You are probably asking yourself, "What does 'Uma Rapiti' mean?"  Uma Rapiti means, "Run Rabbit" in the native tongue of the Maori...the indigenous people of New Zealand.

How did I come up with that name?  In 1997 I served with a US Army Special Operations unit in Bosnia.  One of my fellow officers was a Kiwi officer (New Zealand).  Uma Rapiti is a children's song that we taught to the local children of Banja Luka, Bosnia.

Combine the above with the fact I have a passion for sight hounds...specifically, whippets and I ended up with, "Uma Rapiti Photography."

Currently, I have two whippet ladies, a whippet guy, a greyhound and an Afghan hound. 

My inspiration for Uma Rapiti was MAJ Steve Tamaona, NZ (3rd from left, back row).  I am in the front row on the right.  This picture was taken in 1997 at the Metal Factory in Banja Luka, Bosnia.