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Securing The Legacy

On March 25, 2011 By

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My first introduction to the Big Bend region of Texas was some 23 years ago when a friend of mine and I flew several hours in a Cessna 206 over the Big Bend Ranch shooting aerial photographs for Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine. Having lived in a land of more horizontal description, I was intrigued [...]

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Wyman Meinzer Expeditions

On February 10, 2011 By

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Golden Light from a winter sunrise slices through the cold and stillness of a January morning caressing the distant hilltops with a warm and delicate hue. The chuckling and splashing of ducks can be heard in the distance, while a formation of teal whistle overhead in the early morning sky.

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November Whitetail Expedition

Expansive vistas, endless ranch country, cattle, bison, whitetail deer, coyotes, bobcats and an ocean of sky defines the region that will greet our next photo expedition on November 28-30th. On this 55,000 acre ranch in King and Cottle county, Texas we expect to concentrate on the age old art of [...]

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Texas Sky

On September 17, 2010 By

Whether it shows a summer thunderstorm rolling across the plains of the Llano Estacado or a full moon rising on a clear winter night, the sky is the most commanding presence in the Texas landscape. As Georgia O’Keeffe once wrote from Canyon to a friend, “I am loving the plains more than ever it [...]

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The Season of Change

On September 7, 2010 By

I awoke Saturday morning to a most pleasant cool temperature typical of pre-autumn days in the rolling plains of Texas. Driving eleven miles to the gate of our old home place on the former League Ranch I drove the mile long dirt road to the house place and payed a visit to the roadrunner nest, [...]

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About Wyman Meinzer

Wyman Meinzer

Wyman Meinzer is the only official State Photographer of Texas. He was raised on League Ranch, a 27,000-acre ranch in the rolling plains of Texas. Since then, he has traveled across the state many times to capture the first and last rays of sunlight as they kiss the Texas landscapes.

He started his career as a professional predator hunter. He transitioned into a research associate for the university and now teaches a senior-level course in Special Problems Photography at Texas Tech University in addition to his ongoing book projects and freelance magazine assignments.

Professional Credentials

Meinzer has a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Management and was voted Outstanding Alumnus in 1987 by the department of Range and Wildlife Management at Texas Tech University. He also received the Distinguished Alumnus award in 1995 from the School of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. In 2009 he received the Distinguished Alumnus award from Texas Tech University in recognition of outstanding achievement and dedicated service.

After 28 years as a professional photographer, he has about 20 photography books to his credit and more than 250 magazine cover credits. His images have appeared in Smithsonion, National Geographic Books, Natural History, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, Audubon, Sports Afield, Field and Stream, Outdoor life, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Highways, Korea GEO, German GEO, Das Tier, Airone, Horzu, BBC Wildlife, and many others.

His awards include: State Photographer of Texas, the John Ben Sheppard Jr. Award from the Texas State Historical Foundation for contributing to the preservation of Texas History through writing and photography, 1997 National Literary Award for the book, "Texas Lost: Vanishing Heritage" (with Andrew Sansom) and the San Antonio Conservation Award for the natural history book, "Roadrunner."

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