Rick Wood

Animals and nature have always been a source of wonder for Rick Wood. From his earliest days, growing up in Germany, South Korea and the U.S., he developed an admiration for all creatures and a thirst to know how they behaved and what they did when people weren’t watching.

During his adult life, Rick worked as an “animal cop” and investigated cruelty and neglect of animals ranging from rabbits to horses. Later, as a journalist, he was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease and took up hiking to help regain balance lost from the vestibular disorder. It was during those hikes that Rick, always with camera in hand, began to capture unique images of seals, eagles, Orca whales, foxes and bears.

Currently, he resides in Washington State, where he is active in volunteering for marine mammal stranding responses.