Sonny Carter's website, www.sonc.com, was the result of a challenge. Carter, who had dabbled in photography for years, has a high quality Leica camera. An acquaintance, realizing that Carter owned a very nice piece of equipment encouraged Carter and others to build a site displaying a "picture of the week." This way, he could prove that he was "worthy of that camera."

         Carter's two-year old site is a gallery of his documentary photography.  Along with galleries of his pictures of the week, he has a Mardi Gras gallery.  His son, Adam, is a frequent subject.  The site receives approximately 8000 to 14,000 visits every month.

        "Photography and the Web Site are gratifying and fun," Carter said. "I like the site because it is non-commercial and I can do what I want.  Nobody's dictating what I have to take pictures of. Chance dictates what my next picture will be."

       Carter is a digital conservationist in the Cammie G. Henry Research Center at Watson Library on NSU campus.  On his off time, you will see his camera serving as his favorite accessory.  "I take my camera just about everywhere, he said.