About

My love for photography started when I was young. I would look at our family photo albums over and over again. There was something incredible to me about freezing a moment in time. When I grew older I studied commercial photography under the late James Cox. I loved everything about it. The years I spent in the darkroom and the field were the best in that period of my life. The understanding of light combined with the ability to control how it is recorded is an incredible feeling. My favorite part of film and darkroom work was having the control to reproduce an image of a scene the way I saw it. After finishing school, I had no access to a darkroom. I grew frustrated with the inconsistent results from the local photo labs. Photography had lost its magic for me. Then there was digital. This was a “game changer”. Through modern DSLRs and software, I was able to regain the control and the magic. My passion to create has never been stronger. You can view my portfolio at my site www.tobygant.com. Contact info: Email: tobygant@icloud.com

94 thoughts on “About”

heavenlyraindrops on August 3, 2013 at 11:22 am said:

Thanks for the follow. Your photos are amazing!

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mysticalsilentsoul on August 3, 2013 at 11:49 pm said:

thanks for the like on my post…Your photography is amazing ! Wow ….

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Adrian Morrison on August 4, 2013 at 10:34 am said:

Thanks for stopping by. Your photos are beautiful.

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Stephanie on August 5, 2013 at 12:26 pm said:

Hi, thanks for stopping by my blog. You’ve got some amazing shots, especially the waterfall pictures. 🙂

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recordlifemedia on August 5, 2013 at 4:50 pm said:

Thanks for the like, Toby. Your site has some great pics of waterfalls, very nice job taking those shots.

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vsperry on August 6, 2013 at 5:38 pm said:

Thanks for liking my post about La Sagrada Familia. Your photography is quite beautiful and you obviously have a lot of passion for taking pictures…can’t wait to see more!

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Rick on August 7, 2013 at 9:43 am said:

Awesome site. I’d like to see what you would do with that camera in Red River Gorge KY. Keep living the dream.

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- tobygant on August 7, 2013 at 12:10 pm said:
  
  Rick,
  
  Thanks for the kind words. I’ll have to add that location to my list for sure. I love your work. Thanks for stopping by.
  
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benvenutocellini on August 7, 2013 at 4:33 pm said:

Honored by your visit!!!! and thank you so much for following my blog!
Luana/Rome

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mcsirishart on August 8, 2013 at 9:05 am said:

Hi, I love all your photographs, the waterfalls are excellent!

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swamiupendra on August 8, 2013 at 9:10 am said:

Hi Toby, thanks for the visit to my site. Liked your photographs a lot, specialy the waterfalls.

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JustDeb on August 8, 2013 at 11:42 am said:

Thanks for visiting. Your photos are great. I have taken pictures forever but I am really just learning how. Look forward to more on your blog. Will follow.

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Maggie Beck on August 8, 2013 at 12:22 pm said:

Thanks for liking my post today on Tide Line Still Life. I really appreciate it, and I have thoroughly enjoyed perusing your work.

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Middlemay Farm on August 8, 2013 at 7:39 pm said:

I love reading stories about people doing what they love!

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Maggie Beck on August 9, 2013 at 8:14 am said:

Thank you so very much for liking my recent posts on Tide Line Still Life. Your work is positively stunning, so it is a genuine compliment that you would enjoy my images. Best, Maggie

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dicedimagery on August 10, 2013 at 5:24 pm said:

Hi Toby, thanks for taking time to like my post “Just add backlight”. I took a quick look at your gallery images and with that I just had to follow you. That is a good body of work!

Andrew
Diced Imagery project

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Dymoon on August 12, 2013 at 11:01 am said:

some of your photos are super fab. thanks for sharing.

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iwasrescued on August 12, 2013 at 10:16 pm said:

Really amazing! Respects!

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Tim Murphy on August 12, 2013 at 10:21 pm said:

Your photos are great!

