Sheryl McLain’s passion for photography began more than 30 years ago when she purchased her first 35 mm film camera. At that time, she was earning a journalism degree at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). Photography fed her soul, and it still does. 

She spent more than 25 years in the health care administration and corporate communications arena, earning a master’s in health administration in 1991. In 2010, she left her full-time career to have more time for family. It was then she rediscovered her passion for photography. 

While technology and photo equipment has changed significantly since her college days, what hasn’t changed is her love for capturing beautiful moments and landscapes. It is magical to watch the sun rise and set over beautiful landscapes in our world. Recording these images and sharing them with others feeds her soul. 

She has photographed internationally in the following locations: Austria, Bora Bora, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Lichtenstein, the Netherlands (including Amsterdam), Palm Island in the Grenadines, New Zealand, San Miquel de Allende (Mexico), Scotland, St. Lucia and Switzerland. 

In addition to photographing Oklahoma landscapes, domestic photo trips have included: Alaska, Albuquerque’s International Balloon Fiesta, Colonial Williamsburg, Colorado’s wildflowers and aspens, Florida’s beaches and landscapes, the Grand Canyon’s North and South rims, Jackson Hole, Lower Antelope and Secret canyons, North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Olympic National Park, Oregon’s waterfalls and tulips, Santa Fe, Taos, as well as Yellowstone and Zion National parks. She just returned from a photo trip on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. 

Upcoming trips include Big Bend National Park (TX), Patagonia, Scotland and Italy’s Lake Region. The most comprehensive set of her images can be found on her website sherylmclainphotography.com 

“There is beauty all around us and in every individual,” says McLain. “Capturing this beauty in a way that connects to the hearts and souls of others is truly rewarding.”