Our History

For more than a decade Sagi worked with a Search and Rescue organization in Arizona, and after growing tired of recovering bodies, rescuing climbers and finding lost hikers, he asked a local newspaper to start including survival tips on its outdoor page. The editors agreed, so long as he wrote it, and the request launched his career in outdoor writing and photography. Along the way he's written three regional guidebooks, spent 10 years as editor in chief of Safari Times for Safari Club International, another 10 as editor in chief of publications at the National Rifle Association—including Shooting Illustrated—penned thousands of articles and  created nearly all of the photographs used in their illustration. His images continue to sell and a wide variety of companies harness his expertise for product images. Awards include the Outdoor Communicator of the Year from the Arizona Wildlife Federation in 1993—at the time the youngest recipient ever—NRA Publications Employee of the Year, the Division's Outstanding Editor award and others listed below.