After a 10-year career at Intel Corporation, Colleen Miniuk-Sperry left her software project management job in 2007 to pursue outdoor photography and writing full-time. Her photography and stories have been featured in National Geographic calendars, the Arizona Highways magazine, books, and calendars, AAA Highroads, Mushing Magazine, Smith-Southwestern calendars, and a broad variety of other publications. She also leads photography classes for the Arizona Highways Photography Workshops, Arizona Wildlife Federation, Through Each Others Eyes, and numerous private workshops.