About

I began photographing when I was in high school, with my father’s 35mm Kodak rangefinder camera. I used exclusively color slide film, until I taught myself how to process black and white negative film. I progressed from just trying to get images in focus and well exposed to improving composition and visual impact.

I realized that I like examining details and perspectives that might not be obvious at first glance. I look for light and shadow that will reveal emotional depth, perhaps suggesting a story about the subject I have photographed.

A few years ago, I discovered polymer photogravure, a modernized version of an historic process in which a photograph is transferred to an etching plate and printed on a press using intaglio ink and dampened paper. Each handmade print is unique due to the variability inherent in the multi-step process. Sometimes the result is a surprise. In photography I have found that work and play can be indistinguishable.