Images by Tony Rath (Lightstalkers) http://www.lightstalkers.org/tony_rath Tony Rath is a professional photographer based along shores of the Caribbean Sea in the picturesque town of Dangriga, Belize. <P> Born in Ohio and raised in Minnesota, Tony has a varied background including flying in the US Air Force, UDT/SEAL military training, diving on oil rigs off California and captaining a sailboat across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Mediterranean and North Seas. He is a trained marine biologist and has worked as a diver and underwater photographer for the Smithsonian Institution. <P> Tony first visited Belize in 1979, and moved permanently there in 1987. Since then he has explored and photographed most of Belize by land, sea and air. He has also photographed the neighboring countries of Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. <P> He founded, along with his wife Therese, <A HREF="http://www.naturalightproductions.com" target="_blank">Naturalight Productions</A>, Belize's premiere Internet marketing company. He still heads the special projects division of the company. The company created and manages numerous award winning websites such as <A HREF="http://www.belizenet.com" target="_blank">BelizeNet.com</A>, <A HREF="http://www.belize.net" target="_blank">Belize.net</A> - a search engine dedicated to Belize, <A HREF="http://www.belizeanjourneys.com" target="_blank">BelizeanJourneys.com</A> - a bi-weekly online magazine and the Belize Tourism Board's official website, <A HREF="http://www.travelbelize.org" target="_blank">TravelBelize.org</A>. <P> Tony's clients include the World Wide Fund for Nature, UNESCO, Government of Belize, The Earth Foundation, EarthWatch, Smithsonian Institution, Belize Audubon Society as well as many other organizations. <P> His images have appeared in varied magazines including Sea Frontiers, BBC Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy, Caribbean Sports and Travel, Animals, OnBoard TACA flight magazine, as the principle photographer for APA Insight Guides to Belize and Cuba, and Belize's premiere travel magazine, Destination Belize. <P> His corporate clients include Belize Tourism Board, Shell Oil Company, Biltmore Hotels, Radisson Hotels, Chaa Creek Cottages, Chan Chich Lodge, Ramada Hotels, Belize Telecommunications Ltd. as well as numerous tourism operations throughout the region. en-us Mayan Jade Mask, Belize <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/320254/2B6D5394_small.jpg' /><br />Mayan Jade Mask, Belize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320254'>Mayan Jade Mask, Belize</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:27:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320254 Great Egret eating shrimp, Dangriga, Belize <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/320248/TR_061130_2582_small.jpg' /><br />Great Egret eating shrimp, Dangriga, Belize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320248'>Great Egret eating shrimp, Dangriga, Belize</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:27:29 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320248 Garifuna Settlement Day 2006, Dangriga, Belize <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/320245/TR_061119_2399_small.jpg' /><br />Garifuna Settlement Day 2006, Dangriga, Belize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320245'>Garifuna Settlement Day 2006, Dangriga, Belize</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:27:23 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320245 Fisherman in dory at morning light, Belize <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/320242/TR_060616_XM2S3845_small.jpg' /><br />Fisherman in dory at morning light, Belize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320242'>Fisherman in dory at morning light, Belize</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:27:18 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320242 Mayan woman with child, Belize <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/320239/177101N_small.jpg' /><br />Mayan woman with child, Belize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320239'>Mayan woman with child, Belize</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:27:13 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320239 Jaguar, Belize <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/320236/3810_IMG0003_small.jpg' /><br />Jaguar, Belize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320236'>Jaguar, Belize</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:27:08 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320236 High School Yurimei, Dangriga, Belize <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/320230/TR_061117_1719a_small.jpg' /><br />High School Yurimei, Dangriga, Belize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320230'>High School Yurimei, Dangriga, Belize</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:26:58 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320230 Great Egret Feeding, Dangriga, Belize <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/320221/TR_061130_2490_small.jpg' /><br />Great Egret Feeding, Dangriga, Belize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320221'>Great Egret Feeding, Dangriga, Belize</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:26:43 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/320221 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/301531/TR_060921_XM2S8775_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/301531'></a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:35:57 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/301531 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/301525/TR_060908_XM2S8041_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/301525'></a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:35:52 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/301525