BE.RN.
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHY- the use of photography to advocate for conservation efforts.
To the left is a video explaining the important of digital still photography and how it is used to aid conservation efforts.
Below is a compelation of photographs taken mostly in the Cleveland area, but also in other locations around the United States of America.
![Sucker](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_bd18faeb98bc4b84b3da15e1aa234e7b.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_bd18faeb98bc4b84b3da15e1aa234e7b.jpg)
A sucker from Gunsmoke Truck stop in Colorado that contains a small scorpion.
![Cleveland Beetle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_6e0f4d17d79f476cb8712311a9ade6c4.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_6e0f4d17d79f476cb8712311a9ade6c4.jpg)
![Trout](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_a4eb8a39f40f44f99622f4e769fe20cf.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_a4eb8a39f40f44f99622f4e769fe20cf.jpg)
A spring fed pool located at Deep Springs Trout Club in Cleveland, Ohio containing numerious trout.
![Lake Erie](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_4f99f10555bd4887ba6525d63c7bae76.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_4f99f10555bd4887ba6525d63c7bae76.jpg)
Explosive waves washing over the east side of Cleveland, Ohio.
![Sunset](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_ebdb11085b5249a9a6dfa36ab930b5c7.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_ebdb11085b5249a9a6dfa36ab930b5c7.jpg)
Sunset over Lake Erie after a storm.
![Squaw Rock](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_82479af6f77443a586efb169eaf8939d.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_82479af6f77443a586efb169eaf8939d.jpg)
A beautiful example of conservation at its finest. A huge rock sits along side the Chagrin River. A carving still remains from H. Church from the 1800s.
![Repetition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_23cd53de5fd84caca7f8ee11faf9945f.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_23cd53de5fd84caca7f8ee11faf9945f.jpg)
All natural sculpture on display at 78st Studios on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio.
![Peeper](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_035e170724be4657a9d886272231a6aa.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_035e170724be4657a9d886272231a6aa.jpg)
![Don't squash me!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_0183bac3b7d14dd7984d4b608e112279.jpg/v1/fill/w_609,h_612,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_0183bac3b7d14dd7984d4b608e112279.jpg)
A new born red eared slider saved from the path of a machine.
![Milkweed Beetle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_0b9555c9509b4d34a6d4f6ecd08e3c81.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_0b9555c9509b4d34a6d4f6ecd08e3c81.jpg)
Camouflage at its finest. A milkweed beetle resting on a milkweed plant in Creststone, Colorado.
![Top of the World](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_e1fd02dcdaed4cf4bccbc7873007f66a.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_e1fd02dcdaed4cf4bccbc7873007f66a.jpg)
Even beetles call the top of The National Great Sand Dunes Preserve home.
![No Dumping!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c497f4_7f3d2eeba5084c30a88db7b85f01e110.jpg/v1/fill/w_975,h_975,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/c497f4_7f3d2eeba5084c30a88db7b85f01e110.jpg)
Colorado Springs Cares