About Us

Daryl L. Hunter

Me With my horse Jake

The Hole Picture Photo Safaris was a natural progression from  "The Hole Picture Photography" my freelance photography business that has taken me to most corners of the Greater Yellowstone Eco-system.

When I was a wander lusting young man I would often find myself in beautiful places, so I bought a camera so I could document my wanderlust. 1n 1987 I packed up my Toyo 4X5 view camera, Pentex 6X7 medium format camera, and my 35-millimeter cameras and headed to Jackson Hole Wyoming, one of the best places on earth to be an outdoor photographer.

Jackson Hole abuts Grand Teton National Park which abuts Yellowstone National Park and combined their embarrassment of riches for wildlife and scenery is truly stunning. The photography got me to the Greater Yellowstone region but it was more than that that made me stay. Jackson Hole is full of active lifestyle types, fly-fishing, hunting, whitewater sports, horseback riding, etc. I became a freelance guide as well, fly-fishing, snowmobile, park tour guiding, and horseback wrangling my way to beautiful pictures all over the area and throughout the spectrum of activities in the area. The geographic wonders of the Yellowstone region are fascinating as well with Grand Tetons being rapidly built by the Teton earthquake fault at its base and the volcanic dynamics of Yellowstone are a constant fascination to an information junkie like myself.

Me shooting sunset in Morro Bay California

My freelance photography bifurcated to include graphic design work, which opened the door to web publishing requiring that I learned to write. I publish the Greater Yellowstone Resource Guide which is really why I have sought out as many corners of the Greater Yellowstone region as is possible by a guy with too many irons in the fire.

My photographs have been published by National Geographic, Outside Magazine, Snow Country, Outdoor life, Esquire Sports, West Coast Board Sailor, Warren Miller Productions, U.S.A. Today, San Francisco Magazine, Fly-fisherman, Toyota, Mother Jones, Beet, a Belgian fishing magazine and Fit For Fun a German sports Magazine.

I do these tours because I love being out there and I love sharing my backyard with folks that will treasure the memories of our trip for the rest of their lives. I also have discovered that by doing tours, my portfolio has fattened up exponentially as the customers enable me to be in the field more. Some do not like a guide that works on his portfolio as he guides but most have found that where I want to be is where they are very happy that they followed my instincts.

I can't lead all the trips and when I can't I have several accomplished guide/photographers that I work with that share an equal love of sharing their knowledge and backyard with others.