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About
Hi! My name is Christine 'Cat' Antoniuk.
I am the face behind the lens and pen of life+wild.
It has always been my destiny to become a wildlife photographer,...
...however, that journey has been winding and filled with many detours.
I am globally sourced, locally engaged, and cosmically inspired.
Globally Sourced.
I was born in Germany, and German is my first language, but I grew up mainly on both coasts of the United States.
After graduating from the University of Washington, my first career was in computers. Previous employers include Unisys, Pacific Bell, and Remedy Corporation. During this time, I lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and then the San Francisco Bay Area.
Once I became a mother, I traded the corporate track for the title of Domestic Goddess, and we moved to Washington state, where I studied interior design at Bellevue College.
A few years later, our family landed in Boise, Idaho. There, I began to practice freelance graphic design.
At the same time, I played professional poker, spending summers in Las Vegas at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). However, I never truly succeeded in that arena, and after nearly three decades, I finally threw in the towel in 2022.
Locally Engaged.
Since 2007, I have resided in Boise, Idaho, USA, along with my ever-patient husband, two occasional fledglings, and currently, four very dissimilar cats.
I volunteer with the Golden Eagle Audubon Society and have assisted the Intermountain Bird Observatory, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, and Idaho Parks and Recreation. Occasionally, I also donate prints to other organizations, such as the Winter Wildlands Alliance.
You might find me paddleboarding or playing pool when I am not photographing or penning a story. I also picked up pickleball recently. (I seem to have a penchant for activities that start with the letter “p!”)
Cosmically Inspired.
Wildlife has captivated me my whole life.
As a child, my room was filled with stuffed animals, and I religiously watched Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom.
I would stare out car windows for hours, hoping to glimpse a deer or bear through the massive trees lining the road.
These days, I am still delirious about wildlife sightings, whether from a car, a boat, a trail, or home. I call it Animal Tourette Syndrome when others wonder why I’m freaking out.
Always an avid traveler, I now seize every opportunity to spotlight an area’s biodiversity, from my backyard to the other side of the world.
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