Filmmaker Charles Hartman has been taking photos almost as long as he has had the desire to travel the world.

He began his film career while still in high school—documenting tours of the school band on 8mm film. He also made a number of school movies. Before he turned professional, he received a master’s degree in history at the University of Indiana, and entered teaching.

He turned out a number of school films, continuing to travel, and establishing himself as a freelance writer and photographer with many national bylines to his credit.

Charles Hartman’s subsequent entree into travel and adventure film production therefore came easily and naturally.

An enthusiastic resident of his adopted Colorado, he is an avid high-county sailor, hiker, climber, and cyclist—recently completing a 4,200-mile bicycle tour of America with his son.