My love for nature, wildlife and the outdoors began at a very young age. I would go birding with my father (Monte Taylor), often in very remote locations from Canada to islands near Siberia in Alaska to the Dry Tortugas southwest of Florida. By the time I was 17 I had already seen over 700 different species of birds in North America (ABA) alone. (I just wish I had a camera at the time!)

As a teenager my father much more actively photographed birds and mammals. On one of our trips to Alaska, my dad let me use one of his 35mm backup bodies and I couldn't stop taking pictures of the glaciers, Inuit eskimos, bears, landscapes and anything else that I found interesting. Although he was quick to ask me to be a little more conservative with how much film I was going through!

Although in the last 15 years I practically lost all interest in birding and photography, due to more important life obligations, that changed when I bought my Digital Rebel and began taking pictures once again. I quickly got bored with People and Scenery shots - and found my primary interest, once again, to be bird and mammal photography (but I still enjoy photographing the habitat and geography in which they're found!) In Oct of 2007, I began taking photography much more seriously with the purchase of my Canon 500mm f/4L lens.

I now reside in Marina del Rey, CA with my wife Sara, our two cats and our black lab. My other hobbies and interests include wine collecting, traveling, mountain biking/hiking and pretty much anything else outdoors. Some of our upcoming trips include Hawaii (Maui/Kauai/Big Island) in Oct 2007, Bosque del Apache in Dec 2007, Galápagos in May 2008, Japan in Sep 2008 and Attu Island to Petropavlovsk, Russia in Sep 2009. We are also contemplating a trip to Antarctica, South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands in Jan of 2010 with Debi Shearwater.

My photography gear is also available here for those curious.