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Biography
Photography has been an essential component of Donald’s diving from the beginning . His work is a celebration of color, texture, and form that few people will ever experience firsthand. While Donald is a marine photographer it is also essential to show the wildlife in their habitats. He attempts to show beaches, marshes,intercostal waterways, and other wildlife environments in ways that we often overlook.
Donald works extensively with marine mammals and other oceanic animals that are very difficult to approach. For this reason, he makes use of Drager rebreathers in most of his shoots. His work regularly appears in Magazines, advertisements, and art galleries. His new book Upon the face of the Waters is Donald’s vision to help all people to understand the many faces of the oceans. It will be available this year. Photograph by Tom Campbell |
DONALD TIPTON began his professional photographic career in 1982 and has worked in commercial and advertising photography since that time. He makes his home in Columbus, GA with his wife, Angelyn and children, Jonathan, Andrew, and Katherine. His education in music and art have augmented his pursuit of photographic excellence. In 1987 Donald obtained his basic open water rating through NASDS. He continued his studies in diving obtaining his NASDS instructors rating in 1989.
While many photographers work only with color images, Donald works with both black and white and color images. He feels that sometimes a subject matter will be stronger when you remove the colors and have the viewer only concentrate on the subject.