My photographic journey began as a hobby hiking in the outdoors and sharing its beauty with others.  Later when I started using a digital camera I began to pursue this art form more fully.  As I continue, I find my interests expanding from the beauty of nature to a celebration of this planet, its life, and the human spirit.

My photographs have won many awards and appeared in numerous galleries including a one man show at the 29 Palms Art Gallery and group shows at the California Museum of Photography  and Buenaventura Art Gallery.  They have been on the cover of The Sun Runner ,  National Park Service publications and shuttle buses,  the J. Paul Getty Museum website, and Desert Institute course calendars and website.  My pictures have also been featured in the Malibu Times, Photographer's Edge,  805, New Spirit, Distinctive Homes, and Your Health Connection.

I hope that sharing these pictures with you will convey what a beautiful and precious gift this world is.  The quality and health of our lives is certainly connected to the respect and care we treat this earth and all that lives on it.

Jim Belsley