VISUAL

SPRING 2026

George Eppig

George Eppig

George Eppig is a wildlife and nature photographer with a focus on the conservation of different environments and species being impacted by human activity. He also works as an astrophotographer in an effort to bring the stars closer to everybody while bringing awareness to the importance of dark skies. 

He has taught several astrophotography classes while working as a photojournalist when the sun is up. His work has taken him to a range of locations, ranging from his own backyard to the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway.

George was raised in Maryland, about 30 minutes north of Baltimore.  Growing up, he always had an interest in nature and was taking trips with his mom regularly to places like Algonquin, Nova Scotia, or Maine.  After graduating from Penn State University, he took a job working as a deckhand aboard a pungy schooner named The Lady Maryland, which is where he discovered a love photography.  Seeing incredible sights while working aboard the ship prompted him to want to share what he was seeing with others, and so he bought his first camera to begin a now 18-year long journey to capture nature and tell meaningful stories about our world.  When not out taking photographs, George is a stay-at-home dad to his two amazing boys ages 4 and 2, and enjoys spending time with them along with his incredible wife, Rachel.