Charlotte K. Lowrie is a professional photographer and award-winning writer based in the Seattle, WA area. She has more than 25 years of photography experience ranging from photojournalism and editorial photography to nature and wedding shooting. Her images have appeared in national magazines, newspapers, and on a variety of Web sites including MSN.com, www.takegreatpictures.com, and the Canon Digital Learning Center.

Charlotte currently divides her time among maintaining an active photography business, teaching photography, and writing books and magazine articles. Charlotte is the author of 14 books including the bestselling Canon EOS 7D Digital Field Guide and nine other Digital Field Guides, and she co-wrote Exposure and Lighting for Digital Photographers. In addition, she teaches monthly online photography courses at BetterPhoto.com. Visit her Web site at words andphotos.org.