Email Linda Kelly
734-429-3094 (Landline)
406-581-8358 (Cell)

Westone Images
7650 Weber Road
Saline, MI 48176

Linda Kelly is a seasoned Art Director after winning a lifetime of national Addy-Awards for her creative work. She has also volunteered for organizations such as United State Fish & Wildlife Service and Back Country Horsemen of America while living a lifestyle of packing into Montana’s backcountry with her horses to camp or hunt. With the combination of her graphics background, passion for America’s wilderness and respect for predator animals, she launched her nature photography career.

Linda’s wildlife interests grew with her focus on the Yellowstone Ecosystem while her Marine son served in Iraq. She discovered that Yellowstone, Glacier and Teton parks became a sanctuary for stressful times. She claims, "The more time you spend in our national parks the more tranquil they become. A little hiking and patience can create a National Geographic experience for anyone year-round." Linda also guided bear photo tours and gave predator animal workshops.

Linda’s images have been published in calendars for Yellowstone National Park and printing companies, also for magazines such as BARK Magazine, Outside Montana and other Montana journals. Her images are used for organizations such as Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Much of her work has been published for educational books, postcards, product packaging and commercial advertising throughout the world. Her images are also used for woven blankets and other digitally transferred textile products. See more at Woven Images.

In-Wild Verses Captive Predator Philosophy... Photographing human raised or captive wildlife continues to strike controversy among photographers today. Linda’s philosophy on shooting captives is simple honesty. "As long as you are not misleading people, photographing captives is an efficient and safe way to obtain predator or rare animal images that you might never get in the wild, and by NOT disturbing or habituating wildlife. I will always enjoy being OUT THERE and photographing animals in the wild without altering their behavior. Whether shooting captives or in-wild wildlife, great images still catch that extraordinary moment. I believe captive wildlife images are perfectly ethical for educational use, commercial application and for many magazine editors as long as photographers are honest about their work. I respect any photographer’s preference as long as the captive or in-wild animals are not disturbed, provoked or baited, and the human raised captives are well cared for." Linda has labeled in-wild verses captives for predator animal images in her Gallery. You will simply enjoy Linda’s beautiful images!

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In 2004 Mark formed Bridger Canyon Consulting Inc., an application development and accounting services company serving customers throughout the country. He currently resides in Bozeman, Montana.