Charles has over 40 years of experience in photography and became a full-time professional photographer in 2007.  His images have appeared in newspapers, books, and magazines worldwide.  He is a past member of the “Photo-club de Neuchâtel”, where he served as a member of the executive committee as the club’s technical webmaster. He is currently the president of l’Association Neuchâtel ville d’artistes; an association that hopes to present “1000 oeuvres pour le Millénaire” during the 2011 festival celebrating Neuchâtel’s 1000^th anniversary.

Since becoming a professional photographer in 2007, Charles continues to build his collection of images. He focuses mostly on Swiss life, historical and religious monuments, alpine flora, and the beauty of Switzerland. But nearby France often calls and Charles expands his collection of available images of France each year. In 2008, Charles won the "reader's choice" award of Neuchâtel newspaper, l’Express for his image "Jardin dans une boule" and 3rd place at the exposition, “Jardin botanique - 10 ans”.

Charles’ preferred photographic format is “panoramic”.  His numbered, signed, digital C-prints are printed in Zurich using a special process that creates a true photograph from a digital file.