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Off the Beaten Path

NOT ES ON WILDLIFE • OU T DOOR TI PS • R EA DERS’ LET T ERS • EN V I RON MEN TA L NEWS
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ODWC SOCIAL MEDIA WEEKLY EDITOR’S CHOICE PHOTO LINEUP

By Sarah Southerland, Information Specialist
At the beginning of the weekly Editor’s Choice Photo Lineup, a photography contest the ODWC holds on social media, there
was a simple call for photos of the wild. It has since evolved into a true showcase of skill, talent, and a passion for the outdoors.
These photographers have shared with fellow Oklahomans their obsession, and we hope the readers of Outdoor Oklahoma
enjoy their work as much as we do!

Jerry SPearS work in the ring for our weekly contest. Campbell loves to face
challenges head on. Strenuous hikes and Oklahoma weather
can’t keep her from getting outside and behind the lens. It’s all
part of the “job.”
“Although the wildlife photography world is mostly
male-dominated, it doesn’t stop me from getting out and hiking
long distances, carrying heavy equipment, and withstanding
adverse weather conditions to do what I love. I’m not sure what
it looks like to live life and not photograph animals!”

aaroN iker

If you’re looking for an illustration of the spirit of adventure
that lives within our state, look no further than Aaron Iker.
Hunter and photographer, Aaron will be shooting no matter
Jerry Spears first dropped into the ODWC social media the circumstances. When contacted for a comment about his
inboxes and immediately left an impression. Jerry says of his incredible shot of friend Cody Wainscott with his buck, he
work, “What was once a hobby has now become an obsession. replied, “I’m in the woods taking photos now. Let me get better
I’d rather take pictures than anything else now. Wildlife is service.”
my favorite thing to After he marched out of the woods and back into decent cell
take pictures of ,and service, Iker said, “Photography for me, it’s being a part of that
if any of my photos raNDi CamPBell moment that gets all of us out here hunting or fishing. I try to
are special, I would find that moment that got me excited and capture it with hopes
say I like special- someone sees it and maybe it could change their mind and think
izing in getting up ‘Wow, that’s amazing.’ “
close and personal.” Iker is now on the hunt for some shots of the elk herd that
roams the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
Randi Campbell is
among many skilled For a stylistic photographer who captures the diversity of
photographers who Oklahoma’s wildlife, get acquainted with the work of Holly
have thrown their Lackey White. Her eye for color and composition has led to

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