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| About the Artist |
For me it’s all about the light. I can stand in one
place for many minutes waiting for the light to shift
before making any photographs. This requires
much patience. Then again, I can be driving
aimlessly and suddenly see beautiful rays of light
hitting the weathered shingles of an old barn. I
have time only to pull the car to the side of the
road, jump out and take a single shot before the
magical light disappears. Ansel Adams once said,
“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s
ready to have somebody click the shutter.”
Sometimes I am lucky enough to be that person.
place for many minutes waiting for the light to shift
before making any photographs. This requires
much patience. Then again, I can be driving
aimlessly and suddenly see beautiful rays of light
hitting the weathered shingles of an old barn. I
have time only to pull the car to the side of the
road, jump out and take a single shot before the
magical light disappears. Ansel Adams once said,
“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s
ready to have somebody click the shutter.”
Sometimes I am lucky enough to be that person.
I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and spent most of my adult life in New York City.
After retiring from the reinsurance business, I moved to Las Vegas in 1997 to be closer to the places I
could visit only during limited vacation time. Flowers are one of my favorite subjects. Like Georgia O’
Keeffe, I want to make flowers big so that people will notice them and take the time to really look at them.
My other favorite subjects are landscapes and Native American rock art.
My first camera was a Brownie Hawkeye, a Christmas present from my grandmother when I was about
twelve years old. Later on, I grew into Canon 35 MM equipment and, in the last few years, have made
the transition to digital cameras, also Canon. In addition to the instant gratification factor, I like having
complete control over my work, from the release of the shutter to the final print.
I am a member of the Boulder City Art Guild, the Nevada Camera Club, the Nevada Rock Art Foundation,
the Southern Nevada Rock Art Association (SNRAA), the American Rock Art Research Association
(ARARA) and the Utah Rock Art Research Association (URARA). In 2005 I received the Oliver Award for
photography from ARARA.
After retiring from the reinsurance business, I moved to Las Vegas in 1997 to be closer to the places I
could visit only during limited vacation time. Flowers are one of my favorite subjects. Like Georgia O’
Keeffe, I want to make flowers big so that people will notice them and take the time to really look at them.
My other favorite subjects are landscapes and Native American rock art.
My first camera was a Brownie Hawkeye, a Christmas present from my grandmother when I was about
twelve years old. Later on, I grew into Canon 35 MM equipment and, in the last few years, have made
the transition to digital cameras, also Canon. In addition to the instant gratification factor, I like having
complete control over my work, from the release of the shutter to the final print.
I am a member of the Boulder City Art Guild, the Nevada Camera Club, the Nevada Rock Art Foundation,
the Southern Nevada Rock Art Association (SNRAA), the American Rock Art Research Association
(ARARA) and the Utah Rock Art Research Association (URARA). In 2005 I received the Oliver Award for
photography from ARARA.
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