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ken and agnes photoworks on August 13, 2013 at 7:25 am said:

hi toby,

thanks for liking my recent post and dropping by.
your work is fabulous and inspiring.
do drop by ever again, look forward to hearing from you.

very best regards,
kap

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mindfulmagpie on August 13, 2013 at 9:14 pm said:

Hi Toby. Your photos are great! I hope I will learn something from you! And thanks for the like on my blog. If you ever want to tell me what I can do to improve a photo it will NOT hurt my feelings!

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Doug Seim on August 15, 2013 at 11:34 am said:

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Your pics are wonderful and I’ll have to take some time to scout around. As note, those pics of the Ice-Cold Frozen Adventure were taken using my iPhone, so don’t hold me too accountable. There are better ones taken with my Nikon on my site. Best regards.

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Kimberly on August 15, 2013 at 4:01 pm said:

Thank you for liking my Growing Wild post. I appreciate this coming from one who has your experience. Your recent State Park pictures are fabulous.

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Katja Skokow on August 16, 2013 at 8:56 am said:

Thanks for liking my “Ostsommer II” post. I’m just starting photography and your pictures are so amazing! I hope I can reach someday that kind of quality.

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- tobygant on August 16, 2013 at 9:03 am said:
  
  Thanks for your kind words. I think your work is great! It’s hard to believe you are just getting started. Practice is the key to photography like most other things. Henri Cartier-Bresson said, “Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.”
  
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  - Katja Skokow on August 16, 2013 at 9:05 am said:
    
    10.000?! Oh… so… 8.000 to go… oO
  - Katja Skokow on August 16, 2013 at 9:08 am said:
    
    But thank YOU for your kind words 😉 Yes, I’ve just started. Bought the camera in January and still struggling with all the possibilities. Exposure time, white balance and so on… ugh! So much to learn!
  - tobygant on August 16, 2013 at 10:15 am said:
    
    Enjoy the journey. I’ll be following your progress.
nanayjo on August 16, 2013 at 11:59 am said:

Thanks for liking my post about Roxas City 🙂

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cottageonstrawberry on August 18, 2013 at 4:33 am said:

Appreciate your stopping by poetrycottage. Your photos are lovely. So ‘fresh and alive’.

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poetsmith246 on August 19, 2013 at 5:11 pm said:

Your photos with accompanying descriptions are very interesting and creative! Glad you liked my poem “Cascading Waterfall.” Do visit again.

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- tobygant on August 19, 2013 at 10:24 pm said:
  
  Will do, Poet.
  
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- tobygant on August 20, 2013 at 9:51 pm said:
  
  Thanks, poet. You are so creative. Love your site.
  
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  - poetsmith246 on August 21, 2013 at 3:48 pm said:
    
    Thanks for visiting and I appreciate it.
meticulousmick on August 21, 2013 at 6:19 pm said:

Toby, you have some great images here. like them a lot. Just popped over to say thanks for the like. MM 🍀

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- tobygant on August 21, 2013 at 9:19 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Mick. I love your site. I hope to travel as much as you some day.
  
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Mary Ann on August 23, 2013 at 5:34 pm said:

Thanks for liking Stones and Feathers, Toby. I am enjoying checking out your photography and like it, too.

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Virgilio Gavia on August 24, 2013 at 8:39 pm said:

thanks for the visit and for liking my post. nice blog you have here.

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irinadim on August 25, 2013 at 8:20 am said:

Amazing photography! Thanks for liking my post.

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Makeda on August 26, 2013 at 11:07 pm said:

Thank you so much for the like on my post. Your images are AH-MAZING!! Breathtaking really. I’ll be back often for some inspiration 🙂

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- tobygant on August 27, 2013 at 7:16 am said:
  
  Thanks for you kind words, Makeda. I love your blog.
  
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tbeckerphotos on September 2, 2013 at 1:44 pm said:

Hi Toby! I’ve seen you stop by my blog a couple times, thank you for enjoying my posts! Hope to see you again!

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Seize The Day RV Adventure & Bird Watching Cafe on September 8, 2013 at 1:14 pm said:

Beautiful Photos! Thank You!

