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.