Ralph holds degrees in both zoology and photography and was a senior faculty member at the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA for 33 years.

Ralph is now retired from his 40-year commercial photography business but still travels extensively sharing images via his website and Instagram account, @ralphwildshot. Today, much of his photography is dedicated to supporting environmental and social issues he’s passionate about.

He specializes in photography and video projects of ecotravel, wildlife and the undersea realm and has traveled throughout the world on assignments including Australia, Antarctica, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Norway, and many countries in Africa.

His print and digital publication credits include Audubon, Backpacker, Islands, Oceans, Outside, National Geographic, Nature’s Best, and Orion Nature Quarterly, among other national and international publications. He is the author of the book “Photographing Nature”, and represented by Tandem Stills & Motion.