A native Long Islander, Doug Going developed a desire for world travel at an early age, but only recently has he begun to combine this interest with his passion for photography. His original focus was in landscape photography, but he has since moved toward photographing the people who inhabit those very same lands. As he says, "It is the people that give a landscape its context and ultimately its true beauty." At the core of his creative expression is a simple goal — to capture an experience or a moment in time and transmit it to others.
He strongly believes that, "During these times of both increasing world tensions and growing cultural diversification in our own neighborhoods, building bridges of understanding with people and cultures different from our own is very important. Knowledge leads to understanding and compassion, which then inspires action."