My name is George Sanker. There are few things in life that I love more than waiting in the shadows of the day's first light, at the edge of a mountain stream or pond or meadow, or a clearing in an ancient forest, or a black water swamp, hoping that out of the early morning mist a spectacular wild animal will emerge. Often no such animal appears. But when one does, maybe a Moose or a bear, an otter or an eagle, perhaps a Great Blue Heron, my heart pumps faster, adrenaline rushes through my body, and I feel incredibly alert and alive. At that moment, nothing else in life matters except what my eyes see before me.
It is from this love of being in the wilderness that I became a photographer 25 years ago. I wanted to show other people the magic that I had witnessed. I also wanted a purpose for going to wild places, other than to just look; not that just looking is not a great reason for going. I just need to be busy, so I've been busy taking pictures for many years.
The Photography of George Sanker is therefore dedicated to providing to our customers fine art wilderness photography, as fine art prints, posters, and greeting cards, and stock images for publication in magazines, calendars, books and advertising.
It is also hoped that these images will inspire others to feel the way I do about the wilderness, and help in some small way the great environmental movement that has taken hold all around the world, led by people dedicated to preserving wilderness and wild animals. Perhaps one of these photographs will cause someone to go to a wild place just before sunrise and wait patiently for whatever might appear. If that happens, the defenders of the wilderness will have another ally. People who are opposed or indifferent to the protection of pristine wilderness, of ancient trees and rivers, of mountain lions and grizzly bears, elephants and leopards, of frogs and snakes, of all creatures great and small, have probably never stood silently at the edge of a mountain stream or meadow, in the shadows of the dawn's early light, waiting to see what comes.
To read about our philosophy of ethics in connection with wilderness photography and digital photography, click the Ethics link below.