Roderick Bley
Roderick is deeply driven to capture the rich beauty and intricacy, through the rich colors of nature. A passionate person, he first became consumed with nature photography while living in western Canada. Roderick’s mentors are Fred Perrin and Ansel Adams, and those influences can definitely be seen in his photographs. Although the main focus has been in western Canada, Roderick has traveled throughout western Europe and touched the four corners of North America, from Alaska to Florida. Over the past number of years he has started to study the smaller aspects of nature using a variety of macro and close-up lenses. “You don't have to look far to see God's visual blessings when shooting close-ups”, he says.

Roderick resides in St Paul, MN where he captures the subtle beauty of the mid-west and the mighty Mississippi River.