Tod in "The Grizzly Sanctuary"
by Rex Hewitt © 2007
Growing up in Sheboygan Falls Wisconsin, Tod formed his love for wildlife and the outdoors. During memorable adventures with his dad, Ernest and two brothers, Eric & Clint...along with family outings & camping trips which included his mom, Dianna and sister, Sandy. In 1986 Tod married Janice and they traveled through out the contiguous United States, camping, hiking and taking photographs. In 1995 they moved to Fairbanks Alaska and made it their home. Tod has traveled to many areas of Alaska enjoying the vast opportunities available and meeting many fantastic people. Denali National Park is his favorite place to spend time and photograph wildlife. Tod's interest in photography began in the late 70's when his brother, Clint and he bought their first 35mm cameras and since then Tod has used a few different camera brands.  In early 2001 he switched to Canon exclusively; using a Canon EOS-1Vhs and a Canon EOS-3 along with the many wonderful Canon lenses. Tod started to experiment with digital photography using a Sony Mavica CD400, along with his 35mm slide work. In 2003 Tod received his first pro digital body, the Canon EOS-1D and later a Canon EOS-1D MarkIIN. During Tod's third trip to McNeil River in 2005 he realized the advantages of digital photography in a remote location (along with the increased quality) and has not used film since.

Images juried into the following exhibits; alaskaWILD 2004 Honorable Mention; alaskaWILD 2006; North American Nature Photography Association 2007 Fine Art Exhibit; alaskaWILD 2007 Honorable Mention; alaskaWILD 2008;
alaskaWILD 2008 Best of Catagory (Fauna).

In My Backpack:
Capturing digital images with Canon products. EOS-1D MarkIIN; 85mm f/1.2;
200mm f/1.8; 400mmIS f/2.8; 17-35mm f/2.8; 24-70mm f/2.8; 70-200mmIS f/2.8
Support: Gitzo G-1548 tripod with a Wimberley WH-200 VersionII gimbal-type head; Bogen 3021B & 3205G tripods with Arca Swiss B1 ballheads; Bogen 3218 Monopod
Lowepro Packs - Super Trekker AW, DryZone 200, Trekker 600 AW, Toploader 75 AW