About Cheryl Traendly
 
 
CHERYL "CHER" TRAENDLY
 
Cher Traendly entered the highly competitive, male-dominated field of sports photography 28 years ago and became ranked among the best sports photographers in the world.

Recognized internationally, her images of athletes on and off the playing field have appeared on the covers of over 150 magazines and books. She was the first woman to be listed as a contributing photographer on the masthead of World Tennis Magazine and her work has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest, Tennis, Woman’s Sports and Fitness, and Sport Magazine. She was also the Photo Editor at Inside Tennis for many years.

Other photo credits include Two-Handed Tennis by Jeffrey McCullough, Patty Sheehan on Golf by Patty Sheehan and Betty Hicks as well as more than 50 books and newspapers in the USA, England, France, Germany, Japan, and Australia.

She has also authored two books, Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Speech And Language Workbook and The Woman: Gay Games III Vancouver, Canada.

In recent years her photographic attention has expanded to include nature, family and pet portraiture and the wildlife of Northern California where her photography studio is located. Her extensive travels to Africa, New Zealand, Antarctica, Costa Rico, and the Galapagos Islands have provided further adventures and many photo opportunities for exotic wildlife.

Recording on film and now digitally, the unique characteristics and antics of wildlife, such as hawks and herons,dolphins and whales, lions,elephants and giraffes, she portrays their beauty, power and elegance. With her trained eye, she seeks out the challenge of photographing animals in motion and captures their essence in the spontaneity of the moment.

Now she brings her well-honed instinct and craft to the subject of cats. With her lens she brings into focus both the poignant and humorous expressions that only a cat can have.

Active in her community, Cher has often provided a foster home for felines waiting to be adopted. She is also involved with Community Action Partnerships, Circle of Sisters (a youth mentoring program), and Forgotten Felines (dedicated to the humane care and control of the feral cat population in Sonoma County.) She is a founding member of Connections: A Forum For Women In Business, and served on the board as Outreach Director for 10 years.

       

"Wave Dancer" Snowy Egret
on Bodega Bay, Ca

   
 
 
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