Joe Fuhrman was born & raised in Los Angeles. After graduating from U.S.C. with a degree in Geography/Geology, he worked for AAA in their travel and cartography depts. His love of the outdoors has allowed him to travel all over the world. In fact he had visited all 7 continents by the time he was just 26. Nature photography has been a passion since college. He won first place in the Sierra Club's 1982 International Photography Contest (out of over 5,000 entrants), and has been a nature photographer ever since. Flora, fauna, and landscapes are his favorite subjects, especially wild birds. He has photographed most of the species found in North America and several hundred more worldwide. His photos have bee published in Alaska, Birding, Birder's World, Bird Watcher's Digest, Bird Watching Magazine, Field Guides Catalog, Limosa Holidays Catalog, Los Angeles Times, and Sierra Magazine. His is one of the featured photographers in the large format photography book "Wild Birds of California" by David Lukas, 2000, Companion Press. His photos are also in several calendars and Audubon Society CD ROMs.