Karen Lawrence has been photographing wildlife and wild places since 1989. Her interest in nature developed in her childhood where she began exploring in the back woods of Florida. A trip to Tanzania, Africa exposed Karen to large expanses of wilderness and huge concentrations of wild animals, inspiring her to explore more wild places and improve her photographic skills. Karen has made many trips to the wild areas of the Southeast United States and occasional treks Westward and Northward to observe and photograph wild creatures and habitats.
Karen's photographs have been displayed in many exhibits throughout the state of Georgia and her work has been published in many magazines, brochures and several books. She was a major contributor in the Fernbank Museum of Natural History exhibit, Georgia: A Naturalists View. She was awarded the Leonard E. Foote Memorial Award for Conservation Photography. Her recent projects have included photographing the Suwannee River environment near the Okefenokee Swamp, Black Bears in the south, and Fox Squirrels in South Carolina, and the waterfalls of Tallulah Gorge in Georgia. Karen now resides in the mountains of Western North Carolina. she hopes to share her love of the wilds and inspire more protection of our flora and fauna and of vital habitats.
