Essay collection

  • Essay One: Nature

    When the world goes quiet, nature reveals the divine.

  • Essay 2: Black Bear

    To meet a black bear in the wild is to stand face-to-face with both beauty and danger. It’s a moment that reminds you how small you are—and how alive.

  • Essay Three: Barred owl

    Two hundred acres. One Barred Owl. If nature wanted us to find it… it would decide the moment.

  • Essay four: Snowy Owl

    The majestic Arctic hunter had come south, and I followed its ghostly trail. Miles of snow-covered beach. Solitude. Reflection. Nature humbling me with every step. Yet one question remained—would our paths ever cross?

  • Essay Five: Moose

    Sunrise brought the bull. Sunset brought the cow. The Rocky Mountains reminded me that patience isn’t waiting—it’s trusting that the universe will show you what you seek when you are meant to see it.

Books

Vol. One: 2023-2024

The first edition of my photography collection, A Wild Life, follows my adventures in nature photography and includes facts about each animal.

Words by Samantha Sklar

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Volume One was featured at the East Rockaway Library, accompanied by a physical photo exhibit.
Below is a link to the photographs included in the display.

A Wildlife (Vol. One: 2023-2024) Exhibit.

Wildlife Photography