Great blue heron in the process of devouring a fish. Photo: Edde Burgess.
Come hear about one photographer’s road trips, and how he finds and photographs birds!
Our speaker
Edde Burgess, Photographer
I am a lifelong native of Raleigh, the husband of a wonderful wife, and dad to two amazing kids. After my family, my passion is photography. I love exploring my creative side and trying to capture moments that speak to me. I’ve always veered toward the arts. I spent years as a painter and sculptor, and that allows me to come at my photography from the artistic side. I still have my first camera: the Pentax K1000—a classic. The equipment might have changed over the years, but my passion has only grown.
Photography has led me to virtually every state in America and many foreign countries. If I have a credo, it’s the Allman Brothers’ song, “Ramblin’ Man.” I’m always on the go, searching for the next great shot. When I travel to shoot Ironman triathlons around the U.S., I look for interesting locations nearby where I can capture wildlife on film. During the four-month winter break in the Ironman season, I get fidgety so I usually take one or two road trips in my Rav4. I’ve outfitted it with a bed in the back, and I recently put 90,000 miles on it in one year. I’m all about getting lost on road trips.
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