Following my dream...

I was just a kid when the photography bug bit me – I can remember taking pictures with my parents’ Kodak Brownie camera, following animals around my yard, grabbing compositions when I could, and experimenting doing still life photos with ordinary objects found around the house. As a teen, I carried a camera with me often and I began taking landscapes during family trips to the mountains and the sea. I purchased my first serious 35mm camera in my early 20’s, and built my own black and white darkroom where I spent many an hour watching images develop right before my eyes. It was magical!

I get excited when I see a photo opportunity, whether it be a fleeting moment of a bird that passes quickly overhead or the shimmer of the river on a summer’s day. If I feel excitement, I want the viewer to feel it to! Taking photos can be an almost spiritual experience, especially when I’m out and about in nature. Time passes quickly with my camera in hand because I’m in ‘my element,’ so to speak. And I am always in search of that next picture, the one that moves me visually and touches me on an emotional level.

The style and subject matter of my photography varies immensely. There are creamy pastels, bright colors and black and whites. There are still life photos and abstracts. Some photos have a bit of humor; others are serene. There are animals - birds galore! - and a variety of trees in different colorful compositions and moods. You will also find infrared photos with their unique, surreal qualities where trees and other foliage display a dreamy, white snow-like appearance. And there are plenty of landscapes - living in central Virginia allows me the opportunity to photograph anything from the Blue Ridge mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you enjoy my collection of images.