James Crotty James Crotty

Nature, landscape and wildlife photography has been my creative release and passion since I was 12 years old. Today I still have the same since of wonder and excitement when I'm capturing images of not only the Ohio landscape but also in other areas of the United States including Colorado, Utah, Montana, Pennsylvania and more. I also have an extensive collection of photographs taken in and around several Civil War Battlefields.

My photography has been recognized with awards from the National Wildlife Federation, National Park Service and the Professional Photographers of Ohio. Installations of my prints can be viewed at several of the largest hospitals and medical centers in Ohio. Publication includes Smithsonian Magazine, Ohio Magazine and Ohio State Parks Magazine

In 2009 I earned the designation of Certified Professional Photographer.

In Dayton, Ohio I teach and lead a regular program of full-day, nature photography workshops.

My absolute favorite location in Ohio for capturing nature, landscape and wildlife photographs is in Hocking Hills State Park. The quiet and subtle beauty of the sandstone cliffs, waterfalls and Hemlock forests moves me beyond words.

Since my younger days, exploring the Ohio woodlands with camera in hand, I’ve served as a U.S. Marine, studied as a college student, worked as a marketing manager, returned to school as a graduate student, taught college courses in communications and journalism as well as expressed my impressions of the world as a writer. However, the one constant in my life has, and always will be, my love for nature photography.

I studied Professional Nature Photography under David Middleton at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana. My gear includes Canon EOS Digital 5D Mark II and 1D Mark III cameras, Canon L lenses, Bogen tripod, Kirk ballhead and L-brackets, Lowepro bags, Canon Speedlite, Alien Bee strobes and my Vasquez boots.

I own and manage Picture Ohio, LLC from my home in Centerville, Ohio, where I am also a single dad for my daughters, Emma and Chloe. I am an active member in the North American Nature Photography Association, Professional Photographers of America and Professional Photographers of Ohio.

http://ohiophoto.org
http://calmphotos.com