Thomas Mangelsen nature photography gallery, she was so moved by the images that she decided to go about capturing them herself. Ever since that transformative journey 12 years ago, she has been perfecting her craft. Her foremost goal in taking exquisite nature images is to offer an intriguing view of a fascinating world people rarely see. Her images take you deep into Navajo slot canyons with dancing beams of sunlight, into the eyes of leopards and wolves, inside flowers, atop mountains, to the deepest lake in North America and out to windswept expanses. These images stand as a reminder of our deeper, intrinsic connection to nature.Her undergraduate degrees are in Botany and Zoology and she is currently one of only five biologists in the world to be recognized as a Certified Biomimicry Professional , all of which give her a profound respect and knowledge of the natural world, all while affording her the opportunity to travel to stunning natural places where she continues to build her unique natural photography collections.   In February 2013, Maria’s image “Antelope Man” was a top 10 finalist in the 2013 Annual Defenders of Wildlife Photo Contest, out of 6,000 submissions from all over the country.

Maria’s work will be at Blake Street from March 7th until March 28th.