Gerry J. Lamarre was raised in a French-speaking family in the northern woods of Maine. There his father, a lumberjack and farmer, introduced him well to the great outdoors.

At age 8, Gerry would fish for days by himself and canoe the Fish River, bringing home many a fine trout meal. At age 14 he earned his first camera, a Kodak box camera, by selling garden seeds door to door.

His love for photography became a passion. During several tours to Vietnam, Gerry purchased his first 35mm Minolta and did frequent aerial shoots while working for the “Jolly Green Giants Search and Rescue” helicopter squadron.

After the Air Force, Gerry Lamarre remained on the West Coast. He attended college at Eastern Washington State College (now EWU) and in 1974 received his BA degree in Recreation and Parks Administration.

Gerry then completed his Masters degree in the Forestry Program at the University of Montana and in 1980 completed a PhD program in Forest Resource Management at the University of Washington, which concentrated on Attitudinal Studies and Teaching Styles related to wildlife-oriented recreation.

Throughout his studies, however, wildlife photography took precedence. With Gerry’s education and his skills as a photographer, a business was born. “Gerry Lamarre’s Wildlife Photography” is located in Castle Rock, Washington where Gerry does his own custom color printing and matting, as well as making his own frames. Since 1978, Gerry has pursued his major interest and full-time profession with the use of both Minolta 35mm cameras and 6x7 Pentax systems.

Over the years, Gerry has collected over 500,000 different photographs and sells them professionally worldwide. Gerry actively ventures into the wilderness to capture his wildlife subjects. In order to photograph the animals, he finds it necessary to sail, scuba dive, kayak, river raft, canoe, mountain climb, backpack and horse ride. Some of his trips have consisted of forty days of rafting and climbing in northern British Columbia; ten weeks of horse-packing in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana; thirty days sailing off the coast of British Columbia; and countless 3-10 day adventures throughout the continental U.S., Alaska, Canada and Central America.

Gerry’s work can be purchased at several locations throughout the United States and Canada, including this website. They make great gifts for birthdays, anniversaries and business achievement awards.

GERRY’S PHILOSOPHY
“I am a wildlife photographer–a throwback, a man born a century too late. This profession has chosen me because of my love of the outdoors and adventure. I am at best alone in the wild, extending my patience in order to capture images that please my soul. I travel deep into the wilderness to discover who I am. It is a place without time, rank, or status. Without this in my life, there would be no balance and no rejuvenation of mind and heart. It is my hope that the public will dream and travel through these photographs. My reward is sharing my journey with you.”

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