THE FILE 15,000 35mm; 20,000 digital.

OVERVIEW Grant Collier is a nature photographer specializing in images of Colorado and Utah. He also has a growing collection of images from many other western states and several Pacific Islands. Collier also works with night photography.

NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY Long exposures, which result in star trails and short exposures, which capture the stars as points of light. Uses high-quality f1.4 lenses and noise reduction software to capture the highest quality astrophotography available.

COLORADO LANDSCAPES Extensive collection of photos from every region of Colorado, including better-known locations and little-known natural wonders.

UTAH LANDSCAPES Large and growing collection of images from southern Utah.

MACROPHOTOGRAPHY Close-up photos of flowers, leaves and other plants.

NATIONAL PARKS & MONUMENTS Extensive collection of images from all of Colorado's national parks and monuments, as well as Arches National Park and many other national parks in the western United States.

COLORADO HISTORY Black & white, then-and-now photos taken by Grant Collier and his great-great-grandfather, the pioneer photographer Joseph Collier.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS United States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming. South Pacific: American Samoa, Fiji, Moorea Island (near Tahiti), New Zealand, Western Samoa. South America: Southern Chile. Asia: Japan.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PLANS Colorado Plateau extensively.

CREDITS Magazines/Newspapers: 5280, Colorado Central, Colorado Expression, Denver Post, Digital Photo, Elevated Living, Jade, Preservation, Rocky Mountain News (cover), more. Books: America's Scenic Drives, Southwest Desert Towers, The Special Reserve Collection, Mammoth Book series, Cube Book series. Author/Photographer: Colorado: Yesterday & Today, Colorado: Moments in Time, Colorado's Hidden Wonders, Colorado Wild, Colorado's San Juan Mountains, Have You Ever Held a Mountain?; two more books in production on Colorado's national parks & monuments and Arches National Park. Calendars: A yearly Colorado wall calendar; 2010 & 2011 Falling Waters calendar. TV: NBC, CBS, PBS, CW, many others. Websites: CNN.com. Advertising/Corporate: First Federal Bank, Rocky Mountain Angling Club, City of Black Hawk, Wilderness Society, Castle Rock Collaboration.

RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS Published writer who has written the text for all his photography books.

COMMENTS More than 4,000 of my photos can be found on my stock site www.coloradopics.com. These images are sold royalty-free at a fixed price, but I can make them available on a rights-managed basis, with the price depending on the use. If you have a need for a photo in my coverage area and don't see it on the site, please ask for it.

NONEDITORIAL SERVICES Decor prints are available at: www.gcollier.com. I offer photography workshops at www.collierworkshops.com.