Paly is an award-winning, nationally exhibited nature & wildlife photographer and artist. Paly studied Wildlife Conservation and Management, trained as a Game Ranger & Field Guide in his birth country of South Africa and certified as a Coral Reef Biology Science Instructor and as a Master Scuba Diver. Paly often spends time in remote areas seeking inspiration for his art. In 2008, he became the first man to solo-canoe the 300-mile length of the Lower Colorado River. Paly's art has been publicly exhibited in more than 100 North American venues and is seen by millions of people every year. His art can be found in the private collections of nature art enthusiasts around the world.

I love to capture and share my love of nature through my closely observed, impressionistic painting technique and through the lens of my camera. Nature is my inspiration and my meditation; Protecting her, is my mission.

Paly Conservation Art Exhibits:

Abilene Zoo,Abilene,TX Alameda Park Zoo,Alamogordo,NM Albuquerque Bio Park,Albuquerque,NM Aquarium of the Bay,San Francisco,CA ASU Natural History Museum,Tempe,AZ Austin Zoo,Austin,TX Bailey-Matthews Museum,Sanibel,FL Bergen County Zoo,Paramus,NJ Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park,Binghamton,NY BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo,Baton Rouge,LA Brewer High School,White Settlement,TX Cape Cod Museum of Natural History,Brewster,MA Capron Park Zoo,Attleboro,MA Central Florida Zoo,Sanford,FL Central Wisconsin State Fair,Marshfield,WI Charles Paddock Zoo,Atascadero,CA Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park,Chattanooga,TN Childrens Museum Findlay,Findlay,OH Children's Museum-Science & Tech,Troy,NY Como Park Zoo and Conservatory,Saint Paul,MN Cordova Library,Cordova,AK Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council,Stephenville,TX David Traylor Zoo of Emporia,Emporia,KS Dickerson Park Zoo,Springfield,MO Discovery Station at Hagerstown,Hagerstown,MD Dorchester County Archives,St. George,SC Dothan Houston Library,Dothan,AL Flamingo Gardens,Davie,FL Galveston Children's Museum,Galveston,TX Gateway-CSU Chico,Chico,CA Grand Center Arts Academy,St. Louis,MO Greensboro Science Center,Greensboro,NC Greenville Zoo,Greenville,SC Greenwood Public Library,Greenwood,IN Gulf Coast Exploreum,Mobile,AL Hastings Museum,HastingsNE Hattiesburg Zoo,Hattiesburg,MS Hawaiian Humpback Sanctuary,Kihei,HI Hawk Creek Wildlife Center,West Falls,NY Idaho Falls Zoo,Idaho Falls,ID Isle a la Cache Museum,Romeoville,IL Jackson Zoo,Jackson,MS Jenkinson's Aquarium,Point Pleasant Beach,NJ JN Long Cultural Arts Complex,Cleburne,TX Kenton Library,Independence,KY L.C.Bates Museum,Hinckley,ME Lake Superior Zoo,Duluth,MN Las Vegas Natural History Museum,Las Vegas,NV Lion Country Safari,Loxahatchee,FL Little Rock Zoo,Little Rock,AR Little White School Museum,Oswego,IL Longview World of Wonders,Longview,TX Loudonville Library,Loudonville,OH Marshall Library,Marshall,IL McGuire Military Library,JBMDL,NJ McKinley Museum,Canton,OH McKinley Technology HS,Washington,DC Mill Mountain Zoo,Roanoke,VA Miller Park Zoo,Bloomington,IL Milwaukee County Zoo,Milwaukee,WI Monroe County Public Library,Monroeville,AL Mount Airy Museum,Mount Airy,NC Mystic Aquarium,Mystic,CT NEW Zoo & Adventure Park,Green Bay,WI North Museum of Nature and Science,Lancaster,PA Palo Alto County Fair,Emmetsburg,IA Pima County Fairgrounds,Tucson,AZ Polk County Museum,Balsam Lake,WI Potawatomi Zoo,South Bend,IN Potter Park Zoo,Lansing,MI Prospect Heights Library,Prospect Heights,IL Racine Zoo,Racine,WI Red River Zoo,Fargo,ND Reflection Nature Center,Chattanooga,TN Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies,Gatlinburg,TN Riverside Discovery Center,Scottsbluff,NE Rolling Hills Zoo,Salina,KS Roosevelt Park Zoo,Minot,ND San Francisco Zoo,San Francisco,CA SCRAP Gallery,Cathedral City,CA Sea Life Charlotte-Concord Aquarium,Concord,NC South Dakota Discovery Center,Pierre,SD South Florida Museum and Aquarium,Bradenton,FL Sulphur Springs Museum,Tampa,FL Tallahassee Museum,Tallahassee,FL The Children's Aquarium at Fair Park,Dallas,TX The Endangered Wolf Center,Eureka,MO The Kleist Health Education Center,Fort Myers,FL The Muse Knoxville,Knoxville,TN The Museum & Railroad Historical Center,Greenwood,SC The Ocean Adventure,Irvine,CA The Wolf Mountain Nature Center,Smyrna,NY Thomasville Center For The Arts,Thomasville,GA US Fish & Wildlife,Cape Charles,VA Utica Zoo,Utica,NY Verona Public Library,Verona,WI Virginia Living Museum,Newport News,VA Virginia Museum of Natural History,Martinsville,VA Virginia Zoo,Norfolk,VA Westlake Porter Library,Westlake,OH Wheel and Cog,Hutchinson,MN Wolf Sanctuary of PA,Lititz,PA