How many times during the course
of your day have you stopped in your tracks
to look at a tree and admire its beauty? If
you're a tree lover like me, then you probably
have done so many times. Over the years, I
put together a collection of photos of trees
that I have admired as both an urban for-
estry professional and a lover of nature.
I started photographing trees for work back
in the days of film, so much of my collection
consists of old grainy photographs that were
not very good. As technology changed and
cameras improved, I finally began to accu-
mulate a serious collection of tree photos
and started posting them on the internet.
A colleague once said to me, "You photograph
trees as an arborist sees them, not as a pho-
tographer would." True to that statement,
I use my photos for reports, informational
brochures, educational presentations, or long-
range management plans. They are meant to
show the functionality and beauty of urban
trees; they have been especially helpful when
introducing new species to a community.
Hopefully my photos will inspire people to
preserve large trees in their neighborhoods
where it is practical and plant more trees in
their neighborhoods for future generations.
—Walt Warriner, Consulting Arborist,
https://wwca.zenfolio.com
Through the Arborist's Lens:
Urban Tree Photography
with Walt Warriner
28 CityTREES
