Seeing Dr. Mike Blankenship’s photos is like a journey through the most distant reaches of the world from Timbuktu scenes to a French castle bathed gracefully by the late afternoon sun, to the empty cold streets of North Korea.

Blankenship’s photos show the beauty of a young Sherpa gazing on the Himalaya peaks to Egypt’s Temple of Karnack.

His photos are moments caught in time, a temporary stasis that itches to be released from its frame.

Dr. Blankenship acquired his first camera as a young 12 year old, a Polaroid that showed him how to capture the beauty of people’s eyes. He has trained and worked with some of the world’s top photographers.

Dr. Blankenship’s photos have been published in Popular Photography Magazine and American PHOTO Images of the year.

He is polite, avoids political talk in foreign countries and rolls with the punches that is his attitude that allows him to get intimate moments and serene looks on the faces of his subjects.  He also believes photographs can motivate people to behave and live right in this world.