Bio

After 35 years of photographing everything from weddings to ice crystals, I am still learning to relax, to observe shapes, textures, and colors, and to wait for a story to develop in my mind’s eye before capturing an image in the film emulsion.

The photographs I take, print, and frame come from the woods and lakes in Vermont, my own flower garden, and from traveling throughout the U.S. and the world. I am drawn to shapes, textures, structures and faces that capture for a closer look the world we take for granted or miss entirely in our rush to get somewhere. I want my images to say, “Stop—look at how unique this is and how much richer our life experience is because this exists.” I strive for a level of clarity in my images that invites the viewer into the scene for a second look.

I began shooting 35 years ago during an intensive year of travel in Japan. I shot primarily black-and-white, using Ansel Adams’ “Zone System.” Later I ran a commercial darkroom for two years doing black-and-white and color development, copying and printing. My real education, however, is a result of always carrying a camera and learning to use it as a third eye to better appreciate my surroundings. The process of first identifying a subject and then exposing film makes me stop, observe, and feel.

I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I like presenting pieces of my memory for your contemplation and pleasure.