My name is Steve Creek, and I am an Arkansas-based Nature and Wildlife Photographer. My specialty and passion for my photography is for the wildlife found throughout Arkansas and Oklahoma. I spend many hours each week in the outdoors and travel to many areas throughout these two states.
I enjoy the different National Wildlife Refugees and spend a lot of my time at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. This refuge is close to where I live and an easy drive. I have spent 20 years experiencing and enjoying this refuge and I know it well.
I bought a cabin next to the Ouachita National Forest a few years ago here in Arkansas. I spend lots of time hiking and exploring this National Forest with my camera. Although I do travel some to other states, most of my photos are taken at these two locations.
I hope that you find my work artistically inspiring; and through my photos, it is my hope that you find the same passion and admiration for the wild as I enjoy each day throughout my nature walks. There truly are not enough hours in the day to capture all the beauty that nature and wildlife has to offer.
Publications:
My first photo I had published was back in 2008 by the Smithsonian Channel. My photo of an Opossum was used in Episode 3: “Nature’s Vault”.
I have a photo of a female Red-winged Blackbird feeding her young published each year in the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America.
My photo of a Swamp Rabbit was published by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
I was interviewed by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette in reference to Spittlebugs. Bubble, bubble: Toll, but no real trouble
I had a photo of my brother and his dog published by Arkansas Living Magazine: Can pets make you healthier? Health professionals and pet lovers discuss the benefits of a life with our animal friends.
I have a Bluebird photo being used on an interpretive sign at Mine Kill State Park (New York State) for the Bluebird Trail.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology used my photo of a Great Blue Heron in the Backyard Birds and Blossoms coloring book.
Interview – Radio Station – KXMX (Oklahoma) – Wildlife Photographer Finds Treasure at Wildlife Refuge.
National Wildlife Federation – Backyard Wildlife Color of the Week: BLUE