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In 1971 Robert hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. By completing this 2000+-mile journey, he became just the 36th person to have walked the entire trail continuously in one year. Along the way, Robert carried an old Argus C-3 camera that he borrowed from his grandfather. It had no light meter so Robert wrote down all of his exposures in a notebook so that he could learn the best camera settings for different light conditions. Upon completion of the Trail, Rodale Press contacted Robert to contribute to a book called “Hiking the Appalachian Trail”. One of his photos appeared on the cover of the second volume along with thirteen other photos on the inside.
While Robert was completing his graduate work in biology, he entered a photo contest run by Nikon and won a fourth place. Later, while teaching at Idaho State University, Robert took photography courses in the Art and Journalism departments. At this time, he also began teaching nature photography classes.
Robert is an internationally known nature photographer with thousands of published images. He holds a master's degree in Biology and taught Outdoor Education and Wilderness Studies as a full time faculty member at Idaho State University for six years. Since moving to Durango in 1981, Robert has been a full time freelance photographer. His work has appeared in/on many books, magazines, gift items and in over 20 different calendars in one year. His photos have been used in national ad campaigns by such diverse entities as Adobe, Amtrak, The National Audubon Society, The National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy and Phillips Petroleum.
Several of Robert’s photos are in a new video presentation produced by the WildEarth Guardians and narrated by Alan Arkin to facilitate efforts to protect and restore wolves. The 2011 International Wolf Center Calendar was exclusively Robert's photos.
He has won numerous photo awards including Grand Prize winner in the National Wildlife Cover Photo Contest out of over 10,000 entries. He is also the First Place Winner in the Wildlife Category In Outdoor Photographer's Magical Adventures Photo Contest.
Robert has run customized individual and private group photo tours to select locations around the world for over 20 years. He is semi-retired from leading these tours so please contact Robert directly if you are interested in traveling to Kenya or other locations. Robert is currently retired from teaching advanced photography programs for The Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning and Service.
Since 1981 Robert has lived in Durango, Colorado where for some unknown reason he is included in a list of Famous Faces of Durango at www.durango.org/durango-area/people
He has been married to the amazing Marilyn S. Leftwich, PhD since 1987.
Contact information
Robert Winslow
Robert Winslow Photo, Inc.
Mail: PO Box 334
Durango, CO 81302-0334
Courier: 235 Oak Road, Rafter J
Durango, CO 81303-7655
Phone: 970-259-4143
Email: rwinslow@mydurango.net
Robert's Facebook address: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000550352839
Bob and Marilyn's personal website: www.marilynandbob.smugmug.com
We finally got some snow!!! About a foot. Forecast is for a little more in a day or so. We need as much as we can get.
One photo was taken yesterday and the other photo today. Both were taken with my cell phone through the windows. The deer like to cruise by and eat some bird seed.
There was a “People’s March” on Saturday. There was a good turnout. Along with a number of adult speakers, there were four young high school students that addressed the crowd. It is their future and they are concerned.
Trail magic at the top of Cottonwood Pass on the Colorado Trail.
On Friday morning, my friend Werner came over. He brought bread from the bakery and cream cheese and homemade jam. We sat in the entryway eating the bread, drinking tea and talking as the sun poured through the windows and warmed our bodies.
Werner and I always have good conversations about relationships, spiritually and getting older. Today was no exception.
Somewhere in the conversation I mentioned when hiking “the trail provides”. I’m sure you’ve heard the expression and experienced it as well. The parallel is “the Universe provides”
The trail provides.
We’d been talking about community. There’s a great bonded community that happens on the trail.
Everyone from all walks of life and different ages all share the same experiences and it bonds people together into a mobile dynamic community all with a shared sense of purpose.
And we reflected that that’s what our planet needs…a diverse community with shared experiences that bonds strangers together to work for a common purpose. What would that take? Perhaps drastic climate change, Werner suggested.
Saw this display on Montezuma County Road M outside of Cortez on the way to do a hike. The display had many moving items and was not just in front of the house, but extended up and down the road on either side of the house.. There was Christmas music playing. There were strings of lights everywhere. This place must be something at night when it is all lit up. The house is on a rural county road and not in a neighborhood. I have a friend who is in Cambodia and she sent me photos of Angkor Wat and I sent her these photos in return.
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