Bob was born in Gary, Indiana in 1955. He has been documenting life since 1971, when he and his camera joined seniors at Lew Wallace High School who walked out to protest a teachers' strike that would have prevented them from graduating. A graduate of Indiana University who has attended theLeica Akademie, his website is www.BobSoltys.com. Bob is a former Navy Officer who lives in Northeast Ohio with Lucky, a Jack Russell Terrier, Keuffel, a canary, and 50,000 bees.

A portion of the sales of Bob's photographs goes to the "Giving Back" program.