Hello! And welcome to Phoenix Imagery Press, LLC.

We are Cynthia and Russell Poole and this page is the gateway to our website and the Fine Art, editorial and stock photography produced by us along with the photographically themed books we publish. Photography Galleries for Russell & Cynthia can be found HERE . Don’t forget to check back periodically for information about events taking place in Frederick and the surrounding area. We will post new information as we receive it.

July 2010 : We’re currently involved in some renovations of a house we recently purchased so the blog posts might be a little sporadic. Hope to return to a normal posting schedule soon so check back often! - Russ

 Don’t forget to check out the latest CD offering Alternative Universe from Frederick area guitarist extraordinaire Bobby Flurie . Copies are available for purchase directly from Bobby or as downloads from Amazon.com or CDBaby.com


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More images will be added to the galleries and new galleries created in an ongoing basis as time permits. A selection of images are available for purchase directly from our photography galleries and are noted by a “BUY” button being shown when the image is viewed. If you are interested in licensing the use of a particular image you can click on the “contact us” button at the bottom of this page.



Alligator, South Carolina, warning signKestrel, hawk, bird Carroll Creek, Frederick, Maryland


Our current book project, Among These Hallowed Grounds, is expected to be available for purchase in late Spring or early Summer 2010 and will cover the area known as the Hallowed Ground Corridor extending from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to the central region of Virginia as well as a portion of the surrounding areas.

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For additional information about our upcoming book Among these Hallowed Grounds click here


We have previously published America’s Road : a photographic journey across the National Road from Baltimore to East St. Louis by Russell C. Poole. This book documents the historic National Road in full color photographs and accompanying text from it’s beginning in Maryland to the end of the road at the Mississippi River.

American flag, Blaine, Ohio, S bridge, bicentennial bridge Sculpture, Abraham Lincoln, Vandalia, Illinois, State House

For additional information about America’s Road and a link to a sampling of images from the book click here



Our books are offered as a photo and text documentation of historic and other sites of interest to be found in the areas the routes travel through. They are intended to be used as a resource to plan your trip to these areas of unique American history or simply as an armchair tour.

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