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From the depths of the ocean to the sporting events around the world, inside our own eyes, and into our imagination—digital photography has brought each of these worlds closer through the innovation of these pioneers. Explore their work, methods and achievements, and see how they have taken pictures further.
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<A HREF="../vanhouten/index.shtml"><STRONG>Health Sciences: examination</STRONG></A>
<BR />Dr. Peter Van Houten uses digital photography as a diagnostic eye that looks into a human eye. He can see if there is a retinal disease—and then treat it immediately, without waiting for photo processing.
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<A HREF="../kristof/index.shtml"><STRONG>Natural History: exploration</STRONG></A>
<BR />Emory Kristof is an underwater photographer who never gets wet. Using a tethered underwater digital camera system he calls a “ropecam,” he makes spectacular photos two miles beneath the sea.
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<A HREF="../quokka/index.shtml"><STRONG>Sports Entertainment: immersion</STRONG></A>
<BR />Quokka Sports webstite displays the exploits of “wired athletes,” using the Internet as a stadium. In real-time, digital cameras transmit photos of climbers on perilous peaks, crews aboard racing yachts, and expeditions braving unexplored terrain.
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<STRONG>Art: imagination</STRONG></A>
<BR />Kurt Strahm calls his medium digital art photography, translating his visions into digital C-prints. He looks at a photo as a seed that grows into a work of art through his dual application of technology and talent.
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