About Me

Cal Vornberger is a professional photographer whose work has been published in books, magazines, newspapers, and calendars around the world. His article, "Birds of Central Park," was published in the March 2007 issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine. Most recently his work appeared in Nicolas Hulot's latest book, "La Terre en Partage" and was profiled in the August/September 2007 issue of National Wildlife magazine.

He most recent interest is in HDR or High Dynamic Range Imaging. He is currently writing a book on the subjec and many of his HDR images can be found here, on this site and at http://www.hdrimania.com

Cal’s interest in photography began at an early age when his father taught him to develop and print black and white photographs in their basement darkroom. In high school he documented his stay in Chile as a foreign exchange student. His photos of Chile's Mapuche Indians were published in a local newspaper when he returned.

Photo by Ardith Bondi

From 1988 to 2000 he was the President of Tumble Interactive Media, Inc., an interactive agency he founded. In 2000 Cal sold Tumble to a public company and became Chief Creative Officer of the firm. In 2001 He left the company to pursue his passion for photography.

Before founding Tumble Cal was an award-winning art director for television, stage, and film. He worked on numerous Public Television programs including the Emmy award-winning series "Joseph Campbell: The Power of Myth." He has designed scenery for all types of television and film productions including commercials, cable programming, corporate videos, music videos, political campaigns, live events and documentaries.

Cal is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he attended the Residential College. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Wayne State University and has been a member of the faculties of the University of Texas, New York University, Hunter College, Pratt, and The Katharine Gibbs School, where he is currently an adjunct professor. This is a link to a site featuring Cal's student's work at Gibbs.

Cal spends much of his free time roaming New York City's Central Park with his camera, documenting the park's abundant wildlife. His book, "Birds of Central Park," was published by Abrams in September, 2005.