Hummingbird Conservation

As a hummingbird photographer, my journey to photograph the hummingbirds of the Americas has become about far more than creating photographs. Along the way, I have encountered species with populations measured in the hundreds, and in some cases only dozens, making the threats facing these extraordinary birds impossible for me to ignore.

Photography gives me the opportunity to document these species and share their stories, but I want that work to lead to action. Through personal contributions, proceeds from Endangered Hummingbirds: Seeing the Crisis Through My Lens, conservation partnerships, and the support of others who have joined these efforts, I am helping support habitat restoration, population monitoring, research, conservation education, and other work taking place on the ground.

I also serve on the Board of Directors of the International Hummingbird Society and its Conservation Committee, where I work alongside researchers, conservation organizations, and others committed to protecting hummingbirds and the habitats they depend upon throughout the Americas.

This page brings together the conservation projects I support and participate in, the species at the center of those efforts, and updates showing how that work is progressing. These stories document not only the urgency facing some of the world's most vulnerable hummingbirds, but also what can happen when photography, science, partnerships, funding, and people willing to act come together.

Because seeing what we could lose is only the beginning. The real goal is helping protect what remains.