Robert R. Taylor

Robert Ross Taylor (June 16, 1940 – August 15, 2013), also known as Bob Taylor, was a Canadian wildlife photographer. He was known for his images of polar bears, great grey owls and bison. His photographs were published in numerous magazines including LIFE, Canadian Geographic, and Reader's Digest. He published several books, focusing on his work in nature photography. Taylor was also involved in the production of several films, mostly documentary shorts of nature subjects.

Taylor travelled widely and was actively involved in arranging and leading trips so that others could experience photographing wildlife. Some credit his photography for encouraging interest in the destination of Churchill, Manitoba, to view the annual polar bear migration.

Taylor was an accomplished carver who helped launch the Prairie Canada Carvers Association.

Books The Edge of the Arctic: Churchill and the Hudson Bay Lowlands Winnipeg, Manitoba: Windemere House Publishing, 1992 The Manitoba Landscape-A Visual Symphony Altona, Manitoba: D. W. Friesen Sons, Limited, 1993 The Great Gray Owl: On Silent Wings Winnipeg, Manitoba: Windemere House Publishing, 1997 Manitoba: Seasons of Beauty Winnipeg, Manitoba: Windemere House Publishing, 2002.

Awards Bronze Award, Columbus Film Festival for Assiniboine Forest Award for Creative Excellence, U.S. Industrial Film Festival, for Prairie Insights

Honours Order of the Buffalo Hunt, Government of Manitoba Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Master of Photographic Arts, Professional Photographers of Canada Fellowship, Professional Photographers Association of Manitoba