Stock Photo Galleries Arts in Houston - abstracts, museums, sculptures, theaters
Business Photos - banking, meetings & conferences, shops & shopping
China Photos - Olympic Stadium, cities, culture, industry, nature, people
Education Photos - higher education, libraries, primary schools
Environments of Texas - abstracts, agriculture, autumn, birds & bird watching, fauna, flora
Events & Parades in Texas - Art Car Parade, Chinese New Year, Gatorfest, Houston Marathon,
Food Photos - clubs, Houston Farmer's Market, preparation, restaurants
Houston Skyline Photos - Houston skylines and buildings
Industry Photos - construction, energy, logging, manufacturing
International Locations - Africa, Australia, Belize, Caribbean, others
Medical Photos - Texas Medical Center, hospitals, patients, technology
NASA photos - Johnson Space Center, NASA, Neutral Bouyancy Lab
Neighborhoods of Houston - aerials, Cinco Ranch, individual homes, urban neighborhoods
Occupational Photos - blue collar, firefighters, police, professionals
Oil & Gas Photos - drilling, energy, offshore, petrochemical
Parks & Fountains - Houston area parks including: Buffalo Bayou, Discovery Green, Hermann Park, Memorial Park
People Photos - children, cultures, families, individuals, leisure
Recreation Photos - fishing, golf, hunting, leisure
Religion Photos- buildings, services
Sports Photos - buildings, general, Houston Astros, Houston Texans
Texana Photos - country life, places, Houston rodeo, symbols, trail ride
Texas Gulf Photos - Galveston, Laguna Madre, South Padre, Texas Bays
Transportation Photos - air, Light Rail, Port of Houston, rail, shipping
United States Photos- California, Colorado, New Mexico, US flags
If it's archival Historic Houston photos that you're searching for, please see the collection of our good friend Story Sloane here
July 27, 2010
- Art in EaDo
Jim has begun a new project documenting the art and people of EaDo Houston. See more images here and be sure to check back as more images are added.
July 26, 2010
- Corpse Flower Lois
Lois is now gone, but Jim was able to capture photos of the corpse flower in its rare blooming phase. Pictured is Houston Museum of Natural Science horticulturist Zac Stayton examining and photographing the flower. More of Jim's corpse flower images can be seen here.
"Most of these flowers seem to produce a bloom for the first time when they are about 7 years old, and/or when the tuber has reached about 30 pounds in weight. The tuber can get as big as 200 pounds! They dont bloom all that often, but one plant can bloom several times (probably not in consecutive years though) during its lifetime. No-one seems to know what stimulates a given plant to bloom so you dont know until the spike is up and starting to open whether it is the leaf or the inflorescence."
Nancy Greig Director, Cockrell Butterfly Center Houston Museum of Natural Science
Sargassum seaweed
Band of oil from Galveston's 1990 Shinoussa oil spill
July 20, 2010
- Galveston Bay UPDATE
Ellis Pickett, founder of The Texas Surfrider Foundation and the Texas representative for the Gulf Restoration Network went to San Luis Pass where the patches of Sargassum were spotted. To everybody's relief, his findings confirmed that there was no oil in the seaweed.
July 20, 2010
- After the storm
After a rain filled evening, the clouds finally broke near sunset and cleared out enough for some great new skyline shots!
July 19, 2010
- Galveston Bay / San Luis Pass
LightHawk pilot Randy Henry flew me and environmental activist Sharron Stewart on an aerial coastal shoot looking for oil that had recently been reported off the Texas coast. As we flew over Christmas Bay and approached San Luis Pass, we were stunned to see what appeared to be moussed oil drifting into and through the Pass. I have shot numerous oil spills on the Texas coast in my career, and boy, did it look like oil. To get another perspective we flew along the beach where the 'oil' was washing ashore and , to our relief,we identified it as Sargassum seaweed covering the sand, not oil. It's possible the sightings off Bolivar Penisula were actually Sargassum as well, hopefully! Sharron is going to go down to the beach tomorrow and see if there is any oil in the seaweed, let us hope there is none.
July 12, 2010
- World Cup festivities in Texas
During the World Cup main event Texans joined right in with the world in celebrating
2 major countries vying for the big win.
July 06, 2010
- 4th of July Celebration in Houston
Following tradition, Houston put on a spectacular fireworks display for Independence Day on July 4th.
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photography subjects. We specialize in Houston skyline photos,
offshore oil drilling photos, and aerial photography. Many of
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The Oil and Gas photos in our library are a comprehensive collection of offshore and land-based petroleum images, representing U.S. and international oil drilling operations. Our Houston skyline photo gallery is a collection of images of the Houston skyline and it's architectural detail. See the city of Houston in the early moning hours, at night, or even from above.
The China photo collection is the result of extensive travel and assignments throughout China. Jim has a distinctive position in the Chinese photographic community which provides unique access to the commerce, customs and people of China. He has served as mentor to many Chinese photographers and has curated multiple shows and exhibited his own work.
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