About JHillmer – JHillmer.com

John Hillmer, Denali National Park and Preserve, AK

I enjoy taking family and event shots, but for me, nothing comes close to being out in nature with a camera -- with nature, wildlife and landscapes as my favorite subjects. I've enjoyed shooting locally, around the country, and in many National Parks and Wildlife Refuges and at National Monuments, including:

Arches National Park, Utah
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada
Biscayne National Park, Florida
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Canaveral National Seashore, Florida
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona
Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
Death Valley National Park, California
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Everglades National Park, Florida
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Waupun, Wisconsin
Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Wisconsin
J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida
Joshua Tree National Park, California
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
Mojave National Preserve, California
Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Mount St. Helens National Monument, Washington
Muir Woods National Monument, California
National Elk Refuge, Jackson, Wyoming
National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Necedah, Wisconsin
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
Wupatki National Monument, Arizona
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Yosemite National Park, California
Zion National Park, Utah

Other major notable, National, World Wildlife, and Nature locations where I have shot, include:

Alaska Railroad (full length, from Seward to Fairbanks)
Flying Eagle Preserve, Florida
Half Moon Wildlife Management Area, Florida
Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area, Horicon, Wisconsin
Lapham Peak Unit - Kettle Moraine State Forest, Wisconsin
Loew Lake Unit - Kettle Moraine State Forest, Wisconsin
Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia
Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Newport State Park, Wisconsin's only wilderness-designated state park, named by the International Dark-Sky Association as a Dark-sky preserve
Orlando Wetlands Park, Christmas, Florida
Southern Unit - Kettle Moraine State Forest, Wisconsin
Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia
Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
World Heritage Rainforest, Kuranda, Australia

And, other world locations have included: Australia (Sydney), Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand's North Island, and Switzerland.

The purpose of this website is to provide awe and wonder and inspiration to everyone who visits. I believe in creation, the literal interpretation of Genesis (as well as the rest of the Bible) and as I shoot these various subjects, my beliefs are all the more confirmed that all of this just didn't happen coincidentally or randomly.

Unless specifically documented to the contrary, none of the wildlife photographed and displayed here were filmed in captivity. No wildlife subjects were harmed or restrained in any way to obtain any of these photographs. All of the wildlife, animals, insects, were fully alive, and unrestrained as I photographed them.