Tim’s day job is a Chemical Engineer/Project Manager but his passion outside of work is wildlife photography. Tim has been an active nature photographer since 2005. With living close to Galveston, TX, he specializes in shorebird photography using a ground pod to get eye level with the birds. Tim has also expanded his portfolio with several visits to Yellowstone National Park in the winter and to Lake Clark National Park in Alaska for coastal brown bears.  He also went to Churchill in Canada this year for polar bear photography.

Tim has led bird photography workshops at Galveston’s FeatherFest since 2011. He won honorable mention in the 2015 Audubon Photo Contest and has had several photos make it into the top 100 in Audubon’s contest over the last few years.  He also had a commended photo in 2023 Bird Photographer of the Year contest and made top 100 in NANAP’s photo contest this year.

Visit www.timtimmis.com to see some of his photos.  He also has a blog at www.timtimmisblog.com.

What’s in the bag?

Tim uses a Canon R3 mirrorless camera and1DX III DSLR camera, Canon 500mm F4 IS II lens, 1.4x III teleconverter and Canon RF 100-500 lens for wildlife photography.  For ground level shots, he uses a Skimmer ground pod and a Wimberley II gimbal head along with a Manfrotto 504X fluid video head.