Priorities | Breaking Out Of Comfort Zones

February 15, 2013

I’m finally coming out of the back side of a rather lengthy and complicated move and relocation, 1,000 miles west to Frisco, Texas from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. I’m thankful that the move is coming to an end and I can now get on to what I do best, capture and create photographs – [...]

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January Sunset and Moonrise | Hilton Head Island

January 28, 2013

January Sunset and Moonrise | Hilton Head Island, a set on Flickr. Via Flickr: The rising of the full ‘Wolf Moon” on the evening of January 26 2013 from Burke’s Beach Park on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. This is my favorite public beach access on the Island. I shot a lot of family beach [...]

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A Year Living in the Light | Meaning and Milestones

January 15, 2013

Milestones are important. These are the moments in life when we pause, reflect and are made aware of the beauty and mystery that is both grace and life. At the beginning of each year there’s always the question – “what will the next 12 months hold in store for me?” And then always on December [...]

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Returning to Peace through Art | Photography and Healing

December 20, 2012

In the beauty of nature and through the expression of art resides the healing power of grace, now more than ever. In a world full of tragedy and sadness it is often the outward expression of heartfelt emotion that can return us to that central place of peace we all long for, whether such expression [...]

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Jim Crotty’s Top 13 Tips for Nature Photography | Professional Photographer Magazine Web Exclusive

December 3, 2012

Jim Crotty’s Top 13 Tips for Nature Photography Professional Photographer Magazine Web Exclusives. I am thankful for the opportunity to be featured in the December 2012 issue of “Professional Photographer,” the monthly magazine of the Professional Photographers of America. Accompanying the article is a “top tips” list published as a web exclusive of “Professional photographer.” [...]

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Making Our Verse | Autumn Journey Photo Workshop Recap

October 31, 2012

It was my pleasure to have the opportunity to lead and teach a group of 19 very talented and enthusiastic photography students during this past weekend’s workshop in Hocking Hills, Ohio. They were also a very understanding group because as it turned-out, I was functioning with a torn left quad tendon just above my knee. [...]

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