Denison resident Bob Brown has been named February Photographer of the Month by the Friends of Hagerman NWR. 

Brown, who says, “I have always been interested in photography,” will have a virtual album of twelve photographs taken at the Refuge featured on the Friends website, www.friendsofhagerman.com/Gallery, for the month.

Brown stated that a long time ago he owned a Olympus OM series 35 mm film camera. In the mid 1990’s he purchased his first digital camera, a point and shoot. He has since wanted to get a nice digital camera and learn how to really take pictures. 

Into this situation stepped Carl Hill, a regular volunteer at Hagerman and past Photographer of the Month. 

Brown, who works at Johnson-Burks Supply as IT/ Office Manager, says, “Carl Hill was a customer of mine and in conversation told me about Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. So in August my girlfriend and I went out and walked Meadow Pond trail. That afternoon I bought my camera! The next weekend Carl gave me a tour of the Refuge, and since then I have barely missed a weekend trip out there!”

Also since getting the new camera, Brown received a blue ribbon for his one entry in the Grayson County Fair.  Brown says he likes wildlife photography best.  His current camera is a Nikon D7000, and for wildlife he is using an AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR.

Hagerman NWR offers many opportunities for photographers: a myriad of subjects, the Friends of Hagerman Nature Photography Club which meets bimonthly, annual photo contest and more.  At BirdFest Texoma professional photographers Kathy Adams Clark and John English will be leading nature photography workshops and field trips.  Advance registration is required, see www.birdfesttexoma.org for details.