Nature Photography is my Passion
My art is about evoking calm and positive emotions in viewers. I begin by creating a high-quality photograph of inspiring experiences from the natural world, then using individual controls available in contemporary AI-based photo processing software. Those controls are my brushes. I strive to create high-definition images meant to grace spaces where people live and work.
I was born and raised in South Texas, where I spent my childhood catching frogs and turning over rotted logs to look for beetles. I was somewhat of a shy child who felt entirely at home among wild things. I remember standing alone under dark Texas skies, feeling a profound connection with the universe and all things in it. I burned to know how it all fits together and how it works.
After military service, I took advantage of my educational benefits and started college in my late twenties. I studied physics as an undergraduate and earned a BS degree. I when on to graduate school at Texas A&M University and completed my Ph.D. in Cosmic Ray Physics there. I enjoyed a career of teaching and research as part of the Texas A&M University System. I retired in 2011 with my love for the natural world intact and ready for artistic expression.
Since retiring, I’ve developed my skills as a wildlife photographer, and my work appears in several coffee-table books and calendars and hangs on walls around the country. In 2021, I judged possibly the most prestigious wildlife photo contest in North America, the Wildlife in Focus contest.
I love using modern tools to transform my photography into images that enhance the experience of being in private and public spaces. I hope you will enjoy them too.
