Although a businessman for most of his life, Dan Wakeman is a naturalist at heart, and his first love has always been the outdoors. Dan observes about 350 grizzly bears up close each year. He was instrumental in helping to establish the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, and he and the sanctuary have been featured in two Discovery Channel documentary specials, which aired in 26 countries. He has also been featured in National Geographic and numerous other magazines. He currently lives in Prince George, BC.

Wendy Shymanski, a member of the Professional Photographers of Canada and the Professional Photographers Association of British Columbia, has photographed nature since 1985. Her images have appeared in Canadian Geographic, Beautiful British Columbia, Equinox and numerous other magazines, and her book credits include Audubon and Daybreak 2000.

Wendy is also a master-level scuba diver, ski instructor/coach, triathlete and qualified avalanche technician. When she is not gazing into the eyes of North American animals, she is travelling the world.