Stock Photo Galleries • Arts in Houston - abstracts, museums, sculptures, theaters
• Business Photos - banking, meetings & conferences, shops & shopping
• China Photos - Olympic Stadium, cities, culture, industry, nature, people
• Education Photos - higher education, libraries, primary schools
• Environments of Texas - abstracts, agriculture, autumn, birds & bird watching, fauna, flora
• Events & Parades in Texas - Art Car Parade, Chinese New Year, Gatorfest, Houston Marathon,
• Food Photos - clubs, Houston Farmer's Market, preparation, restaurants
• Houston Skyline Photos - Houston skylines and buildings
• Industry Photos - construction, energy, logging, manufacturing
• International Locations - Africa, Australia, Belize, Caribbean, others
• Medical Photos - Texas Medical Center, hospitals, patients, technology
• NASA photos - Johnson Space Center, NASA, Neutral Bouyancy Lab
• Neighborhoods of Houston - aerials, Cinco Ranch, individual homes, urban neighborhoods
• Occupational Photos - blue collar, firefighters, police, professionals
• Oil & Gas Photos - drilling, energy, offshore, petrochemical
• Parks & Fountains - Houston area parks including: Buffalo Bayou, Discovery Green, Hermann Park, Memorial Park
• People Photos - children, cultures, families, individuals, leisure
• Recreation Photos - fishing, golf, hunting, leisure
• Religion Photos- buildings, services
• Sports Photos - buildings, general, Houston Astros, Houston Texans
• Texana Photos - country life, places, Houston rodeo, symbols, trail ride
• Texas Gulf Photos - Galveston, Laguna Madre, South Padre, Texas Bays
• Transportation Photos - air, Light Rail, Port of Houston, rail, shipping
• United States Photos- California, Colorado, New Mexico, US flags
If it's archival Historic Houston photos that you're searching for, please see the collection of our good friend Story Sloane here
January 24th, 2012
- Chinese New Year
We hope that everybody had a safe and happy Chinese New Year as we welcome the year of the water dragon!
January 20th, 2012
- Marked for Removal
During the last week, Jim was exploring the Memorial Park Arboretum for effects of the drought. Many trees scattered throughout the woods not surviving the drought are marked with orange x's for removal.
January 18th, 2012
- Birthday Celebration!
Today we take time to clebrate David Adickes' 85th birthday! Or, as he calls it, his inverse party where he will be counting down the years until he reaches 65 and is forced into retirement.
We Love You David!
January 16th, 2012
- Chevron Houston Marathon
Sunday morning was the 40th anniversary Chevron Houston Marathon. Pictured is Ethiopian runner Tariku Jufar taking first place in the men's division with a record time of 2:06:50. Read more about the weekend's marathon events here.
You can also see our other images from the marathon here.
January 1st, 2012
- First Sunset of 2012
Over New Year's weekend Jim captured this image of the first sunset of 2012. It is a view of the Great Leadtree in quiet Reitan Point on the Virginia Point Peninsula Preserve in Galveston, Texas. We urge you to support Scenic Galveston and you can find more information here.
December 19th, 2011
- East Texas Vision
Over the weekend Jim was shooting at a friend's farm in east Texas in San Jacinto County, capturing the last bits of warmer weather before the arrival of winter. The changing colors of the foliage will soon usher in winter and provide a very different look to the landscapes of Texas. See more of our newest east Texas shots
here.
December 12th, 2011
- Oilfield Technology Magazine
Jim's work which was the basis for the design by AIMS Services, has been featured on the cover of Oilfield Technology magazine's December issue. The robotic welding machine featured on the cover highlights exploration of how far technology can go in the future, and demonstrates what we can already achieve.
Welcome! Stockyard Photos is your online
resource for a wide variety of stock
photography subjects. We specialize in Houston skyline photos,
offshore oil drilling photos, and aerial photography. Many of
our stock photos are from Houston and Texas, showcasing our
diverse people and environment. Our stock photo library also
includes photos relating to arts in Houston, the energy industry,
the Texas gulf coast, and much more.
Stockyard serves as
a rights managed stock
photo resource owned by Jim Olive for corporations, ad agencies, designers,
publishers, the academic community, non-profit organizations,
the energy industry, fine arts galleries, private collectors
and other users of stock, assignment and high quality photography.
Located in downtown Houston, Jim Olive's studio also provides expert fine art prints of Jim's work, produced by a master printer using pigmented ink on coated archival paper, making them very high quality archival prints.
The Oil and Gas photos in our library are a comprehensive collection of offshore and land-based petroleum images, representing U.S. and international oil drilling operations. Our Houston skyline photo gallery is a collection of images of the Houston skyline and it's architectural detail. See the city of Houston in the early moning hours, at night, or even from above.
The China photo collection is the result of extensive travel and assignments throughout China. Jim has a distinctive position in the Chinese photographic community which provides unique access to the commerce, customs and people of China. He has served as mentor to many Chinese photographers and has curated multiple shows and exhibited his own work.
Please browse our site and contact us if we can be of assistance.
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