Snowy Egret at sunset.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in 2012

As 2011 comes to a close, we are reminded of all we are grateful for – especially our relationship with you. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you, and for the many effusive compliments about Byron’s work. We wish you a happy holiday season and much success in the new year!

Here are some of the photographic results of hiking 1240 feet down into a ravine and back up and out over a distance of 8 miles.

Here is the photographic result of taking a wrong turn in the middle of the night and falling down a short (7ft) flight of stairs the next night.

One concussion, 8 stitches, a few CAT scans, EEGs and some x-rays later …. I’m back out into the wilderness where it is safer!

I recently returned from MIchigan, and I wanted to share a few images from this remarkable area. I was struck by the variety of subjects that I found. Texture and color blend together in Michigan to create a remarkable and inspiring canvas! View a few images from the trip click HERE

Pardon my absence. I just came back from the first leg of my fall photography trips. This year I started in Colorado. The colors were outstanding! In addition to getting some new images for my fine art nature photography library collection, I discovered even more places to return to later. I have posted a small collection of images from the shoot HERE. These images will soon be available on the web site for purchase. Stay tuned in coming weeks for images from West Virginia,  Michigan and more.

Skywriting Journal by Byron Jorjorian

This time it has been featured as the #1 pick by the Shopping Diva in the Tennessean newspaper for July 28th 2011 in the Life section!

Another nice review of the Missing Nature Show, featuring Byron’s fine art nature photographs appeared in the Davidson AM section of the Tennessean Newspaper this week. For a link to the article click .

On another note the show has been tentatively extended until September 10th.

Today is National Nature Photography Day. Enjoy our natural world in person and in pictures.

“I love the lotus because while growing from mud, it is unstained.” Confucian scholar Zhou Duny

I have mentioned before, I am drawn to photograph water lotus and water lilies flowers and leaves. In preparing some lotus images for a client I decided to do a little research on the water lotus and discovered some interesting facts:

The plant is an aquatic perennial. Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China. It is often mistaken for a water lily. The lotus is a completely different plant unrelated to the water lily.

In has many uses for food. In Asian cultures the roots, leaves, and flowers are used in many recipes as garnishes, teas, medicines and soups, just to name a few.

From ancient times the lotus flower has been a divine symbol in many Asian traditions.

Our friend Barbara Markoff, owner of Artrageous! in San Diego, has written a book titled, “Becoming a Corporate Art Consultant, the Handbook for Corporate Art Consultation.”

With very little information available on how to sell art programs to corporate clients, Barbara felt compelled to write a book on the subject and share her 29 years of experience.  Topics include

how to locate and work with artists, find leads, make presentations, write proposals, maintain client relationships, join the right networking groups, showcase the artwork with appropriate

framing design, and how to install artwork.  This book will be a valuable resource for all interested in selling art programs to corporate clients.

Barbara, a former art therapist, has been in the art and framing industry for almost 3 decades.  She has developed  over 400 art programs nationwide.   Her clients include a wide cross section of industries including healthcare, hospitality, law, education, commercial real estate, biotechnology, telecommunications, sports teams, and banking.