Education
Kevin Schafer was trained to become an ornithologist, and for several years studied seabirds on California"s Farallon Islands.
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Kevin Schafer
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He began his photographic career as assistant to author and National Geographic photographer Galen Rowell. In 2007 he was named an Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year by the North American Nature Photographers Association. Other books include Falkland Islands: Between the Wind & Sea and Living Light published by Bitterroot Press.
Achievements
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In 1997 Schafer received the Gerald Durrell award from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, for his photographs of endangered species. In 1996 he published Costa Rica: Forests of Eden with Rizzoli, followed in 2000 by Penguin Planet which was published by NorthWord and received a National Outdoor Book Award.
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