Greg Vaughn is an award-winning writer and photographer based in Eugene, Oregon. Greg is the author and photographer for the guidebook "Photographing Oregon", which won the Independent Publishers Association Ben Franklin Award for best travel book of 2009. A similar book about Washington state is due out in late 2011.Greg is the sole or principal photographer for several guidebooks in the Compass American Guides series published by Fodor's Travel Publications, including "Oregon", "Washington", "Pacific Northwest", "Oregon Wine Country", "Washington Wine Country" and "Hawaii".Greg Vaughn is also an editorial and commercial photographer, specializing in recreational travel, scenic landscape and nature photography.To see Greg's photos and blog, visit his website at www.GregVaughn.com .