Growing up on a grain
farm and the wide-open prairies of North Dakota gave Tim Hauf an
appreciation of the outdoors and nature. His wanderlust started when
he was two years old, often wandering across cow pastures accompanied
only by his dog. He would go home with lots of stories about what he
had found. In later years, he started taking photos of where he had
been and of what he had experienced, so he could “show and tell”
others of his experiences. After graduating from North Dakota State
University with a degree in business, Tim moved to California and
found work as a financial analyst.
With the outdoors
beckoning, Tim moved to Ventura County in the late 1970s.
After leaving his
career as a financial analyst, Tim found himself working as a ranch
foreman, giving him enough time to take up photography. He has been
honing his skills ever since. Tim Hauf has been a professional
photographer since the early 1990s.
His photographs have
appeared in numerous publications throughout the world, including
Islands, Sunset, Asia Pacific Travel, Mini-World (Japan), Explore
(Canada), Terre Sauvage (France), Dove (Italy), South Africa Times,
USA Today, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and others. His list of
published books include unique destinations such as the Himalaya of
Nepal; South America’s remote Patagonia; the rugged wilderness of
northern Manitoba, Canada; South Africa’s remarkable World Heritage
Sites; Ventura County; and Channel Islands National Park.
