The tallgrass prairie is where I spend most of my time working today. My major project is photographing prairie plant life. It is difficult to capture all of the many growth phases of a tall grass prairie in a single volume. Therefore, I have divided this current fine art prairie photography project into four volumes, covering most of the native plant life found on a tall grass prairie, which can be purchased separately, or as a boxed set.
The prairie where I captured all of these images is The James Woodworth Prairie Preserve , pictured at right. This aerial image was captured by Joe Occhiuzzo. (© Joe Occhiuzzo Photography). This prairie is an incredibly high-quality original mesic tallgrass prairie. In 1968, it became the first public prairie preserve established in Illinois.
This prairie was named after James Hutchinson Woodworth to preserve a small remnant of pristine prairie as a historical reminder of how the region appeared in the 1840s when Woodworth among many other political achievements, was mayor of Chicago. For a brief overview of The Jamess Woodworth Prairie Preserve, click on the link below at right.
Click on the images below to enlarge, and to receive more information on each of the four books (or the monograph).
