Pizen Switch Times readers/viewers can look forward to photography submitted by Yeringtonite Jim Benterou. Jim granted use of the cover photo for this newspaper. It is called “Remember When” from January of 2021 when Mason Valley was blessed with a record snowfall. “Given the current heat wave,” Jim writes, it “might be kind of fun(ny)!”
Jim also has an interest in astrophotography.
Jim wrote: “This (next photo) is from a year ago, but it could have just as well been taken last week when those (beautiful) thunderstorms rolled through. Meant to show the volatility, power of these storms (Mother Nature).”
Pizen Switch Times readers can look forward to Jim’s upcoming photography from Wilson Canyon, night skies, ghost towns and mines in the hills surrounding Mason Valley, Walker River State Recreation area, architecture, some wildlife, landscape, and human interest stories! ~Leah Moore Wilkinson
For Jim Benterou, photography has always been a very personal endeavor. He isn’t interested in selling prints or entering competitions. He does it out of a passion and a never-ending pursuit of excellence.
Jim’s favorite subjects are astro-photography and landscapes…When asked what his best image is Jim Benterou replied, “The one I’m going to take tomorrow.”
Portrait & Biography of Jim Benterou by Richard Massey
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