Barbara (Barb) Brickey Jividen is a photographer, writer, and faith-based children's author, born in West Virginia, now living in Ohio. Formerly in the publishing industry for 10+ years, Barb also worked in the education field for more than 16 years. Barb is also a state-certified photography instructor, and licensed photography guide. In her leisure time, Barb likes to focus on photographing nature and wildlife subjects. She loves to hike and enjoys nature in general; but her favorite pastime is traveling and camping across the US to photograph wildlife, landscapes, and flora.

Together with her husband, Jerry, Barb has worked with book and magazine publishers since the early 1990's, creating stock photography and articles for publications that include National Geographic Kids Magazine, National Geographic Books, National Wildlife Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Skywest Magazine, Reiman Publications, and field guides for Adventure Publications, and more.