ARTICLES

Besides taking pictures, Roddy is also a writer. He currently is on the mastheads at both E/The Environmental Magazine (Contributing Editor) and Seattle Magazine (Regular Contributor). While he writes feature and news articles for these and other publications (see links in the center column), he also researches and writes answers to readers' environmental questions in E/The Environmental Magazine's internationally syndicated EarthTalk Q&A column. A book of the same title co-authored by Roddy will be coming out soon. Roddy is available for writing assignments as well as commissioned photography work. To get in touch, please fill out the form on the Contact Us page...

Check out some of the articles Roddy has written for various print publications over the last several years...

Article Listing

Cascade Leaf Peeping at Stehekin
Seattle Magazine, October 2007

Autumn in the Mountains: Picture-perfect colors hover around Heather Meadows
Seattle Magazine, October 2007

Gorgeous Fall Getaway
Seattle Magazine, October 2007

Passion Fish: Lummi Islanders Keep Ancient Practice of Reefnet Fishing Alive
Seattle Magazine, September 2007

Hooked on Seattle: Urban Anglers Delight in Local Trout, Salmon and Bass Offerings
Seattle Magazine, September 2007

Beach Walk
Seattle Magazine, July 2007

Kayaking BC's Broken Island Group
Seattle Magazine, May 2007

Wildlife Riot: Paddling Through Seattle's Duck Bay
Seattle Magazine, May 2007

Whale Watch: Get scientific on an EarthWatch expedition
Seattle Magazine, May 2007

Alternative Energy: Surveying Seattle's 'Cleantech' Landscape
Seattle Business Monthly, April 2007

Easy Being Green: Sustainable Building Pencils Out for Seattle Developers
Seattle Business Monthly, April 2007

Green By Design: Seattle's public buildings LEED the way with green features
Seattle Magazine, March 2007

Green Garden: Laying the Groundwork
Seattle Magazine, March 2007

Seattle's Environmental Heroes
Seattle Magazine, March 2007

Innovative Energy: Tracking Alt Energy Start-ups in the Pacific Northwest
Seattle Magazine, March 2007

Hiking in the Hood: Head out the door for a rigorous in-city amble
Seattle Magazine, February 2007

Cruising Prince William Sound
Northwest Travel Magazine, February 2007

Basking in the Rain Shadow, No Umbrella Required
Northwest Travel Magazine, February 2007

Native Plants Bring Nature Back to Cities
Wildflower Magazine, Winter 2006

Conscience in the Cart: Greener Sites for Online Shopping
E/The Environmental Magazine, November 2006

Riding High on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail
Seattle Magazine, November 2006

Frans Lanting: A Bridge to the Natural World
PhotoMedia Magazine, Summer 2006

Public Land, Private Profit: Mount St. Helens National Monument may be open for business
Forest Magazine, Summer 2006

Green Multi-Level Marketing Comes of Age
E/The Environmental Magazine, July 2006

The Power of the Proxy: Bringing Change One Vote at a Time
E/The Environmental Magazine, July 2006

Conservation Photography Goes Mainstream
PhotoMedia Magazine, Summer 2006

Going Wild in Alaska's Sadie Cove
Seattle Magazine, March 2006

Microsoft Focuses on Pro Photographers
PhotoMedia Magazine, Spring 2006

Invasive Plants Threaten St. Helens Ecosystems
Native Plants Magazine, Winter 2005

Ocean Rescue: Can We Head Off A Marine Cataclysm?
E/The Environmental Magazine, July 2005

Mount St. Helens: Smoldering Beauty
PhotoMedia Magazine, Spring 2005

Greening Venture Capital: Are Clean Technologies the Next New Thing?
E/The Environmental Magazine, November 2004

Peru's Wild Life: Touring The Amazon Basin
E/The Environmental Magazine, November 2004

Field of Dreams: Roll along with the amber waves of the Palouse
Seattle Magazine, September 2004

Seeking Sanctuary: Our National Wildlife Refuge System in Trouble
E/The Environmental Magazine, March 2003

Last Chance to See It? Visiting the Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
E/The Environmental Magazine, March 2002

Parks as Lungs: America’s Urban Forests Make Environmental and Economic Sense
E/The Environmental Magazine, November 2001