David Paulissen is a long time avian and wildlife photographer. Shooting since childhood has groomed his passion for photography and honed that vision into a love of birds and wildlife. He specializes in fine art wildlife photography. David lives in the Galveston Bay area of Texas and frequents the bays, ponds, area refuges and state parks nearby. Perhaps his favorite areas are Galveston Island, High Island, Brazos Bend State Park, Resoft County Park and Anahuac and Brazoria National Wildlife Refuges, all of which are within easy travel of his home in Dickinson, TX.  He began photography using film and has been creating digital images since 2003.

David is an award winning photographer and has been juried into many art shows including those at JoMar Visions, Artcrawl Houston and the Art Alliance of Clear Lake. His work also has been featured in Life is Good magazine as well as local Chamber of Commerce guide covers. His fine art images are hung in many homes and offices in the Clear Lake Area of Texas. You may visit his site at dapaulissenphotography.com.

What’s in the bag?

David shoots the Canon EOS R5 and EOS R7 depending on need.  Lenses include the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS, Canon RF 200-800 f/6.3-9.0 IS USM, Canon EF 100-400mm MkII  as well as the Canon 16-35 2.8L and Canon 70-200 2.8L, again as desired. He uses both the RF and EF Canon 1.4X converters as needed.  His primary tripod is the Gitzo GT 3541XLS tripod with a  Wimberly Mk II gimbal head.