“I enjoy the process of creating images that visually communicate a feeling, a story and a memory that are original to my unique artistic talents, technological skills and personal vision of the world and light around us. The feeling of self-satisfaction that I consistently experience from this photographic creative process is matched only by the satisfaction I experience when delivering to my clients a finished product that inspires the imagination, pleases the eye and presents the subject in a light and environment never to be repeated again. I am an artist, a visual communicator and most of all, a story teller.” Although Jim calls the Hocking Hills region of southeastern Ohio the "home of his creative soul," his photographic expeditions and journeys have taken him to major National Parks in Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana. He has also enjoyed photographing other scenic and historic locations, including many Civil War Battlefields, in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Jim Crotty studied Professional Nature Photography under David Middleton at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana. In addition to his work with nature and landscape subjects, which have been recognized with national awards and published in several books and magazines, Jim also provides assignment photography services for individuals, corporations and non-profit organizations, to include editorial, portrait, product, architecture, event and model portfolio photography. http://jimcrotty.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/Photographer-Jim-Crotty-Self/615951650_WeNYx-Ti.jpg http://jimcrotty.smugmug.com/ 2009-08-10T03:41:17Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. 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