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About Me

I have been in love with the art of photography all of my adult life. I enjoy the process of creating beautiful images more and more with each project I take on. Through my art I explore the unseen beauty of otherwise mundane objects and reveal new perspectives on classic subjects.

My dad introduced me to photography in the late 80's when he was studying photography and acquiring camera and dark room equipment. I can still remember sitting with him in our darkened kitchen and watching as he developed black and white prints. From the very first moment I saw an image appearing in the developer bath, I was hooked. From that moment, I knew that photography would be a part of my life.

I created mostly black and white images in the first five or six years I was interested in photography. I enjoyed how much control I had with this process. From loading fresh film into reusable cartridges to developing the negatives to printing the actual images, everything was in my hands. It was this loss of control when I no longer had access to a darkroom that put my exploration of photography on hold for several years.

Eventually, the falling price and ever-improving performance of digital cameras combined with my love of technology sparked a renewed interest in photography. Now I have the creative control I used to have in the black and white darkroom but in color and in a flexible, efficient, and crystal-clear digital format.