This website is dedicated to celebrating the life of Charles Ernest Chaltron. A devoted husband, proud father, loving grandfather and a lifelong photographer. A man who believed every road was worth exploring and every sunset was worth photographing.
This memorial isn't intended to simply tell his story. It's meant to share the life he lived, the memories he created, and the beauty he saw through the lens of his camera.
Few places meant more to Chuck than the Mackinac Bridge. Explore a collection dedicated to one of Michigan's greatest landmarks and one of Chuck's lifelong passions.
Today, we can take dozens of digital photographs, instantly review them, keep the ones we like and delete the rest.
That wasn't possible when Chuck learned photography.
Back then, photos were taken on 35mm film, where every press of the shutter mattered. A roll of film held only 24 or 36 exposures, and there was no screen to preview the image. If a photograph was out of focus, poorly exposed, or the composition wasn't quite right, there was no way to know until the film was developed.
You are invited to walk through the door to Chuck's Darkroom and see where he spent countless hours developing film, making prints and memories that would last for generations.
There was much more to Chuck than the photographs he created. Discover the husband, father, grandfather, hunter, and friend behind the camera.