An amatuer photographer (obviously) and an epidemiologist, hobbist woodworker, history buff, and historical simulation gamer. I also enjoy Jazz and SciFi (books and movies).

Any comments or suggestions on how to improve my photos is appreciated.

If you are interested in any of my photographs for commerical purposes or versions without a watermark then please contact me at epidemiologist42 [at] gmail dot com

If you are interested in any of my photographs for a non-commercial Creative Common license, please attribute the photo as follows:

H. Michael Arrighi, flickr.com/photos/arrighi/ {link either text or the image to the specific source image comment and overview page}, please link your text or image to my related Flickr image comment and overview page - viewers should know exactly where the source image you are using is located, not just the domain within which it is housed. I would appreciate a note via Flickr mail or directly to epidemiologist42 [at} gmail dot com indicating which image was used (please include the URL to the framed image comment page - not just "your flower photo" or a link to a static farm .jpg). If appropriate I will add to the image description a link to your project. You are also encouraged to add a comment to the photo with links to its use by you, and add tags (labels) to further enhance its visibility. If you use my image(s) in a printed publication or video production, I'd love to get via postal mail a copy of the publication or tear sheets for my portfolio if practicable. Mail to me - please contact for address. I appreciate others seeing and enjoying my images in a responsible way.

Be sure to use the full-resolution versions available under "all sizes" for best reproduction. If you are using my image(s) in a composite such as a slideshow, screen-saver, flash package, etc., it must be clearly evident which images are mine via watermarks and/or embedded/attached list of sources. It is not adequate to have a credits page elsewhere that states "some images are used from me etc." This last point is especially relevant for for-profit uses of my images that are not purely non-profit, charitable, or educational in nature.

Paintings/Drawings: Artists are welcome to use my Creative Commons Attribution photos as well as a basis for a drawing or painting in exchange for attribution. If an image of your artwork based on my photo is displayed online, attribution should be as specified above and state for example, "partially based on a photo from "H. Michael Arrighi." The same note should be used in any printed description of the work. If you also post your paintings on Flickr it would be appreciated if you add a comment at my source photo to your version, and at your painting, linking the two together.

Advertising use: Unless otherwise noted, my Flickr photos of people do not have signed model releases. Advertising usage of my photos (e.g., in brochures, catalogs, print ads) is very different from editorial usage (e.g., in newspaper, magazines, books). Neither you, nor even I, can use my people photos in any form of advertising, especially if any people in the photo are recognizable and might be interpreted as endorsing a product, service, cause, candidate, etc.