1951, grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and now lives in Oregon. He joined a Christian religious brotherhood in the early 1970s and, in 1975, first became interested in photography as a form of spiritual expression. In 1979 he left the brotherhood and married his wife, Ruth. Since then he and his wife are Orthodox. Burkett attends the Church of the Annunciation in Milwaukie, which belongs to the Orthodox Church of America (OCA). Notes Bibliography External links Burkett's web site 1951 births Nature photographers Living people Artists from Oregon Christian artists Photographers from Oregon Eastern Orthodox Christians from the United States