Professional Content About Places — For Publishers

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If you want to browse for an image, click on the tab named Images. There are photos on every page — and even more if you use the tabs to drill down to more specific locations.

If you just want a feel for Jim's characteristic style and subjects, try browsing through his portfolio.

Aside from being Jim's agent, Kasey has written a novel, Chris-Anthem; you can read about this and her current projects at www.KaseysBooks.com.

Who We Are

This web site presents the photography and writing of Jim Hargan, a full-time freelancer with fourteen years' experience in telling stories about places in words and pictures. You'll find hundreds of Jim's images in these pages, organized by topic and location to make it easy to find the picture that's just right for your project. You will also find information on Jim's writing, and photo-text packages available for second rights licencing.

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This site also highlights the writing of Kasey Hargan, Jim's special project manager and an experienced novelist in her own right. Kasey's upbeat, humorous prose vividly shows ordinary people as they face life's challenges. Her latest novel is Chris-Anthem.

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What We Are

Hargan Online exists to help you find images and text that emphasize the distinctiveness and beauty of places, featuring the work of Jim Hargan. A number of regions are featured, with especially good coverage of North Carolina, the Southern Appalachians, and Great Britain.

This site presents images in two distinct sets of pages. The Portfolio offers a wide sampling of Jim Hargan's work, organized by theme and region. For more in-depth views of an area, visit the Image Library, where each of Jim's regional specialties has its own mini-site.

Second New Book Project for 2009!


21 May 2008. Countryman Press has offered Jim a contract to write The Photographer's Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains. Part of a series covering the most photogenic locations in America, this book will direct you to almost a hundred of the most scenic and visually interesting places in and around the most popular national park in the United States, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It, too, will be available in May 2010.

New Book Project for 2009!


24 Mar 2008. Jim has contracted with Countryman Press to write his third book for their distinguished Explorer's Guide series. This one will cover the entire state of North Carolina, from the Outer Banks to the Smokies, and will hit the stands in May 2010.

News

1 August 2008. Two new pages of Prince Edward Island added, a total of 70 images in all! The first page showcases Prince Edward Island National Park and nearby Green Gables, North Rustico, and Tryon Point. The second page shows the rest of Prince Edward Island, including the Potato Museum, Orwell Center, and Charlottetown.

PE: Queens County, Charlotte's Shore Area, Victoria, Victoria Lighthouse, framed by fall wildflowers. [Ask for #240.216.] 

30 July 2008. A new page of Harpers Ferry images has been added.

WV: Jefferson County, Potomac River Area, Harpers Ferry Nat. Hist. Park, Old Town, The Old Arsenal, where John Brown was captured; Civil War re-enactor talks with a park ranger. NR. This is on the Appalachian Trail. [Ask for #251.296.] 

30 July 2008. The Blue Ridge Parkway page has been expanded.

NC: McDowell County, The Blue Ridge Parkway, Spruce Pine Section, Altapass Orchards (MP 329), Ripe apples on the bough, in a heritage orchard on the crest of the Blue Ridge; Linville Mountain in the bkgrd [Ask for #237.657.] 

4 Jun 2008. Jim has added ten new pages of Wilmington, NC images, as well as several new pages of Outer Banks images.

NC: Brunswick County, Cape Fear Area, Bald Head Island, Captain Charlie's Station, Viewed from the beach path as it crosses the dune line [Ask for #233.131.] 

 

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NC: Pitt County, Farmville, Tobacco warehouses, Smith's Brighleaf Tobacco Warehouse; Interior; tobacco auction, motion blurred. NR [ref. to #230.172]
A North Carolina tobacco auction

Portfolio

Books by Jim


Cover of the book, "The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains: An Explorers Guide, 2nd Edition", by Jim Hargan; published by Countryman Press (WW Norton), Apr 2005

Writing 

Kasey's Writings


Cover of book, "Chris-Anthem: A Novella", by Mona Télor (Kasey Hargan), 1st Edition

www.KaseysBooks.Com 
 
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