Photography: Portraits: A Pilot and his Plane

Nasser Pirshafiey, 50, from Thousand Oaks, Calif., is outside of his twin engine plane, which he owns with a partner, at the Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, Calif., on Friday, June 4, 2010. Pirshafieyand his fellow pilots' have a passion for flying, "We don't do this because we have to; it's like breathing for some of us," Pirshafiey said.