Taking on Nature, One Photo at a Time

Hayden Rossignol is a young photographer from Portland, Oregon. He started his photography career at the age of 11. Once he picked up the camera he just couldn’t put it down. With the support of his whole family he has traveled all over the Pacific Northwest capturing nature and wildlife of all shapes and sizes.

Though he doesn’t like to mention it, Hayden has won several awards for his photography. His awards include National Geographic Kids, Columbia Gorge Refuge Stewards and one from Nat Geo that had one of his photos displayed in former Vice President Biden’s home. He has also been interviewed for his photography from KOIN 6 news in Portland Oregon, PhotoWhoa, and the City of Gresham Oregon. He is always looking for ways to improve his photography. He has tried other types of photography including Newborn, Headshots, Legography, Graduation, Macro and Wedding. He also enjoys sharing his photography adventures on Instagram under @StopandSeetheNature

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My Travels

I love our natural areas. I’ve been all over the Pacific Northwest but still have several places here I want to go and see. I love to visit wildlife refuges and nature parks but I would like to go deep into the forests and experience areas untouched or at least rarely touched by people.

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Continents (and an Island)

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Latest Adventures

With beauty in sight, camera in hand, fedora on and trigger finger ready the adventure begins. Every opportunity I have to go out and about with my camera is and adventure. I may have a day planned to go a certain way but it usually doesn’t go the way I planned. Overcoming the unexpected is part of the adventure.

Gresham Arts Festival

Gresham Oregon, Gresham Photographer

July 21st was the 2018 date for the Gresham Arts Festival. Starting the night before with Art Under the Stars, This was my 4th year of being a part of it. There is a lot of time and preparation that goes into it. My mom and I start months before preparing. I know the...

The Great Northwest

Gresham Photographer

What Makes the Northwest great? Is it the Mountains? The Ocean? The Rivers? The Trees? The Desert? The Sunsets? The Animals? The People? None of the above? All of the above? ... I'll go with all of the above! Not only do we have beautiful natural areas full of animals...

Starting Over From Scratch

Gresham Oregon

My website has been up and doing great since 2014. Due to technical issues I can't pretend to understand my mom and I have had to rebuild my site. I lost all my pages, stories, pictures, blog posts and links. I'm going to need to make new pages and posts. Thanks for...

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See it... Wear it!

I love nature and photography. I also make custom stamped rings, necklaces and bracelets from stainless steel or leather. I like combining nature and jewelry even more. I have several pieces of jewelry that I’ve make from my photos plus I’ve stamped necklaces for lovers of the NW and nature. I have also made designs for T-Shirts. Click the “Wear the Nature” button below to see some items.

Wear the Nature

Stopping & Seeing

I feel privileged and grateful to have had the opportunity to do this interview with the City of Gresham. I’ve changed a lot since this video. I’ve grown and have experienced things I never thought I would. Some things haven’t changed, I still LOVE nature and I still have that hat 😀 I love Fedoras I never leave home without one on. One day I’m going to walk into Gorrin Bros. Hat Shop and buy one…

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Some of My Favorite Places to Go Adventuring

These are just a few of the places I love. Click the names to see the maps of the area.

1. Steigerwald Lake Wildlife Refuge

This refuge is beautiful year round. Very flat walk into and around it making it great for young kids and older ones.

2. Ridgfield Wildlife Refuge

There are 2 parts to this refuge a walking and a drive thru one. I really like the driving part because the weather is never an issue.

3. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge

Amazing refuge! Its like 2 in 1. The first part is a dense tree area with a pond the other is an amazing boardwalk over an estuary.

4. Salish Ponds

This is a great place to see wildlife. Osprey, Ducks, Blue and Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher and more. Nice place for kids too with a short flat walk.