Kurt_Budliger_Photography_about

_____________________________________________________________ABOUT

Kurt Budliger's passion for outdoor photography grew from a life- long love and appreciation for the natural world, as well as respect and admiration for great photographers such as Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter and John Shaw. After graduating from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Interpretation, Kurt began teaching young people about natural history and the importance of resource conservation. His experiences as an environmental educator led him to pursue a Master of Science in Teaching at the State University of New York in Plattsburgh. Kurt spent six years teaching middle school science in central Vermont before deciding to pursue his career in photography full-time.
As a photographer, Kurt is primarily self-taught. However, he has participated in many workshops, most recently as an instructor and co-founder of Green Mountain Photographic Workshops. Kurt's formal photographic training includes black and white studies at Johnson State College, as well as
advanced nature photography with David Middleton at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana. Kurt currently teaches digital photography at the Montpelier campus of the Community College of Vermont. Kurt's landscape and nature portfolio includes numerous images of the northeast, as well as many western states like Colorado, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Alaska. His images have been used by organizations like the Trust for Public Land, Two Countries One Forest, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Kurt is a regular contributor to Vermont Magazine and his fine art prints are featured in many private collections throughout the country. Kurt's passion for creating images has evolved to include portrait, event, and wedding photography. The same approach and skills Kurt uses to capture striking landscapes are applied when photographing people; great light, strong compositions, and respect for the subject. Kurt's wedding and portrait photography artfully captures the authentic moments, settings, and unique personalities of his subjects. In 2005, Kurt Budliger Photography joined 1% For The Planet. 1% is a coalition of businesses that agree to donate at least one percent of annual sales to environmental organizations working to ensure the health and biodiversity of our planet. Kurt Budliger Photography was the first Vermont business to join this alliance. Let's face it, each of us has some degree of negative impact on the environment. Part of Kurt's photographic mission is to foster appreciation for the natural world and promote the conservation and preservation of open space. Kurt is now taking that commitment one step further by making a financial donation to organizations working at the grassroots level to solve some of our environmental problems. By choosing Kurt Budliger Photography to meet your photographic needs you will be participating in this great endeavor. For more information about 1% For The Planet or to join this great cause, click on the logo below.