THE FILE 50,000+ 35mm, 6x7, 6x9, 6x17.

OVERVIEW Travel/scenics of bridges, cactus, cityscapes, deserts, highways, lakes, landscapes, mountains, rivers, roads, state capitols, state and national monuments. Wildlife. Railroads. Energy industry: coal mining, logging, nuclear power. Backgrounds: clouds, sunsets, trees. Civilian and military aviation. Boating, sailing, white-water rafting, hiking and mountain biking.

SPECIALTIES Ongoing comprehensive coverage of all agricultural subjects: beef and dairy cattle, farming, fertilizing, harvesting, irrigation, tilling, more. Crops: carrots, cotton, hops, onions, soybeans, sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, more. Farmscapes, grain silos, implements, tractors. World-class competition equestrian images — dressage, driving, eventing, show jumping. Kids with ponies, foals, rodeos, scenics with horses. Firefighting scenes, apparatus, flames, personnel, smoke. Contemporary railroading — Amtrak, Via Rail, beautiful trainscapes, commuter, exciting aerials of rail yards and trains, freight (autos, coal, grain, intermodal), intercity, light rail, rail workers, steam. Shipping — aerials, barges, container ships, harbors, lakers, loading cranes, ports, tankers, tugs. Over-the-road trucks in scenic locations. Golf courses and resorts. Adventure travel.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Entire continental U.S., Canada, Caribbean.

RECENT COVERAGE Ongoing coverage of specialties and expansion into travel, golf and underwater photography.

CREDITS Magazines: Elle, Equus, Geo, Harpers, Lui, Newlook, Newsweek, Popular Photography, Practical Horseman, Psychology Today, Railway Age, Robb Report, Sierra, Skiing, Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, Spur, Der Stern, Trains, Travel + Leisure, U.S. News & World Report, World Trade, Zoom. Books: Britannica, Compton's, Harcourt, Macmillan, National Geographic, Silver Burdett. Author/Photographer: The Art of Railroad Photography (Kalmbach, 1993), In the Irons: Show Jumping, Dressage & Eventing (Howell, 1994), Rolling Thunder: A Portrait of North American Railroading (Norton, 1991). Advertising/Corporate: American Cyanamid, Amoco, Amtrak, Burlington Northern, Canon, Conrail, Dun & Bradstreet, Fuji, Hoechst Roussel, Luitpold, MBNA, Merck, Motorola, Norfolk Southern, Oppenheimer Funds, Patagonia, Pfizer, Philip Morris, Rockwell International, Siemens, Thrall, Union Pacific, Union Switch and Signal, Via Rail.

COMMENTS Benson often uses helicopters at low altitudes for dynamic, unique perspectives. Visit website for a selection of images. Send for 28-page color mini-portfolio.