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From the moment I found out that I couldn't be
King of America, being a photographer went from second on my list
to first. It's been first ever since. By taking a photograph, the
present becomes the past and leaves a visual record. It is the only
way I know to stop and freeze a moment in time that can never be changed
or erased. It still feels like magic.
In high school, I did all the things that any budding photographer
would do, like yearbook and school paper photo's. At 5' 8, I was too
short and skinny for any sport other than wrestling. Since World Championship
Wrestling had yet to be invented and Ted Turner had never even heard
my name, photographing sporting events was the closest I would ever
come to being a super jock. It had to do. After high school, I went
to The Rochester Institute of Technology, where I got my degree. Since
RIT was strong on technology and weak on sports, the only teams they
ever played were neighboring high schools and nobody had any interest
in my recording their crushing defeats. At this point, even I could
have cared less about the Yearbook.
The school was very expensive, and being paid to repair bowling pin
machines at the alley put cash in my pocket and became much more important.
That is where I meet my wife to be. We got married and moved to Atlanta.
I got my first job at a small photo lab, doing processing and printing.
After working there for a couple of years, I left and went to work
at a small photography studio, and remained there until they went
belly-up five years later. At that point, I hung up my shingle and
have worked on my own ever since. I have branched out into other areas,
like digital photography, and use the Nikon D1x system. I do large
format stuff as well. I continue to do trade shows, pr and studio
work. My personal work consists of large format nature stuff and whenever
time permits, I head for the hills to do just that. |
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