Wes Walker

Wes Walker was born in California and lived in Napa for nearly three decades. His passion for natural landscapes began in his teens when he traveled into the Sierra Nevada and the American West and Southwest. By the early 1970s, he trekked in Alaska and the Yukon territories, as well as Nepal, Ladakh, China, Kashmir, Bhutan, Peru, Turkey, the Galapagos Islands, and Europe. His photographs were first published by the Sierra Club and have subsequently appeared in various publications including Sierra, The New Yorker, National Geographic Adventure, as well as The Smithsonian, and The American Museum of Natural History.

In 2004, his Napa photographs were the subject of a one-man show at the Jessel Gallery in Napa. Walker not only photographed the Napa and Sonoma areas but also participated in the local industry as a grower of premium Cabernet Sauvignon grapes for Silver Oak Cellars.