Fine Art Nature and Lanscape Prints by Photographer Jim Crotty- powered by SmugMug Many of the images available for sale as prints within this storefront were taken within the past year, at locations that include the U.P of Michigan, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks in Utah, the Antelope Canyons near Page, Arizona and of course, Hocking Hills, Ohio. But before you say “not more of Hocking

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The rites of summer on display in the prairie at Sugarcreek MetroPark near Dayton, Ohio.

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Scenes from last week’s Butterfly Festival at Cox Arboretum and MetroPark. Five Rivers MetroParks of Dayton does a wonderful job of organizing this and many other family-friendly events that celebrate the joy of nature and the natural beauty that’s located all around us here in the Dayton area. Although the butterfly activity within our local woodlands and prairies is just getting started, the

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HDR photography of found items at the Ft. Ancient Relic Store near Oregonia, Ohio:

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It’s still just as exciting to see my photography published today as it was when I first started Picture Ohio, LLC over five years ago, in April 2003. Whether it be in a book, magazine, newspaper or company brochure, there’s a tremendous feeling of self-satisfaction - as both an artist and a photographer - when I see the end-result of my work. My most recent work that has been published is

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It has been a crazy-busy two weeks for me - new home, new office/studio, daughters here with me for the summer, several large print orders and a few assignments as well. I never realized just how much goes into putting a new household together from scratch. It’s always, always something. And I’m still not finished with the moving-in process. But it will all be worth it. The following are my

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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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