I was born in California, and it has been my home for many years.
My interest in photography began in the seventh grade, thanks to a wonderful art teacher who encouraged my curiosity and introduced me to the school's tiny darkroom. It contained a single enlarger, and I spent countless hours there printing my first few rolls of film. I knew very little about the technical side of printing, and the photographs I produced were small and often quite crude, but I was captivated by the process of watching an image slowly emerge on paper. That fascination has never left me.
When I was younger, I remember seeing a collection of black-and-white photographs displayed at a nearby college. Looking at them, I couldn't tell when they had been made. Their timelessness made a lasting impression on me. Color photographs often revealed their age—colors faded, printing processes changed, and photographic styles evolved—but the black-and-white prints seemed untouched by time. They looked just as compelling whether they had been made ten years earlier or a hundred years earlier. That realization has stayed with me ever since and continues to influence the way I see photography today.
After earning a Bachelor's degree in Applied Art & Design, I began working professionally as a photographer. Over the years my assignments have included corporate annual reports, portraiture, architectural and real estate photography, and a wide variety of commercial projects. Throughout that time, however, black-and-white landscape photography remained my personal passion. The photographs presented on this website represent that lifelong pursuit.
Most of these images were created using traditional film cameras, ranging from medium-format 120 film to 4×5 large format. In recent years I have transitioned to medium-format digital equipment, and I continue to be amazed by the extraordinary detail and resolution it is capable of producing.
Please feel free to email me with any comments, questions, or inquiries about my work or available prints.