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Joyce on September 10, 2013 at 4:10 pm said:

Thanks for recently visiting and reading my blog. Your photos are incredible. Really beautiful. Love the waterfall pictures.

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pishnguyen on September 15, 2013 at 9:47 pm said:

Hi, hi! Thank you for visiting my blog, and for the “like” on my recent post. I am happy you enjoyed it, and I appreciate your visit to my site. I enjoyed your blog so very much. Your photographs are beyond amazing. They are so breathtaking; I think I could sit and look at them forever.

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- tobygant on September 16, 2013 at 8:59 am said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Pish. You have talent at finding creative perspectives. I love your blog.
  
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peterM on September 16, 2013 at 1:15 pm said:

Hi Toby
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and for liking my post. Your site is awesome by the way.

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suej on September 24, 2013 at 2:19 pm said:

Many thanks for visiting my site, and your like on my post. Just taken a trip over to your website, great images 🙂

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Phil Shepherd on September 26, 2013 at 8:09 am said:

Hi Toby, Thanks for stopping by and visiting my site. Your images make me homesick, my parents live just outside the Smokies and I love to go on trail walks when I am there. Good stuff!

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Riccardo Barcucci on September 26, 2013 at 11:54 am said:

Thanks a lot for visiting my photo blog and the likes. Congrats for your images, really stunning!

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- tobygant on September 26, 2013 at 9:32 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Riccardo. You have some incredible images yourself. I love your blog.
  
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  - Riccardo Barcucci on September 29, 2013 at 5:19 am said:
    
    🙂
Wilder Man on Rolling Creek on October 4, 2013 at 1:51 am said:

What a wonderful surprise to visit your blog. Amazing images. I look forward to following your journey, and hearing some of your story. Good luck to you with your passion and art. And thank you for visiting Wilder Man on Rolling Creek. Peace, T

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- tobygant on October 4, 2013 at 8:51 am said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, T. Your blog is great!
  
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valzone on October 4, 2013 at 10:27 am said:

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Fabulous photos you have here, I shall enjoying trawling some more.

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jeanryan1 on October 7, 2013 at 11:08 am said:

Beautiful photographs, Toby. They are tributes to this earth.

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- tobygant on October 7, 2013 at 11:18 am said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Jean. We certainly live on a beautiful planet.
  
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eddiemyers on October 8, 2013 at 7:46 am said:

thanks for stopping by and the like. I enjoyed looking at your shots of so many of the beautiful waterfalls in Georgia. I have been to several of them. It looks like you are making your way through all of them. Best Wishes!

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easternshorebrent on October 10, 2013 at 10:41 am said:

Thanks for liking my story about oystering on the Chesapeake Bay. Your photography is amazing!

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- tobygant on October 10, 2013 at 10:46 am said:
  
  It’s a great story, Brent. And who doesn’t love oysters? Also, there is something said for being independent.
  
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lakesideindia on October 13, 2013 at 2:26 am said:

You have some fantastic photos here!
Thanks for liking my post about the praying mantis
Dorinda

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maryoconnor12 on October 17, 2013 at 9:06 am said:

Thanks for visiting and liking my blog and, in so doing, introducing me to yours. Love your theme line, “just living the dream” — worth subscribing to!

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- tobygant on October 17, 2013 at 9:21 am said:
  
  Thanks, Mary. Your blog is incredible. It looks like you get your share of adventure.
  
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jeaninjackson on October 19, 2013 at 9:48 am said:

Thanks for stopping by. I would love to learn to take water shots !! Yours are fantastic.

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sued51 on November 4, 2013 at 10:24 am said:

Glad that you “rediscovered” your passion and we can all experience the results! Thanks for liking my blog posts…

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- tobygant on November 4, 2013 at 10:28 am said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Sue. I like your blog.
  
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lacyedney on November 4, 2013 at 4:01 pm said:

Gorgeous photography! So glad you found the magic again. 🙂

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- tobygant on November 4, 2013 at 4:03 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Lacy. I love your adventure blog!
  
