Gary Clark &
Kathy Adams Clark

nature writing, photography, teaching, natural history tours

10/17/09

 

Gary Clark is Vice President of Instruction at Lone Star College in Houston, and he writes the weekly column  "Nature” for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express News. He has published numerous nature articles in such magazines as AAA Journeys, Birds & Bloom, Birder’s World, Living Bird, Rivers, Texas Highways, Texas Parks & Wildlife, Texas Wildlife, and Women in the Outdoors.

Gary wrote the text for the book, Enjoying Big Bend National Park: A Friendly Guide to Adventures for Everyone  (Texas A&M Press, 2009), Backroads of the Texas Hill Country (Voyageurs Press, 2008), Texas Wildlife Portfolio (Farcountry Press, 2004) and Gulf Coast Impressions (Farcountry Press, 2007). He is a contributing author in the book, Pride of Place: A Contemporary Anthology of Texas Nature Writing (University of North Texas Press, 2006.) He has won seven writing awards, and he is the recipient of the 2004 Excellence in Media Award from the Houston Audubon Society.

Gary also co-leads bird-photography tours with his wife, professional photographer Kathy Adams Clark. He has been active in the birding and environmental community for over 30 years. He founded the Piney Woods Wildlife Society in 1982, the Texas Coast Rare Bird Alert in1983. He is a past president of the Houston Audubon Society and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory and Board of Advisors for the Houston Audubon Society.



Kathy Adams Clark has been a professional nature photographer since 1995. She runs a stock agency that represents the work of fifteen outstanding nature photographers. Kathy’s work has been published in many places including Nature’s Best, New York Times, Birder’s World, Texas Highways and Family Fun. Her photos have also appeared in a numerous books and calendars. Her photos appear every week in the “Wonders of Nature” column in the Houston Chronicle  and San Antonio Express News written by her husband, Gary Clark. Kathy and Gary are currently have four books on the market and two in the works that combine their photography and writing skills.

Kathy teaches photography through Leisure Learning in Houston and at local and national events. She will lead photo workshops to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Italy, and Morocco through Strabo Tours. Kathy is Past-President of the North American Nature Photography Association.

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Photo Credit:  Bill Franklin