About George Ward’s Photography

George Ward Photography

An enduring presence in American nature photography for almost forty years, George Ward’s images have been widely featured in national publications, including many appearances in the Audubon Society and Sierra Club calendars and note cards. Magazine credits include Sierra, Newsweek, Outside, Backpacker, Outdoor Photographer, Nature’s Best, Smithsonian and Sunset. His work has also appeared in numerous books showcasing the natural history of the West, and his art prints are part of many private and corporate collections.

George’s first memories of nature in art trace back to early childhood and the astonishing work of  Audubon. Later in life, after focusing on music for most of the 1970s, George obtained a Nikon camera and for several years taught himself photography. He went on to use the 4X5 view camera exclusively between 1988 and 2008, and currently uses Nikon DSLRs.

photo: Curtis Grindahl

Each image in George’s library represents a single photograph as recorded by the camera. He does not composite images (the combining of two or more photos).

Other clients have included:
Backpacker Magazine, Barnes & Noble, Bay Nature Institute, BrownTrout Publishers, Cachuma Press, California State Parks Foundation, California Travel and Tourism, Companion Press, Falcon Press, Firemans Fund, Foghorn Press, Ford Motor Company, Grand Canyon Trust, Hewlett-Packard, Inner Reflections, Kaiser Permanente, KC Publications, Mead, Mono Lake Committee, National Audubon Society, National Parks Foundation, National Nature’s Best Magazine, Natural Resources Defense Council, Nikon, Outdoor Photographer Magazine, Outside Magazine, Random House, Rand McNally, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Save the Redwoods League, Sierra Club Books, Sierra Press, Sierra Magazine, Simon & Schuster, Smithsonian Magazine, Sunset Magazine, Time Inc., University of California Press, Via Magazine, Wilderness Society, Workman Publishing.