About the Authors
Paul Gill & Colleen Miniuk-Sperry

Paul Gill
http://paulgillphoto.zenfolio.com/

Paul Gill’s photographs have graced the cover and pages of the world-renowned Arizona Highways magazine, calendars and books, Natures Best, Smith-Southwestern calendars and postcards, and many other scenic publications, calendars and books.  His work has also been displayed in numerous fine art galleries.  Paul’s photographs are featured within the Smithsonian Museum’s permanent collection of nature photography.

In addition to traveling extensively in western North America, Paul is the founding director of the Arizona Nature photographers, Arizona Photo Scouts and Arizona Photo Guides.  Paul also captures high definition videography for the Discovery Channel and other projects.

A native of the Arizona desert, nature photographer Paul Gill received his Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Arizona State University and worked as an art director for 17 years, designing and producing publications and fine art books for companies like the Scottsdale Center for the Arts.  Since 1975, Paul has turned all of his attention to photographing the grandeur of nature.

 

Colleen Miniuk-Sperry
http://www.cms-photo.com

An award-winning, internationally published outdoor photographer and writer, Colleen Miniuk-Sperry's photography and articles have been published in National Geographic calendars, Arizona Highways magazine, books, and calendars, Native Peoples, Pop Photo, Golf Illustrated,  Lighthouse Digest, Vancouver View, Experience AZ, InsideOutside Southwest, Sonora Es, Smith-Southwestern calendars, and a broad variety of other publications.

Colleen also leads photography workshops for the Arizona Highways Photography Workshops, Arizona Wildlife Federation, Through Each Others Eyes, and numerous private workshops.  She is an Associate of Through Each Other Eyes (TEOE) and an active member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA).

She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan and previously worked for 10 years as a program manager for software engineering projects at Intel Corporation.