Colin was not raised to be an artist although he began his love for photography at an early age when he was given a Kodak Brownie box camera. He took vacation photos and learned to develop and print photos prior to becoming a teenager. Colin squeezed in a college class on photography while he was studying engineering at Ohio State University. The highlight was photographing the Indianapolis 500 from the paddock. He went on to be an engineer and manager in manufacturing for 28 years while keeping photography as an avocation. As Colin's creative side developed, he started composing and recording songs and eventually joined and played in a band. The band had some local success, but Colin thought that his artistic vision would be better served by photography. Colin is a positive person and finds the constant negativity in the news and on the media to be frustrating and depressing. What better way to be positive than to create magnificent images of the human form in stunning settings. His images, which may be found on his website (ColinWardPhotography.com), are his response to negativity. Colin's work has been shown in galleries in the southeast including the Dali Museum, Art Miami, Five Deuces, The ArtsXchange, DRV Gallery, Arts Center of Hartwell, Atlanta Photography Group, as well as Decagon Gallery in New York. Colin's photography has appeared in several magazines including Sail, Behind the Shutter, Malvie, Vigour, H & E Naturist, and others. In 2025, Colin has received an Honorable Mention in the prestigious Neutral Density Awards. He has also been selected for the ARTmine Award in the 7th Chelsea International Photography Competition. He received a Zodiac award at the Dali Museum in Saint Petersburg, FL in 2023.