Karen Kaleta
Profile
As a freelance writer and photographer, an avid Nature and Wildlife supporter, and a member of The North American Nature Photography Association, I spend the majority of my time focused on the wildlife and natural wonders abundant in this part of the country. With the Great Smoky Mountains National Park only 30 miles away and the fact that I live surrounded by National Forests in almost every direction to encompass Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee, I can always find something that catches my eye whenever I walk out my door. Concerned with Nature conservation and our vanishing native plants and wildlife, it is my desire to document and record as much of this area as I can.
I began my journey of photography in the early 70’s starting out in sports and portrait photography – but it was my love of the great outdoors that naturally led me to focus my work on nature. I am an organic herb grower, North Carolina Master Gardener, National Wildlife Habitat Steward and have a certified NWF Backyard Habitat (10 mountainous acres adjacent to The Nantahala National Forest). I have written for such publications as The Herb Companion, Veggie Life, Crafts Magazine and Better Homes and Gardens.
I love to travel and explore any place new, always with cameras in tow, always trying to capture the essence of where I am to include the native plant and wildlife of that area. I also do natural setting portraits and event photography. In reality, there are just too many things of interest to limit myself strictly to nature, but, as I see it, nature is a part of almost everything we see.
Sharing my work with other brings me great joy, particularly when someone can look at a photo and is inspired or captured by its essence.
May the beauty of nature fill your being with peace.
To see my Red Bubble Galleries http://mountainlover.redbubble.com/
Watercolor, people and pet portrait galleries at http://blueridgeart.redbubble.com/
Limited edition signed and numbered prints http://www.blueridgeartanddesign.com
Groups
Karen Kaleta is a member of Yellow Gallery, "Tone It Down"! (3/day - No [EXPLETIVE] color allowed!), ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), Abstracts from Nature, All of North Carolina, All Pets Great and Small, All That is Nature (Photography Only), All Things Twin, AMERICA's National Parks and WILDLIFE Habitat, AMERICAS NATURAL WONDERS, Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free, Arachnids, Arizona, B&W - Character - People Shots, Backyard Macro and Closeups (3 a day), Birds and Creatures of Flight, Black & White Photographers Showcase, Black and White Photography, Bug Hunt! (with Location please), Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Cee's Fun Artsy Friends, Conservation Photography, Cover Shots, Creatures that Slither and Slide, Day Hikes , Domestic and Pedigree Cats, Endangered or Vulnerable Plants, Endangered Species, Environmental Awareness, ErNOTica?, Fabulous Froggies!, Faerie World (WINGED FAERIES ONLY!) 2 per 24 hrs, Falling Leaves, Farms and Countryside, For the love of Canon - 2 Images per day with type of Canon camera used, For the Love of Cats , 1 image a day , Forests, FROM THE EARTH - Jewels, Gems, Shells, Rocks & Fossils, Fungilicious, Funny Kritters, Gods and Goddesses, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, Horse and Rider , Human and Nature, ImageWriting (2/24), In the Pink 50% pink, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Just Butterflies, Just Pure Nature., Landscape Photography, Light and Reflection 1/24, LMAO ART - Your funniest work, Men Appreciation, Mother Nature's Finest, Myths, Legends and Fairytales, Natural Textures, Nature's Wonders, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Photography 101, Photography Critique and Advice, Rhododendrons, Route 66 - The Mother Road, Selective Coloring, Self Portrait, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Shoot The Moon, SHOPFRONTS , Shots in the Fog, Smoky Mountain Masterpieces, Spiritual Art, Squirrels & Chipmunks, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The Birds, The Fine Art of Photography, The Great Outdoors (no garden shots, limit man made objects to wilderness gear, please), The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Waterfall Photography, Waterfowl, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best, Wild Nature Photography & Writing, Wildflowers of North America - 3/day, Wildlife, Landscape, and Nature Photography Online Magazine, Woman Appreciation and Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required).
