Chief Warrant Officer Mathew Rowley, a Great Falls, Mont., native and an aviator with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Regiment (General Support), practices photography in between flights. Rowley, the unit?s historian and public affairs representative, said he has been taking pictures since he was six. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence)
Chief Warrant Officer Mathew Rowley, a Great Falls, Mont., native and an aviator with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Regiment (General Support), practices photography in between flights. Rowley said he needed a change after years working in television, radio and visual arts, so he decided to fly helicopters. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence)
Chief Warrant Officer Mathew Rowley, a Great Falls, Mont., native and an aviator with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Regiment (General Support), practices photography in between flights. ?I look for a lot of the words painted on the aircraft. I look for words on other things,? Rowley said. ?I try to incorporate foreground and background. That?s why I like the wide-angle lens. You get a lot of background, a lot of foreground.? (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence)
?CAUTION STAND 100 METERS BACK OR YOU WILL BE SHOT? says the flight helmet of Chief Warrant Officer Mathew Rowley, an aviator with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Regiment (General Support). The message has dual meanings for Rowley, a Great Falls, Mont., native and an avid photographer. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence)
Chief Warrant Officer Mathew Rowley, a Great Falls, Mont., native and an aviator with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Regiment (General Support), practices photography in between flights. ?In my camera bag I?ve got my camera body, battery, grip, my favorite lens, which is the 10-22mm lens,? Rowley said. ?You catch a lot more action; the downside is you really have to be on top of the subject. Until they get used to you being in their space, they?re a little uncomfortable.? (U.S. Army Illustration by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence)
