Introduction

I love the way the camera sees the world, it can be so unique, so different than what is actually there when I take the photograph. My goal is to take photographs that show the world the way I see it,  using the unique photographic abilities that I have, the technical abilities of my camera, and my digital darkroom skills to output the best photograph "equivalent" that I can; a photograph that is wholly representative of my vision in photography and art.  I am not a documentarian or a photo journalist, I edit, delete, and change as needed.  My goal is photographic art and there is no "right" or "wrong" involved in that.

These days I mostly photograph wildlife, in the U.S. and beyond.  The photos included here are a representation of images shot during 2024.  The images were taken in various places, from Yellowstone NP to Canada and Alaska.  I photographed Polar Bears in Hudson Bay, Canda, Puffins in Quebec, Canada, and Bald Eagles and Sea Otters in Homer, AK.  The hummingbird images as well as the image of the male pheasant were taken in my yard, the foxes were photographed on islands outside of CA and Washington, the Sandhill Crane shots were taken at Bosque del Apache or Ladd Gordon wildlife refuges in New Mexico. Some of the birds and all of the ducks were photographed at wildlife refuges in the Central Vally of California.  I was lucky to get an image of the internationally-known bear 399 in Teton National Park with her cub, Spirit: 399 was hit by a vehicle and killed later that year in 2024. 

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Jack Cassinetto landscape paintings — www.jackcassinetto.com
Connie Cassinetto Wild Animals: www.cassinettowildanimals.com
A wild animal blog: www.viathelens.net