About Me
Rod Hawk is a long time resident of Central Florida, living in the town of Celebration Florida near Disney. Living in Florida has given Rod the opportunity to visit many Florida towns and document the experiences and personality that each Florida town offers. In addition, Orlando Florida has the 7th largest airport in the United States, offering easy and convenient airline travel to both domestic destinations and international destinations.
As a 30 year plus Cast Member at Walt Disney World, Rod has been able to experience Disney’s products and services before they are available to the public, including the first Adventures by Disney trips to China and South Africa. In addition, Rod and his family have been on inaugural year sailings of the Disney Cruise Line ships and helped test the opening of numerous Disney Vacation Club resorts.
As avid travelers, Rod and his wife, Kim, have travelled throughout the United States and international destinations. Rod has visited 42 states and over 20 countries through his travels. Rod’s love for photography has allowed him to capture memories from throughout the world. Living in Florida they both love the ocean, although Kim prefers the calm of Florida’s west coast beaches and Rod prefers the waves and surfers of Florida’s east coast beaches.
As an avid photographer, Rod has made the practice and study of photography a life long pursuit. Each trip requires hours of research to find the best places to capture pictures to ensure the best and most unique pictures possible. Rod has had his photos published in numerous articles and is in the Top 10% of photographers on Viewbug, with over 2000 awards. You can view and purchase some of Rod’s pictures at Rod Hawk Photography.
As an avid photographer, Rod has made the practice and study of photography a life long pursuit. Each trip requires hours of research to find the best places to capture pictures to ensure the best and most unique pictures possible. Rod has had his photos published in numerous articles and is in the Top 10% of photographers on Viewbug, with over 2000 awards. You can view and purchase some of Rod’s pictures at Rod Hawk Photography.
“I received my first professional quality SLR camera when I was an architecture student at Kansas University. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri I was able to attend KU and pay in state tuition fees. Although I changed colleges and degrees after my sophomore year, I found my love for photography. Moving to Las Vegas to work for my dad I studied Hotel Administration at UNLV and had an opportunity to explore the Southwest United States. After graduating from college I worked in the hotel and resort business in Lexington, Kentucky and Memphis Tennessee before moving to Orlando Florida and joining Disney over 30 years ago. Not only had I found a love for photography but also a love for the travel business and my own personal travel.”
Having worked for Disney for over 30 years I had the opportunity to take multiple photography classed through Cast Activities and learned advanced photography, including long exposures and night photography. Having travelled to exiting destinations throughout Europe, South Africa, China, Bora Bora, the Caribbean and South America I was able to put my education to the test. In addition, I lived on Florida’s east coast in Coco Beach Florida and the Florida’s west coast in Madeira Beach Florida.