CARSON BLUME GREW UP IN BEAUTIFUL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH MT. SHASTA AND LASSEN PAINTING THE BACKDROP TO HIS BURGEONING LIFE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER. HE DEVELOPED A KEEN SENSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT A YOUNG AGE WHILE EXPLORING THE WONDERS IN HIS OWN BACKYARD. PARTICIPATING IN CYCLING, RUNNING AND NUMEROUS OTHER OUTDOOR ADVENTURES GIVES CARSON THE ADVANTAGE OF CAPTURING THESE SPORTS IN A TRULY DISTINCT AND DEFINING MANNER. HE NOT ONLY CAPTURES THE IMAGE, BUT THE RAW EXCITEMENT AND THRILL THAT COMES FROM PARTICIPATION. ALONG WITH HIS SPORTS AND TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY HE OWNS AND RUNS DIGITAL CAPTURE SYSTEMS, A DIGITAL TECHING COMPANY FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND HE HAS ALSO RECENTLY BEEN ADDED TO THE INSTRUCTOR STAFF AT THE MALIBU INSTITUTE OF MEDIA ARTS. IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, HE ALSO HAS AN ENTIRE PRODUCT LINE FOR PROFESIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS COMING OUT SOON. HIS LATEST VENTURE IS WOMENS CYCLING MAG, BOTH PRINT AND WEB BASED MAGAZINE FOR WOMEN CYCLIST OF ALL LEVLES ENCOMPASSING HIGH SCHOOL TO THE PROS RACING AS WELL AS LIFESTYLE, TRAINING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING.