In a Very Sad Note

Chas Glatzer, fellow adventurer in nature photography and someone I’ve been with on trips multiple times over the years, has passed after being involved a three-vehicle collision on Interstate 85 on Thursday, June 25th. While he was extracated from his car and flown by helicopter to the Spartanville Medical Center, he died early Sunday morning from his injuries. Chas was the owner of shootthelight.com, and after a successful career in portrait and event photography, moved into wildlife photography only to became a world-reknowed nature photographer and eventually one of Canon’s Explorers of Light. In addition to teaching workshops around the world (which I’ve recommended to a number of you over the years), you’ve almost certainly seen some of Chas’s photos, as they’ve appeared in a wide range of outdoor and photography magazines, including National Geographic. Everyone who knew, worked with, or took a Chas workshop has a Chas Story. I’ll bet most people, like myself, have many. My…