Rick Warnken is a self taught amateur photographer whose interest in landscape, scenic and wildlife photography began in 1967 when he purchased his first 35mm SLR camera while serving overseas in the US Navy. He has traveled extensively throughout the United States and currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas. In the early 90's he owned and managed a video production business but retired from it after 4 years after coming to the personal realization that there was greater personal satisfaction in working with still images.