I am passionate about telling a story and capturing a moment in time through photography. I have competed in local, national and international photography challenges and competitions. My photography has been exhibited, published internationally both electronically and in print. I enjoy learning about people, history, nature and the world we live in through time spent outdoors, traveling and photography. I like to show the amazing qualities of simple things around us through images. I have seen beauty and horror, and photographed both. I lived in England and traveled throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East for over a decade. I now live in Charlotte, North Carolina. I love exploring this fascinating corner of southeastern America. If you like my photos here on Flickr and would like to license or publish one or more, please feel free to contact me to discuss your interest in using my images. I am a member of the National Geographic 'Your Shot' contributing photographer community, and a Getty Images Contributor.

Please feel free to leave comments and constructive opinions on any of my photos. It is greatly appreciated.

I regularly give my time, talent, and images to not for profit organizations like Cancer Research, sick children's care, homeless support, veterans support, and Autism awareness groups. I give so they can give.

* **UNAUTHORIZED USE and COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER * *

YOU MAY NOT COPY, DOWNLOAD, STOCKPILE, PRINT, BLOG, PUBLISH, OR USE ANY IMAGES IN WHOLE OR IN PART THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN MY PHOTO STREAM WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM MYSELF. ALL IMAGES WERE CREATED BY ME AND REMAIN MY EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY. INTELLECTUAL and COPY RIGHT ARE RESERVED. FAILURE TO OBSERVE RIGHTS AND IGNORE THIS WARNING WILL RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION. VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW POSSIBLE AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANY FINES, DAMAGES OR PENALTIES OUTSTANDING. This includes but is not confined to using public search engines such as Google, Bing, PicSearch, Yahoo, Image Raider and others to facilitate or enable technical or literal IMAGE THEFT. Downloading my images for use as a screen saver or wallpaper, or printing for personal use falls under this category.

Speed of Light [2]

(Christopher Strickland)