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rainshadowfarm on November 5, 2013 at 4:02 pm said:

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love your photography! And I know what you mean about moments in time – glad you’ve reconnected with the magic. Your magic is creating some inspiring nature shots!

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- tobygant on November 5, 2013 at 4:15 pm said:
  
  WOW. You have 8 children and still find time to maintain an incredible blog. You are amazing.
  
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rainshadowfarm on November 5, 2013 at 4:24 pm said:

Thanks! One of my daughters is a young photographer. She gives you a big thumbs up, too.

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shuaybshoaib on November 19, 2013 at 6:49 am said:

Thanks for liking my post; i’l take a look at your blog and i think photography is rather interesting

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rigmover on November 23, 2013 at 5:06 am said:

Hey thanks for the visit and like on my blog, you have a great blog here.

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- tobygant on November 23, 2013 at 4:12 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Rigmover. Your blog is incredible.
  
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67merrill on November 23, 2013 at 4:44 pm said:

Thanks for liking my post. Your work is terrific!!

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tibaraphoto on November 27, 2013 at 6:09 pm said:

Thank you for stopping by my site, and for taking the time to like one of my posts. I am very happy to have discovered yours, your images are beautiful. Please feel free to stop by again, I will certainly do the same. Best wishes from Japan.

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Juno's View on December 4, 2013 at 6:07 am said:

Thanks for dropping in on my recently established blog. Love the photos of the waterfalls; they remind me that we have some fabulous waterfalls here in Wales (UK). So when I expand my blog beyond Cardiff I now have another idea of a direction to follow.

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dorisbolliger on July 27, 2014 at 7:18 pm said:

Thank you for sharing your photography! I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. To see the rules, please go to: http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/vba-rules.

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O. Bisogno Scotti on August 4, 2014 at 2:05 pm said:

I understand your dilemma Toby. I started with black and white film which gave me compete control from capture to print, but it was color transparency film for publication which gave me pause. I had no control over it after capture. With digital, we have it all!

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debibradford on August 23, 2014 at 7:11 am said:

I just found your blog and am gobsmacked – such beautiful images. I get lost in them, or perhaps I find myself in them. Thank you so much for capturing the beauty of this planet and sharing with us all. You’ve a new “follower!”

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- tobygant on August 25, 2014 at 9:36 am said:
  
  Thanks, Debi. I can say the same about your blog. It looks like you share my kinship with nature and adventure. I’ll be following your blog also.
  
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Maya on August 30, 2014 at 1:38 pm said:

Awesome photography!!!

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- tobygant on August 30, 2014 at 1:42 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Maya. I love your blog. Lots of action there.
  
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Evan Blittersdorf on September 1, 2014 at 11:46 am said:

Toby,
Thanks for the like! Your photography’s amazing. Keep it up 🙂

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- tobygant on September 1, 2014 at 11:49 am said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Evan.
  
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Mathukutty P. V. on September 22, 2014 at 11:13 am said:

Thanks for liking my post. Your photography is nice

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Mary Kendall on October 7, 2014 at 11:38 pm said:

I’m really enjoying your photographs so much. The sheer variety and all the nuances of the waterfalls are fascinating. I think I’ll be back soon to explore some more. Lovely pictures.

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- tobygant on October 8, 2014 at 12:03 am said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Mary.
  
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fairchris on October 15, 2014 at 6:01 pm said:

Thanks for stopping by our blog and liking our Iris post

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- tobygant on October 15, 2014 at 6:07 pm said:
  
  It’s an interesting blog. Keep up the great work.
  
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Dennis Wagoner on October 15, 2014 at 7:36 pm said:

Thank you for stopping by my blog and for the like!
I went through your water fall posts on your main page – what wonderful scenes you have captured. I am looking forward to seeing more – following as of this morning!
Thanks again – come by again any time!

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Jude on January 23, 2015 at 5:26 pm said:

Many thanks for the follow Toby. You have some superb photography here!

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- tobygant on January 28, 2015 at 8:17 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words, June!
  
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Hada Creativa on May 29, 2015 at 8:41 am said:

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