Allen Graves grew up in the pastoral hills of Albemarle County, Virginia and has been actively engaged in photography – professionally and as a hobby - since 1980. From 1991 to 2001 he was CEO and President of DigiGraphics, Inc., making computer generated presentation slides for corporate and medical clients in most US states, Canada and the Netherlands Antilles. He has photographed extensively as a Scuba diver in the Galapagos, Honduras, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Florida Keys, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Today he specializes in panoramic photography, virtual reality tours and landscapes in high dynamic range.