Randy Craig is an art photographer living in Portland, Oregon. He takes photographs of nature and people to capture their beauty and be able to share it with others. He enjoys traveling immensely if for no other reason than to be taken by the beauty that he finds where his journeys lead him.

We feel that Randy is spot on about wanting to capture beauty to the extent possible through his photography. Randy prefers not to let the beauty that exists in this world to slip past him. He would like it for this beauty, as it were, to be preserved in his photography and to go on forever.

For Randy, his hiking and his photography go together. Hiking takes Randy to places that he otherwise might not be able to get to by the other, more common means of transport. Randy likes to be kept guessing what lies up the hill or around the bend. He does not mind getting…

The age-old debate of what is art—and what works could be considered “art”—is as alive today as it was decades ago, as the controversy surrounding Australian “art” photographer Bill Henson’s works proves.

Bill’s works are often presented in diptychs or triptychs, and his photos commonly use dark, ambiguous lighting and contrast. But these qualities aren’t what made his works famous (or infamous, depending on how you look at it), but rather, his choice of models and how they are portrayed in his photos.

Men. Women. The relationship between them. Childhood, adulthood. These topics are what most of Bill’s works revolve around. His photos have been praised by many art critics and publications and have been exhibited in various international galleries for over more than 20 years.

But in the past year, Bill’s work has been at the center of much hoopla and has been the cause of many debates and much buzz in the several artists’ circles. A certain photo…