We all want to make a difference in the world, protect the environment, save a species, tell a story of hope and success. Allow us to work with you to help find solutions through a myriad of deliverables to help your cause.
Conservation Visual StorytellingAllow us to work with you to help find solutions through a myriad of deliverables to help your cause.
Nature and Wildlife PhotographyProviding Instruction, Educational Programs, and Images of the Natural World for your Projects and Organizations...
Photo Tours and SafarisJoin me on one of our wildlife photography tours or adventures or sign up for a personal outing either half day or full day to one of our local wildlife areas...
Photography InstructionOne on one or small group instruction. Learn field techniques, post processing, and data asset management...
Check out our portfolio of images for use with your publications, projects, or for purchase as fine art for your home or office. Click about us and learn more about the photographer and see where our images have been used in the past as well as the awards we have won.
Join us for one of our instructional photo tours or photo Safaris. Local or distant photo tours are always a great way to pursue your passion for nature and wildlife photography while learning in the process. Let us plan your adventure and guide you to your images.
Photography Instruction
Whether you are a beginner or advanced photographer, there is always so much to learn. Let me help you to learn good field techniques, post processing as well as give you a means to manage your image library.
TOP FIVE REASONS TO FOLLOW DONALD QUINTANA NATURE AND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY!
Looking for award winning images of the natural world? Does your conservation project need a photographer to help tell your story? Are you hoping to bring an educational program to your school, camp, or other group? Wanting to go out and take photos of nature and wildlife but not sure where to go? Looking for instruction on how to take better images? If so, then you've come to the right place!
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Works with local non-profit conservation organizations
Whether we are leading interpretive photography walks or supplying images for conservation efforts you can be sure that we are doing our best to work with an ethical eye towards nature and wildlife.
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Beautiful images of the natural world
As a nature and wildlife photographer, Donald is constantly in the field searching for those often overlooked photographic opportunities with the hopes of being able to capture them to share with others who need images for their projects or just enjoy seeing those fleeting moments that can only be captured with still photography. To see more of his images visit his portfolio here: Portfolio
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Diverse portfolio of locations, species, and other naturally occurring subjects
Donald works hard to spend as much time as possible searching for subjects. All of his photos are carefully keyworded, checked for proper location titles, and genus and species names. This information is then embedded in the meta data of all his photos. To see more of his images visit his portfolio here: Portfolio
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Award Winning Nature and Wildlife Photography
For a list of the awards, publications and articles featuring Donald Quintanas Work visit his bio page here BIO
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Certified California Naturalist
Having completed the University of California’s California Naturalist Program each photo adventure led by Donald is an educational experience not only photographically but environmentally as well.
LATEST NEWS
November 5, 2021
Defining Ethical Wildlife Photography & Viewing
Defining Ethical Wildlife Photography & Viewing Quietly sitting alongside the trail, tall grasses covering my presence, small kits begin to emerge from the den. They can’t see ..
October 19, 2020
Pandemic 2020: Sheltering in Place with Red Foxes
Pandemic 2020: Sheltering in Place with Red Foxes Red Fox family (Vulpes vulpes) San Luis Obispo, Co. (no longer active at this location) Every once in a while, you have the opport ..
September 15, 2020
Western Grebes Rushing
Western Grebes (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Elaborate courtship behavior called “Rushing” across a local lake, San Luis Obispo, CA A little bit of research goes a long way, a ..
February 10, 2017
Clark’s and Western Grebe’s
Clark’s Grebe(Aechmophorus clarkia) and Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) nesting behaviors on a local lake, San Luis Obispo, CA. 08/10/2020 Civil Twilight welcomed the fir ..