My experience with photography in rice country is that to do it right, it’s often more than a point and shoot scenario. The more photos I take, the more I marvel at the skill of the photographers we work with and the results that they get.
We’ve utilized photos from Gary Kramer for perhaps a decade. This Willows-based photographer has traveled the world photographing wildlife. His work has been seen in thousands of articles and a series of books, including one on the birds of the Pacific Flyway. I love the colors of this photo he took for us.
Phil Robertson has provided us dozens of tremendous wildlife photos as well. Phil grew up in Illinois and describes the Sacramento Valley in heavenly terms with “so many and such a variety of nature’s finest critters.”
Mary Wurlitzer takes full photographical advantage of her life on a rice farm. She’s taken many compelling photos, including this image of one of my favorite rice country birds, the Sandhill Crane.
Chris Haile has a passion for wildlife and agricultural aviation and has been kind to share his images with us. Capturing agricultural pilots is extremely difficult because how fast they travel, but Chris does terrific work.
All of the photographers we work with have their own style, which is exciting. It shows different perspectives on the same subjects; hopefully giving full justice to the subject matter.
We work with additional photographers and I’ll continue to profile them as time goes on. Photography will remain a key part of how we tell the story of California rice and the Sacramento Valley.
Jim Morris is Communications Manager for the California Rice Commission. Jim has worked in communications for more than 20 years. When he’s not on the job, he enjoys his family, faith, football, outrageous monster stories and running marathons.
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