Randall Louis Hamilton
Randy Hamilton – CEO, Pilot, Photographer, Author, Artist, 2nd in Command, Dad“I was born and raised in Loveland Ohio, just outside Cincinnati. I had a very adventurous childhood, and my parents traveled alot with me. I attended the Columbus College of Art and Design, Pensacola Junior College and finally getting my degree in [...]

Photo from the back cover of Volume 3. Randy, Sharon, Nora, Noah, Jack and Jinjer… "The Crew"
I currently have a business that encompasses all of my talents, the Hamilton Art Agency. I love the outdoors, mountain biking, kayaking and fishing. Beach volleyball being my top choices.

Nature has always been a part of my life [...]

Randy getting a shot of Lost Sole #19 on a highway in Tampa. Florida. Photograph by Kevin "Grab the Rope" Hon.
In a time when everyone seems focused on the technical aspect of photography and not the artistic aspect I decided to do something unique, I wanted to expose that the subject of the photo is [...]

CNN iReports:
In addition to being the subject of the news, Randy has gotten some exposure from being the one reporting the news. On a whim he sent in an iReport to CNN which got immediate attention from the producers and was asked to do another report as an official iReporter. There were almost 100,000 views [...]

We make a point to celebrate our little boy Noah’s birthday every year. It is a very hard day for us yet very special and one we look forward to. Sometimes it does not make sense to call it his birthday as he was never born that day. While Sharon did deliver him physically, his spirit had already passed on. He never took a breath.

A ritual we do as a family is got to the same place on the beach and release balloons up to him with Happy Birthday wishes on them. And not to let Nora out we let her send up a pink balloon . . .

A solitary flip-flop sits in the white sand of Pensacola, Florida, with chunky bits of goo spilled on top and to the side like chocolate sauce. The large amount of oil that washed on shore June 23 had just marred the coastline. Randy Hamilton spots the sandal, captures a photo and files it in his [...]

Just a small sampling of Lost Soles that I have discovered in Pensacola. I also have enough Lost Soles to do Texas, Florida, Ohio, and California if anyone is interested, just email me. These posters are not printing press reproductions, but actual photographic prints.
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16 x 20 @ [...]

Lost Sole #359. This oil smeared flip flop was discovered washed up on Pensacola Beach, June 23rd, 2010. It has been featured on CNN (Lost Soles found on an oiled Florida beach>>) It is also dedicated to a dolphin discovered washed up on Pensacola Beach the same day it was found. (blog entry dedication) As [...]

This image was taken while on a boat just outside of Destin Pass heading west to Fort Walton Beach © 2007, Hamilton Images. Photo Taken by Randall Louis Hamilton
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11 x 14 ($5 donated to ECK) @ $20.00
16 x 20 ($10 donated to ECK) @ $30.00
Signed 24 x [...]