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During many travels throughout rural areas of the Buckeye State I have had the good fortune of visiting several locations that provide glimpses back through history and how the original Ohioans (the pre-European settlers from 10,000 BC through to the 18th century) lived and worked the fertile flood plains of the many river valleys and hunted in the woodlands that at one time covered nearly the

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Lebanon, Ohio - a small town located between Dayton and Cincinnati, is known for its historic buildings, restored homes and antique shops. It is everyone’s vision of what small town America is all about. Lebanon’s claim to fame includes the historic Golden Lamb Restaurant and Inn, a favorite stop for U.S. Presidents dating back to Abraham Lincoln, and serving as the stage and backdrop of the

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The unofficial start of summer - Memorial Day Weekend. Go-cart races, car show and perfect weather at Lincoln Park in Kettering, Ohio. A great opportunity for some fun photography with lots of color and movement. My temporary living quarters is at the Residenz Apartments, right next door to all of these fun events. Another reason why I always have my camera gear at the ready.

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My apologies to a few of my local competitors, but guess what ?!? I’m staying in Dayton ! Yeah ! Yup, despite the challenges I’ve faced over the last five years (I started Picture Ohio, llc in April 2003), I have worked hard to build my reputation as a professional photographer here in Ohio. If anything, I think it has become more clear to me recently that I’ve been selling myself short when it

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Home and architectural photographs that were taken on assignment are once again part of Housetrends Magazine, including the cover and feature article. This is the second issue in a row where one of my images was used for publication on the cover, this one being the May/June 2008 issue of the magazine.

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This video reminds me of what drives my creative passion and desire to journey into and photograph nature.

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Many of my recent HDR photographs are being represented and marketed by Trigger Image - a not-so-typical stock photo agency based in England that places much more emphasis on unique styles of photography versus the usual and mundane. The contributing photographers chosen by Trigger are definitely more leading-edge on the creative scale of image making. I would venture to say that my work is more

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