"Giving a voice ... to the land that we live on."
(John Denver, "Wild Montana Skies")
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About Me


Like many before me, my photographic goal is to help "give a voice" to the land and its inhabitants, (quoting a John Denver lyric) in my own small way.

Always enjoying nature photography, I often visualized photographic opportunities while driving many miles in my previous sales career. Schedules precluded the time needed to convert the visualized image to film. My interest, though, in both photography and the natural environment never waned. On Friday, October 13, 2006, I took an early retirement from Motorola to pursue this photographic passion full-time.

As a self-taught published landscape nature photographer, I use only professional quality Canon equipment. Four nature categories are my primary focus: lakes and rivers, landscapes and scenics, trees, and wildflowers. Much of my work is Wisconsin flavored, supplemented with Rocky Mountain National Park.

Publishing credits include: National Wildlife, Wisconsin Trails, Country Extra, Weekly Reader, Scholastic, AAA Living (Wisconsin), Smokies Life (Great Smoky Mtn Assoc), Northern Woodlands, Wildflower, Destinations, E the Environmental Magazine, Door County Visitor Guide, promotional materials, books, national environmental educational publications, wall murals, web sites; licensed as rights managed (RM) both directly and through AGPix, Alamy and Green Stock Media. A complete listing of photo credits is available upon request.






Professionally printed fine art matted prints and canvas gallery wraps are available for any image. Printed in America, a quality landscape nature print fits any home or office decor, and makes a great corporate gift for your customers and suppliers. Satisfaction guaranteed! For large wall areas, a select number of my images are available as nature wall murals through Magic Murals.

For your nature and travel projects, I am available for assignments anywhere within the mid-western states of: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Colorado, or further if needed.

In addition to the Powder Hill Photography Blog, I am a periodic contributor to the web magazine Pro Nature Photographer and have listed the links to the articles I've written on the Resources page.






Thank you for your interest in my photography.
Have a great week,
Drake Fleege
Powder Hill Photography LLC
Hartford, Wisconsin

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