Gary Grossman's photostream  

Some of my great passions in life are travel, nature, and photography. Nature provides a sense of peace and magic. Travel broadens one's view of the world. Experiencing other cultures, meeting people from other communities and other countries and seeing the beauty, and sometimes ugliness, of the world has helped me understand that all of our lives are at once interconnected and individual. We are all the same.

I view the art of photography as a means to try to capture in an image the emotions I felt at the moment of the shutter click. Through photography I seek to document my own personal experiences, to capture scenes and events as I see them and to share with others the beauty and diversity of the world.

I almost always have camera in hand when I travel around town or around the world. My adventures have taken me around the U.S. and also to Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, China, and Tanzania.

My photographs have appeared in numerous publications including The Smithsonian, hang in the offices of the Environmental Defense Fund, and have won contests including the 2012 Oregonian Travel Photo Contest.

My photographs may not be blogged,reproduced, redistributed, copied or manipulated for commercial or private use under any circumstances without my consent. Please contact me if you are interested in using my photos. © Gary Grossman.