Eric Reuter

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I’ve been an admirer and observer of nature for all of my life. My passion is to capture the wonder and beauty of the natural world, and I have been an avid photographer since my teens. My love of photography came from an extension of not only my love of nature, but as a result of wanting to continue my creative pursuits. Nature provides endless opportunities to see something new and wonderful, if you stop to take the time to look, to listen, and to feel.

I’m a lifelong resident of New Jersey, and a very long time resident of the New Jersey shore, and I particularly enjoy exploring the tidal marshes, lakes, rivers, the shore and surrounding Pine Barrens wilderness in search of new and interesting subjects for photographs. Birds are far and away my favorite subject. I spent almost 30 years working as systems analyst and manager of scientific computing for a large pharmaceutical company. In addition, I worked for 15 years as a level designer for computer and video games, including some well known, major titles for the PC. My artistic and creative side truly rules my life and is far and away what I love to be doing.

I’ve always been interested in science and nature, and bought my first real camera, a Nikkormat FT3, at age 17. That was combined with my first telescope, purchased with lawn-mowing money at age 15. I’m also an avid collector of Fossils, Rocks and Minerals, and have had a fascination, curiosity and appreciation for nature, science and the world around me. I love learning new things.

At 18 years of age, I had my own makeshift darkroom, and was processing black and white film and developing prints of anything and everything. my love of photography never waned, and the advent of high quality digital cameras opened up a whole new world of opportunity, no longer constrained by the limits of film. I can often be found at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, or wandering the Barnegat Light Jetty, or even somewhere deep in the Pine Barrens, waiting to see what the dawn of a new day will bring.

You can also find me online at:
Standing Alone in the Sky
www.avianphotography.com