2017 Wildlife Photo Contest

About The Photographer

Randall FitzGerald is a biologist, behavioral ecologist and Associate Director at Montclair State University’s School of Conservation. He has created fine art for over 50 years, using many different techniques: oils, acrylics, photography, encaustics and collagraphy. His love of the natural environment has permeated both his professional and artistic life, and consequently the majority of his fine art reflects the intimacy he enjoys with the natural world. Randall’s most recent work centers around pushing the boundaries of traditional photography, by taking full advantage of the ever-expanding array of digital tools, to shape his vision. Capturing images from the world around us is the first step in his creative process. Back in the studio, he optimizes images to produce a work of art that pleases the eye and moves the soul. Regardless of the subject matter, he strives to create art that illustrates our undeniable connection to the planet and the organisms that have populated it. His goal is to strike a universal cord that is innately present in each of us.