Charles M. (Chuck) Lampman

Retired Naval officer, foundation manager
Kennesaw, Georgia, USA

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I've been a "serious amateur" for 61 of my 74 years, working in a small town photo studio through high school, and earning my spending money with my camera in college. As a career naval officer stationed in Japan in the 60s I thrilled to the precision of Nikon optics (all of which I still have), and since the 80s have combined photography with scuba diving, my other passion.

Since retiring from my second career as a non-profit foundation manager in 2004, I've been traveling and shooting pictures. Only in 2006 I discovered the thrill of being able to capture the whole scene- front, back and all around. I have a lot to learn, but I'm having a great time doing it.

Two of my panos are from the area of Kutaisi in the center of the country of Georgia; I traveled there frequently in my role as a director for Georgia to Georgia, Inc., a Georgia, USA based charity that helped educate Georgian children orphaned by the civil war and displaced from their homes by the Russian-Georgian conflict in August, 2008.