"I use the camera as a tool when shooting nature because people need to be enlightened about preserving nature. There are environmental messages in much of my work," adds Hawk, whose nautical theme comes from a love of the ocean. He has photographed the coastline from Southport to Greenwich." And finally New York presents landscapes and architecture, as illustrated in his New York documentary found on his Web site, along with Bhutan and other galleries. In New York City, Hawk captured the people, the sights and the architectural styles that make up the wide array of buildings in New York City on black and white infrared film.		Today, Hawk makes a couple of documentary journeys a year to remote destinations, but enjoys spending more time with his wife Heidi, and his two sons, Justin age ten and Brandon age five. Heidi used to travel with Daryl prior to having kids, but now his excursions are strictly solo. Hawk has a full service photography studio set up and keeps busy much of the year with both corporate photo shoots and portraiture work. "I enjoy working with people, whether it's corporate work or portraits" says Hawk, who appreciates the diversity of his craft. While his expedition photography has graced the pages of national magazines and been seenon NBC's "Today Show,"		as well as his own program, Hawk's corporate work has been featured in annual reports, brochures, advertising and promotional material of many of the Fortune 500 companies in the Fairfield County and Westchester area. His portraits meanwhile, often shot in the gardens outside of Hawk's own 1930s farmhouse, can be found in homes and offices throughout Connecticut and northern Westchester. Hawk, who grew up in Rye Brook, moved with his family across the state line to Connecticut when he was 15. He then settled in Wilton nearly 17 years ago. During his younger years he read National Geographic frequently and was influenced

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