Jim Pierson is a retired pharmaceutical manufacturing scientist who became interested in photography in college, developing his black and white images in the college's darkroom. Early in his work life, he quit his job and traveled across the US for 5 months to develop his photography skills. With the advent of digital photography and digital post processing, Jim has renewed his passion for this art form and has had several images selected for juried exhibitions and had work displayed in several galleries across the country. Jim and his wife Nancy reside in Flat Rock, North Carolina.