I feel like i am one one of those fortunate individuals who can actually say that I am living My dream. I spent my childhood documenting and archiving events, vacations as well as adventures through the art of photography. After graduating from college I moved to Arizona and began a 10 year career as Marketing Director for an environmental technology company. The focus of the company is to clean up polluted water throughout the world. I have developed and implemented several different marketing and advertising strategies for environmental firms including localized outreached programs to national advertising campaigns.

Three years ago I went back to school to learn the mechanics of photography, and have since opened Thompson Image Studios. www.thompsonimage.com or www.donthompsonphotography.com

I have worked very closely with Robert F Kennedy Jr.'s Waterkeeper organization and have been one of their Official Photographers for the Kennedy Waterkeeper Celebrity Skifest.

Some of my other accomplishments include:

*Member of the Professional Photographerv Association (PPA),

*Organized fundraising efforts for the Unexpected Moments of Magic Foundation which helps support social entrepreneurship,

*The Gem Project - worked with homeless shelter in phoenix and organized fundraising events,

*Have traveled to Thailand to several of the devastated areas of the Tsunami,

*Photographed and traveled extensively through Europe, Italy, and South America,

*Developed, created and implemented several national clean water print ad campaigns to clean up polluted water,

*Developed, created and implemented several websites for AbTech Industries along with distributor networks throughout the US.

I am passionate about social responsibility to the earth and its inhabitants, and I reflect that in my personal life as well as my professional life. I live in Paradise Valley, which is a neighborhood in Scottsdale AZ with 4 dogs that I have rescued.

To contact Don Thompson call 602-418-2262 or dthompson@thompsonimage.com

Thompson Image provides services for headshots, portraits, children, family, corporate and commercial, fashion, wedding and editorial photography. A member of the PPA.