About Bill
A self-taught photographer, Bill Curtsinger was a member of the elite Navy Photo Unit, Atlantic Fleet Combat Camera Group during the Vietnam War. Specializing in underwater and natural history subjects, he has photographed thirty-three articles, (six cover stories) for National Geographic magazine. His photo stories have also appeared in Smithsonian, Outside, Time, Newsweek, Life, Audubon, Natural History, and other publications worldwide.
Curtsinger has photographed a number of books, including Wake of the Whale an Exhibit Format series book published by David Brower, the dean of the modern American environmental movement. Other titles include The Pine Barrens of New Jersey with John McPhee, Monk Seal Hideaway with Diane Ackerman, Under Antarctic Ice, and and a series of children's books on plankton called Sea Soup. A 400-page retrospective of his work, Extreme Nature: Images from the World’s Edge, was published in nine languages and in eleven countries.
His image of a sea turtle hatchling was selected for the National Geographic 100 Best Pictures collector's edition, and six of his photos were featured in National Geographic 100 Best Wildlife Pictures.
Bill lives in Port Townsend, Washington, with his wife Sue Ohlson.
