Klaus Puska has been photographing nature's artistry for more than two decades. With an eye for composition and heart for preservation, he is actively exploring and photographing outstanding natural areas. His images both celebrate our protected wilderness and herald that worthy of preservation. By sharing these images and raising awareness about many of our environment's works of art, he hopes to make a modest contribution to preservation efforts.

Landscape photography, for Klaus, began in the early eighties after discovering the joys (and pains) of backpacking. His first wilderness trip, with a group of equally novice friends, was into the yawning depths of the Grand Canyon. Realizing that perishables would suffer in the desert heat, he smugly filled his pack with cans of peas, corn and chili. With the addition of camping and photo gear, the pack began to take on a life of its own. Feeling more like pack animals than hikers, the group shouldered their swollen loads into the canyon. Two days into a five day trip, the group ran out of food. Determined to stay the course, Klaus and a friend hiked out of the canyon with empty packs to resupply at the park's General Store. Packs again bulging with heavy provisions, they began their descent back to camp. The hour was late, so in haste to get dinner to their hungry camp mates, they took a short cut. What began as a trail, led to a faint path, then to animal tracks, and finally to a 1700 foot cliff looking down on camp at sunset. He was hooked.