Heather L. Orkis is an internationally award-winning photographer from Townsend, Delaware. Her passion is wildlife photography, mainly DUCKS. Heather is a self-taught photographer and always willing to teach others. When she is not out looking for and shooting the local birds and animals, she works a full-time job as a Paramedic. Heather has been involved in public service for well over 26 years, starting her career as a firefighter and then putting herself through paramedic school while raising two kids and working three jobs. Heather’s husband and two adult children are all paramedics. Photography is a way for Heather to decompress, she uses the solitude of lying in a duck blind for hours as a way of relaxation and self-reflection. Find her on Facebook/Instagram. Please feel free to reach out to her.
National Wildlife Federation, Honorable Mention Garden Category 2023
First Place, The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art 2022
Second Place and Honorable Mention, The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art 2022
Winner of Ducks Unlimited, waterfowl category, featured in the May/June 2022
Winner of First State Favorites (News Journal) 2021
Acceptance to the 2021 88th Wilmington International Exhibit of Photography
Published in the National Ducks Unlimited 2022 calendar
The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art Honorable Mention 2021
Silver Medal winner in the 85th Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography 2018
Featured front page of News-Journal
USA Today
Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge, fact sheet for US Congress
Brandywine Festival of the Arts, Wilmington, Delaware
The Easton Waterfowl Festival, Easton, Maryland
Art on the Green, Old New Castle, Delaware
North American Duck Symposium, Annapolis, Maryland
Townsend Fire Company Annual Holiday Fair, Townsend, Delaware
Delaware Sportsman Show, Cheswold, Delaware
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or if you are interested in a canvas. 302.893.3636 or email at [email protected]
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Mark Twain