About Us
Bob Peltz is a self taught nature photographer, a deer hunter and an advocate for quality deer management!! He lives in a pristine area of the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan along the shores of Lake Huron.
For the past fifteen years, Bob has had the opportunity to photograph birds in Alaska, Bosque Del Apache in New Mexico, Florida and his seasonal backyard birds at home. Other travels and subjects include; the polar bears of Churchill, black bears of Minnesota, and various National Park destinations in the West.
His publications include; North American Whitetail, Birds & Blooms, Woods-N-Waters News, Bow Hunter, Hunter’s Specialties and Michigan Out of Doors. Bob also shoots product photography for two backyard bird supply companies; Duncraft and Gardeners Supply Company.
Bob’s photography experience has also opened up opportunities in creating and manufacturing unique photography gear to aid the nature photographer including:
- Kwik Camo photography blind
- Apex Bean Bag
- Apex Tripod Belt
- Tripod “Pod-Pad”
His products along with selected others, can be seen by visiting the web store at EssentialPhotoGear.com.
Also, be sure to visit Bob’s MichiganNature.com web site and check out his gallery of beautiful images.
An avid outdoor photographer, Travis Peltz loves the outdoors/hunting, and is persistent in learning all aspects of each. He has won many awards around the state of Michigan for his unique photography. His favorite types of nature photography are whitetails and landscapes. Travis also has an extensive knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premiere, and Lightroom. As Vice President of Whitetail Score, he manages the website, Facebook page, and Twitter account on a daily basis.
-Follow Travis on Twitter via @TravisPeltz
Be sure to check out his personal website, slyly named TravisPeltz.com



