Just like each of us, I believe each picture has a soul.
My job is to reach out and capture its essence.

Charles Campbell is a nature photographer, author and video producer. His photographs are used world-wide for advertising and editorial placements including books, magazines, multimedia, television, billboards, and calendars. His fine art images are collected by enthusiasts from all over the world and are part of many private and corporate collections.

Charles Campbell's ChromaZone™ Exposure System is widely acknowledged as a major refinement of the zone system. Thousands of amateurs and professionals have adopted his color photography methods.

In addition to his award-winning photography, Charles has experienced a life of adventure. He has participated in 13 international mountaineering expeditions and was a mountain guide on North America's highest peak, Mt. McKinley. He was a wilderness survival instructor for Outward Bound School. For many years, he was a certified, professional ski instructor.

One of his most daring adventures involved a solo run of the Grand Canyon in a single punishing day (South Rim to North Rim, round-trip). He also completed a 5-day, 150 mile solo endurance run from Death Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney, California.

In 1982, Charles was to have a life-altering experience while climbing Alaska's 19,008 ft high, Mt. St Elias. A massive snow avalanche broke loose from the glaciated slopes high overhead. A harrowing high- speed getaway ensued as Charles attempted to outrun it on his skis. Buried under 3 feet of snow and ice, his climbing companions dug him out and resuscitated his lifeless body. Buried alive, without any oxygen for more than 20 minutes, he survived by the narrowest of margins when his body went into a deep hypothermic state. The experience led to a period of deep introspection. He decided to leave an ungratifying career in sales in order to lead the life of a creative artist.

I want to look back on my life and
know that I asked enough of myself.

Partial Publishing Credits National Geographic Sierra Club Amphoto Publishers Colorado Magazine Colorado Yellow Pages Outside Magazine Wisconsin Trails Browntrout Calendars Terrell Publishers Smith-Southwestern Outdoor Photographer Outdoor Gear Magazine, Contributing Editor Outside Magazine Backpacker Magazine Powder Magazine Outdoor & Travel Photography Magazine The Tonight Show, NBC Grand Prize, Sierra Magazine Annual Photo Contest Vail Magazine Encyclopedia Britannica National Parks & Conservation Association Landmark Sunset Magazine Microsoft Explorer Global Ad Campaign

Magazine cover: Self portrait

Exhibitions
1990 Sierra Club Solo Exhibit, Berkeley, CA
Rocky Mountain National Park, Artist in Residence
Reflections Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon
Grand Canyon National Park, Eloquent Light Solo Exhibit
Gallery Works, Aspen, Colorado
Grant Gallery, Denver, The Charles Campbell Collection
Finger Lakes Tourist Comm., NY, Waterfalls & Wildflowers Solo Exhibit
Denver Public Library, Rocky Mountain National Park Solo Exhibit
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado
Eye of the Camera, Littleton Art Council, CO, 1st and 3rd Place Juried

Partial Client List