Born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, Viktor Rangel has long been captivated by the diverse wildlife of our planet. Following a visit to Yellowstone National Park in 2023, where he felt dissatisfied with the quality of his smartphone photos, he resolved to invest in his first camera. Although he primarily works as a music teacher in a local school, he dedicates much of his free time to photography, focusing mainly on the local subjects that inhabit his surroundings.