Woman’s World magazine interviewed me

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on March 28, 2016. Posted in Backyard Bird Photography, Bird Photography, Butterfly Gardening, Hummingbird Gardening, Mathew Tekulsky, The Art of Butterfly Gardening, The Art of Hummingbird Gardening

They are doing an article about hummingbird gardening and butterfly gardening. I had a nice chat today with writer Kristina Mastrocola of Woman’s World and it brought back memories of working on these books. She asked some good questions about how to set up gardens for the hummingbirds and butterflies and we also talked about photography. The article will appear around May 12 and it will be widely available on newsstands. I’m looking forward to it. I was describing to Kristina the wide-brimmed hat I wear to hide me from the hummingbirds, and I decided to send her this photo to show what it’s like. That’s me at my garden in Adamant, VT. 

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Trying out the beret for another look

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on May 10, 2015. Posted in The Art of Butterfly Gardening

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Portrait with Tilley hat and beret and butterfly book

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on May 9, 2015. Posted in Backyard Bird Photography, The Art of Butterfly Gardening

I like the Tilley hat better, but the beret has its value. It’s less showy. I also went with the tan shirt instead of the red one. I’m putting these together just in case they’re needed for the publisher or a gallery.  

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Making sense out of the portraits

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on May 10, 2015. Posted in Mathew Tekulsky, Portraits, The Art of Butterfly Gardening, The Art of Hummingbird Gardening

This time one is cropped, the other not. This time the shirt is unbuttoned one button down, showing more of the orange shirt. This time I’m looking away from the camera, instead of right at the camera. Choices, well, when the shirt was buttoned to the top button the day before, I had just forgotten to unbutton the top button. But the look is kind of cool there too. In the end, some folks would say it doesn’t matter. But in this age of images, maybe it does in a subtle way. 

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Portraits where I look at the books

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on May 9, 2015. Posted in Mathew Tekulsky, Portraits, Publications, The Art of Butterfly Gardening, The Art of Hummingbird Gardening

I hope these are effective. I think you can see my affection for these titles. 

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Posing with the butterfly book…and hummingbirds

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on May 8, 2015. Posted in Backyard Bird Photography, Hummingbird Gardening, Mathew Tekulsky, Portraits, Publications, The Art of Butterfly Gardening, The Art of Hummingbird Gardening

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