And God saw all the things that He had made, and behold, they were very beautiful.

Καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεὸς τὰ πάντα, ὅσα ἐποίησε, καὶ ἰδοὺ καλὰ λίαν.

Gen 1:31

Canada Geese in Flight. Nancy Byer.

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My Baby. Columbia Zoo. Jeffrey Byer.

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Swan Heart. Swan Lake/Iris Gardens. Nancy Byer.

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Red Fox. Jeffrey Byer.

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Toccoa Falls. Georgia. Nancy Byer.

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Reflections. Grand Tetons. Jeffrey Byer.

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Dragonfly. Nancy Byer.

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Twin Falls. Pickens SC. Jeffrey Byer.

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Pollen-Covered Bee. Nancy Byer.

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In Flight. Jeffrey Byer.

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Spring Beauty at Swan Lake. Sumter SC. Nancy Byer.

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Sunrise. Oak Island NC. Jeffrey Byer.

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Sunset. Oak Island NC. Nancy Byer.

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Geyser. Yellowstone National Park. Jeffrey Byer.

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Dandelion. Nancy Byer.

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This photo album is published as part of Orthodoxy in Dialogue’s Faith & the Arts series. See our Archives for other titles in this series, and our guidelines if you would like to contribute to it.

Jeffrey Byer holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a master’s degree in public administration. He is retired from the United States Air Force and enjoys taking photographs of nature. He attends Wise Drive Baptist Church in Sumter SC, and has three adult children with his wife Nancy. If a nature scene catches his eye, he captures it with his camera for an image that will last forever.

Nancy Byer has loved photography since she was a young teen growing up in Detroit, when her dad gave her a 35mm camera and taught her how to use it. She lives in South Carolina where she enjoys planning trips and events as an administrator of the Sumter Digital Camera Club. She and her husband Jeff have three adult children, and attend Wise Drive Baptist Church in Sumter. Her interests include traveling, reading, bird-watching, and nature photography.

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