Bart Larson is a native of Kansas and holds a degree in art from Kansas State University. After working in Nebraska for eight years after graduation, he moved to Columbia, MO in 1977 and owned and managed Logos Bookstore for eight years.
His photography, more than just a hobby, began in earnest in 1986 after he sold the bookstore. He noticed he had an eye for photography after a trip with his wife to Israel and Greece. He produced the Missouri Calendar for several years and was honored by the University of Missouri in being selected to produce their official Sesquicentennial Calendar. In 1998, Popular Photography Magazine named him the best landscape photographer on the internet.
For years he felt caught in the horns of a dilemma, feeling a strong call to ministry, yet knowing God had blessed him as a photographer. Today he has the perfect job as a full time hospice chaplain, driving throughout Mid-Missouri visiting patients and taking pictures as he goes.
In the movie Chariots of Fire, Eric Liddell said, "God made me fast. I feel his pleasure when I run." I too feel that pleasure as a chaplain, as a photographer and as a writer (my other passion). Should you wish to read about my spiritual journey, please visit my website at www.bartlarson.com.